swiftraptor Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 so my question is " how does club head speed affect the distance of a golf ball" im just worried that this is too simple, im doing it on correlation as i find that the easiest (if you have any other topic suggestions please tell me) however i was thinking about changing it to "how does club head speed affect spin and distance of a golf ball" is this better and if so how do i do a correlation with three variables. Thank you!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Math Helper Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Keep it to 2 variables so you can narrow your focus. A few questions: 1) How are you going to measure club speed? Do you have a time lapse camera to help you do this? 2) How will you measure the distance from the point of contact to where the ball lands? Wouldn't the vast distances a golf ball can travel cause inherent inaccuracies. A suggestion: What about the probability of making a putt vs the distance from the hole? This would be easier to measure since you can: a) measure the distance from the hole easily b) make multiple putts for each distance away from the hole to calculate the probability of success. Let me know what you think. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftraptor Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 11 hours ago, IB Math Helper said: Keep it to 2 variables so you can narrow your focus. A few questions: 1) How are you going to measure club speed? Do you have a time lapse camera to help you do this? 2) How will you measure the distance from the point of contact to where the ball lands? Wouldn't the vast distances a golf ball can travel cause inherent inaccuracies. A suggestion: What about the probability of making a putt vs the distance from the hole? This would be easier to measure since you can: a) measure the distance from the hole easily b) make multiple putts for each distance away from the hole to calculate the probability of success. Let me know what you think. I have the measurements ready, using a 50,000$ device pretty accurate. im doing 2 independent variables and one dependent using multiple linear regression since its more fitting for SL, however i have to teach my self the topic since we didnt take it. thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Math Helper Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Multiple regression sounds like a fun exploration. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephewhite8 Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 good idea Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispytweet Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 10/3/2016 at 3:56 AM, IB Math Helper said: Keep it to 2 variables so you can narrow your focus. A few questions: 1) How are you going to measure club speed? Do you have a time lapse camera to help you do this? 2) How will you measure the distance from the point of contact to where the ball lands? Wouldn't the vast distances a golf ball can travel cause inherent inaccuracies. A suggestion: What about the probability of making a putt vs the distance from the hole? This would be easier to measure since you can: a) measure the distance from the hole easily b) make multiple putts for each distance away from the hole to calculate the probability of success. Let me know what you think. Do you mind expounding on your suggestion? I would like to know about how exactly this could be measured. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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