The Physics of Golf

The game of golf is one of the most ancient games in existence today. Variances of the game were played by the Julius Caesar and his countrymen, who invented the first style of golf, called paganica. In the Roman version, a sack animal skin stuffed tightly with feathers was used as the projectile. This early golf ball was known as the featherie. The featherie was quite ineffective as well as inefficient. The feather-stuffed skin proved …

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