Progress #1

During the last week I have chosen to focus my attention on the evolution of the golf club. Many of the earliest golf clubs were handcrafted. They were made of persimmon due to its durability and high-density mass. Mass is the measurement of an objects resistance to acceleration and the more mass an object has, the more force is needed to accelerate it. In the golf club making process, mass distribution is crucial to maximize power and control. Rotational inertia is also apparent in golf. The further an objects mass is away from the axis of rotation, the harder it is for the object to rotate. Around 1980, wooden club heads were replaced by metal. Today, titanium is the most common metal used for club heads, however, there are many new materials and designs that are being put into use. All this is part of the ongoing challenge to deliver the perfect impact to the ball.

I am having a few difficulties with my learning so far, although NBC Learn has made some resources available to me, I'm having difficulty getting into the actual psychics behind the golf swing. I was able to find things such as the evolution of the golf club as well as other golf related statistics. I have been surprised by how many times the golf clubs design has changed. My plans for the next week of my 30-Day Challenge are to get into the actual physics behind the golf swing. I plan on covering the different angles of the golf swing as well as discussing the roles of properties such as mass and rotational inertia.