Myth of a "Heavy" Shot Explained - Part 1

[BTURNER]

Physics

No subject, not even tennis is worth a lesson in science. This is way beyond me. heavy balls are like porn. Can't define it but know when I've received it.

 

[BTURNER]

I mean't the heavy ball not the porn. Never received porn. I wouldn't know it if I had received it, I swear!. Hi MOM!

 

[sureshs]

But, also, mass can be stored in the spin of the ball. If the ball is fast and then releases even more "stored" energy (from spin) then the mass may equal or excede that of the flat, fast ball.

I hope you are not being literal. Mass does not change with spin, unless maybe you are talking about fundamental particles and the like, and there too, probably not.

The ball simply has more rotational kinetic energy, due to higher angular velocity.

 

[Bagumbawalla]

You are correct, "mass" was misleading or just plain wrong usage- "energy" would have the better choice.

Thanks,

B

 

[DarkTennis]

after reading most of these things about how a heavy shot is made or what equal a heavy shot and the diffrent invoice of it it just made me CONFUSE