[meteorite-list] OT: golf shot

From: Mr EMan <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Aug 27 04:07:23 2006
Message-ID: <20060827073639.64040.qmail_at_web51011.mail.yahoo.com>

--- joseph_town_at_att.net wrote:

> I wonder if anything so minuscule as a
> golf shot could be affected by planetary motion.


I am sure there is an effect but it is lost in the
noise level.

However, in long range artillery, there is a
compensation variable for Coriolis and it is included
in calculations. The effect is most dramatic in south
to north(longitudinal) shots and vice versa.

Elton
Received on Sun 27 Aug 2006 03:36:39 AM PDT