StarTalk Radio cover image

#ICYMI - Baseball - Home Run Physics

StarTalk Radio

00:00

The Effect of Spin on Ballback Collisions

The spin of a batting ball is really what matters in terms of the trajectory. It was thought maybe a decade ago that a curve ball has topspin, a fastball has batspin. But now we have data that seems to suggest that the spin of the batting ball really is not greatly dependent on the spin.

Play episode from 30:48
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app