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The physics of bowling strike after strike
New model uses 6 differential equations relating to a rotating rigid body for best strike conditions.
"Whilst this would be an interesting problem to study, we decided in this work to couple the results of our model with data collected from a laboratory test that investigated the effect of entry angle and impact position on strike percentage." "Talking to the elite level bowlers about this work will help us to understand what shape of ball paths they are looking for when they compete, and if what our model predicts is close to where they would bowl on a given oil pattern in a competitive setting," said Hooper. Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.
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