For most swings, the ball will go much farther at like a 30 degree angle than at a 45 degree angle. Major League Baseball is lying to you and they're being zealous in their ability to measure. And I think all these angles need to be rethought when they report it to the listener so we can know who the power hitters are and why.
What is exit velocity? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore parabolas, measuring the speed of an object using the Doppler effect, and other physics in baseball.
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