Very cool golf ball deformation at 70000 fps

[destrekor]

They probably used one of the common "trick" balls, one which is softer.
Though on the market of legit "legal" balls, there are a varying range of compression ratings.

I don't doubt it is real, but I am definitely doubting they used a competition-certified ball, or if it is certified, it was among the lowest Compression/softness ratings.
But some trick balls are even softer and provide an insane amount of compression compared to regular golf balls.

After seeing the PDF linked a few posts above, which shows a good deal of compression in a certified ball, having a ball with a core twice as soft, I'd expect an insane amount of compression. Especially striking a solid surface at 150mph, faster than other studies have shown.

Remember, plastic can deform to an impressive degree. And we still wouldn't see it in real time.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i can't possibly see how the golfball in the OP is a *real* golfball from a mechanics point of view:

1) the golfball flattens almost completely under the deformation. this should tear a standard golfball into pieces. many, many pieces, rather than having it remain in tact.

2) the golfball folds in on itself as it relaxes after hitting the plate

3) the golfball wobbles like a jello.

4) other hi-speed cameras (granted only 10k fps, not 70k) show the golfball behaving much more rigidly.

 

[vi edit]

"Tiger woods can hit up to 130mph."
"DAMN. That's a lot of Milfs per hour!"

LMAO

He's made a career out of swinging.

 

[mjrpes3]

This slow motion video is more amazing IMHO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIzMrD0hSKU&NR=1

 

[gorcorps]

I've been surprised by how much things deform before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiPW0FAiik&feature=related

Check out what a cymbal does when it gets hit @ 5:00

 

[Fenixgoon]

I've been surprised by how much things deform before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiPW0FAiik&feature=related

Check out what a cymbal does when it gets hit @ 5:00

that's damn pretty cool - also physically reasonable IMO, compared with the golfball in the OP

 

[Tiamat]

I've been surprised by how much things deform before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiPW0FAiik&feature=related

Check out what a cymbal does when it gets hit @ 5:00

Damn, that's pretty neat.

 

[mjrpes3]

I've been surprised by how much things deform before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiPW0FAiik&feature=related

Check out what a cymbal does when it gets hit @ 5:00

snare drum wasn't surprising, but cymbol was omg!

 

[biggestmuff]

If you believe that...

 

[disappoint]

It's not at all unexpected.

And no I'm not being sarcastic.

But I do think that is most likely the limit of any golf ball's deformity before reaching the breaking point.

Notice the inside is rubber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIWICn-WHM

 

[Mike Gayner]

This is definitely BS and anyone who believes it is a moron. Look at this footage of a baseball at similar speed - a baseball is way softer than a golf ball, and it doesn't deform anywhere near as much.

 

[potion]

Es muy fake.

 

[KeypoX]

Its fake or not a golf ball...

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUzr-4W3imw

 

[disappoint]

I bet you think this is fake too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEQrt_w7gN4

 

[theflyingpig]

70,000 fps my ass. That is like 47,727mph.

ahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaahahah!!!!!!!!

 

[Zebo]

Total BS. I keep my eye on ball when I hit it unlike most of you being a scratch golfer and no way it bend's that much. 1/4 in at most based on observation in RL.

 

[Zebo]

Much more cool and real.

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/09/bullet-impacts-in-super-slow-motion/

 

[Ballatician]

haha?

 

[Crono]

Nearly everything is seemingly liquid at that speed.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

in the comments, they said it was struck at 150mph. tiger woods can hit it around 130 or so. so it would take a superhuman to strike it that hard

A couple of the long drive guys can hit 150mph club head speed and the ball still doesn't react like that. Way fake.

 

[Numenorean]

There are two possibilities:

1 - Video is faked.

2 - Golf ball is not a regulation golf ball.

Trust me, they will not deform that much. For one, if they did, it would be impossible to hit them as far as golfers do. Also, I have broken golf balls by hitting them before. The outer layer is in no way able to withstand that type of deformation without cracking.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I have to agree this is not possible with a regulation golf ball. Looks like one of those light weight foam rubber practice balls, which is consistent with the fact it has no markings.