Golf Ball Simulation

In my first-year college project titled "Physics of the Golf Ball," I developed a Python simulation to analyze the trajectory of a golf ball. This project delved into the impact of the golf ball’s design on its flight, focusing on how dimples affect its aerodynamics. I factored in forces such as gravity, drag, and the Magnus effect from the ball's spin to calculate the trajectory under various scenarios. The simulation involved implementing these forces into motion equations and solving them computationally, resulting in a graphical display of the golf ball’s flight path. My findings illustrated that the dimples significantly reduce drag, thus enhancing the ball’s range. I visualized the outcomes with graphs that compare trajectories with and without dimples, highlighting differences in range, peak altitude, and flight duration. This project was an excellent opportunity to apply theoretical physics and computational methods to model a real-world phenomenon.