John Daly Tries to hit a ball of the Niagara River

08/03/2005 09:36:32 PM · #2

i covered one of these events before, without the hooters girls.

it was lots of fun.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/03/2005 09:37:57 PM · #3

it's weird how he doesn't even use golf shoes. i guess it doesn't matter on the mats

Rando D300

08/03/2005 09:41:19 PM · #4

It was a lot of fun ,I thought I had a real sweet spot to shoot from
But I was wrong ,the wind was blowing the wrong way and he was going to for a record to be the first person to hit a golf ball across the river TSN covered it live

Message edited by author 2005-08-03 21:43:18.

Makka

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/03/2005 09:45:02 PM · #5

Ahhh....hooters!

08/03/2005 09:48:16 PM · #6

he should have dropped the ball in mud, wiped the excess off but still kept the mud in the dimples. that way the ball wouldn't be so air resistant. that's what i would have done if i was john daly. yep.

08/03/2005 09:55:00 PM · #7

Originally posted by art-inept:

eh?

08/03/2005 10:00:44 PM · #8

or he could have gotten some water or vaseline on the face of his driver so that when he hit the ball the grooves wouldn't make the ball spin backwards as much. then the ball would have traveled lower where the wind is less of a factor. the OP said the wind was traveling in the wrong direction.

or he could have done a controlled slice and skipped the ball along the water.

i bet he didn't think about that

Message edited by author 2005-08-03 22:01:40.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/03/2005 10:03:15 PM · #9

Originally posted by art-inept:

i would've had a better chance throwing the ball over the river than driving it.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/03/2005 10:04:47 PM · #10

Originally posted by art-inept:

They demonstrated in the research for the dam-busting bombs used by the British in WW II that the dimples improve the aerodynamics of the ball markedly. Almost any dimpling will increase the flight of the ball 10-20%, and golf companies are ever-searching for the "perfect" dimple pattern.

The backspin provides lift; you can demonstrate this easily with a "Whiffle" ball.

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

08/03/2005 10:05:01 PM · #11

JD looks terrible. He needs a salad.

Hooter girls look great. They need me.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/03/2005 10:05:18 PM · #12

Originally posted by saintaugust:

Originally posted by art-inept:
or he could have gotten some water or vaseline on the face of his driver so that when he hit the ball the grooves wouldn't make the ball spin backwards as much. then the ball would have traveled lower where the wind is less of a factor. the OP said the wind was traveling in the wrong direction.

or he could have done a controlled slice and skipped the ball along the water.

i bet he didn't think about that

i would've had a better chance throwing the ball over the river than driving it.

lol.

nice "Look" picture in your portfolio by the way

Message edited by author 2005-08-03 22:05:42.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/03/2005 10:06:45 PM · #13

Originally posted by art-inept:

...or he could have done a controlled slice and skipped the ball along the water.

i bet he didn't think about that

Not from that position on the canyon wall ... to skip, at least optimally, an object has to hit the water at an angle of between (about) 7-15 degrees.

08/03/2005 10:09:41 PM · #14

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by art-inept:
he should have dropped the ball in mud, wiped the excess off but still kept the mud in the dimples. that way the ball wouldn't be so air resistant. that's what i would have done if i was john daly. yep.

They demonstrated in the research for the dam-busting bombs used by the British in WW II that the dimples improve the aerodynamics of the ball markedly. Almost any dimpling will increase the flight of the ball 10-20%, and golf companies are ever-searching for the "perfect" dimple pattern.

The backspin provides lift; you can demonstrate this easily with a "Whiffle" ball.

ya but wind will affect the ball more at higher altitudes so often times golfers will hit the ball lower to dampen the effect of the wind

08/03/2005 10:10:36 PM · #15

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by art-inept:
...or he could have done a controlled slice and skipped the ball along the water.

i bet he didn't think about that

Not from that position on the canyon wall ... to skip, at least optimally, an object has to hit the water at an angle of between (about) 7-15 degrees.

ya i was just kidding about the skipping idea

08/03/2005 10:15:56 PM · #16

im not being serious though, this just reminded me of some cheating stories my golf coach told us one time. about putting vaseline on your driver. and slipping life savers under your ball at the fairway to get a makeshift tee. yeah lol im retired now though, i dont play much golf anymore