Wind and temperature affects on HRs

[Chicago RedSox]

I was just watching SportsCenter and they had an old timer on to talk about the physics of baseball. He mentioned two facts that I thought were interesting....

A ball hit squarely off the sweet spot of a bat with home run loft (35 degree angle)

-will traval 5 feet further in 80 degree weather then it will in 70 degree weather
10degrees=5feet

-will travel 10 feet further if there is a 10mph wind blowing out towards the fence
10mph=10feet

I always knew temp and wind affected how far a ball was hit, but never knew quite how much.

[flowbee]

Yep, Humidity also affects it. So a very dry day, the ball could travel ~415 feet instead of 400 on a humid day.

Thats why a place like Palm Springs CA would be a hitter's dream because its always 100+ degrees, low humidity, and a lot of wind and might account somewhat for why a ballpark like the Dbacks' Chase Field is so homerun prone.

[Ryno23]

-will travel 10 feet further if there is a 10mph wind blowing out towards the fence
10mph=10feet

I think it was 10 mph = 35 feet.

[RynMan]

I was just watching SportsCenter and they had an old timer on to talk about the physics of baseball. He mentioned two facts that I thought were interesting....

Was his name Robert Adair?

[Ryno23]

^ Yes.

[RynMan]

^ Yes.

He wrote The Physics of Baseball. Not a bad book if you guys get the chance to check it out!

[sportsguy138]

^ Yes.

He wrote The Physics of Baseball. Not a bad book if you guys get the chance to check it out!

too confusing for me..

id rather not learn about the physics of baseball

[RynMan]

^ Yes.

He wrote The Physics of Baseball. Not a bad book if you guys get the chance to check it out!

too confusing for me..

id rather not learn about the physics of baseball

He writes it for the average fan if that is any more appealing.