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[i2rt]

A nice way to finish up a round at GW:)

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Click on the image.

[mpetre]

That had to be on Sunday... Tracy and I were at the Trussville parade and saw that awesome sunset on the way home.

[i2rt]

Actually it was taken Saturday evening 12/2.
I wish I had more time to get ready, I would have gone over to holes #13 and #15 for some great shots.
It's that time of year when you see the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
I guess it is compensation for getting dark at 5:00.

[mpetre]

I must have been smoking on the crack or something... The Christmas parade was Saturday too... we were in Tuscaloosa on Sunday. Glad someone had a camera for this one...

[drdisc]

Great shot Bill. BTW, #6 is now down right and 11 is back past the log.
Watch out for Princess Nandina sightings.
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[mpetre]

Oooooo, I can't wait to try 11 in that position, should be interesting.

[Ben Morgan]

Great photos! As long as the board will support it, I think we should encourage more photograph postings, both of the B'ham courses and others. It's nice to have a visual.

My wife and I watched this same sunset (Saturday) from our back yard in Pelham. The clouds had a wonderful quilted pattern which gave a stunning effect. I was at GW for the Sunday edition, which was also very nice.

It's been years since I've had a physics course, but am I correct in thinking we'll get more distance in colder weather?

[i2rt]

It's been years since I've had a physics course, but am I correct in thinking we'll get more distance in colder weather?

I would think that we should get less distance since the air is denser when it is colder causing more drag. I however have always seem to play better in the cold weather. Maybe playing in Toronto for 2 winters has something to do with that.
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[Justin L]

I've been told by my ball golfing buddies that the "cold dense air" problem is offset to certain degree in Alabama by the fact the winters are _much_ less humid.

I've had a few people tell me they get more distance in winter, personally i think its a byproduct of the fact they've been playing all summer and they're at the top of their game.

Personally I loose distance in the winter, I think my problem is that i don't like wearing constricting clothing, and I hate throwing in sweatshirts. :(

[bobsatter]

:( :( Great shot Bill. BTW, #6 is now down right and 11 is back past the log.
Watch out for Princess Nandina sightings.
seems they where not in the other spots for very long:(

[Parkntwoputt]

I've been told by my ball golfing buddies that the "cold dense air" problem is offset to certain degree in Alabama by the fact the winters are _much_ less humid.


Well anything is much less humid then 7 months straight of 100% humidity....that is one thing I do not miss.

It is one reason they do the yearly big distance contest in the desert. Hot air, low humidity, there is not a whole lot that resists the discs flight out there. Plus they can throw into a tail wind.

[Ben Morgan]

It is true the cold = dense, but there's a twist. We should get more distance during the winter not in spite, but because of the increased air density. For an airplane (or disc) to fly, there must be greater lift, or upward pressure, than weight. Otherwise, gravity would take over and the thing would just fall out of the air. The amount of lift is determined, in part, by the density of the air. Consequently, the greater the density, the slower the speed necessary to generate lift. So, as more speed equals (with other factors remaining constant) more lift, colder weather should also equal more lift at constant speeds.

My apologies for bringing this thread off topic. However, to further the sin, I will refer the reader to the wikipedia entry for "flying disc." No reference is made to the temperature variant, but there is a reasonably adequate explanation of the forces at play under the "physics" sub-heading.

[drdisc]

It's hard to throw for Big D with 3 layers of thermals on.
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[mpetre]

It is true the cold = dense, but there's a twist. We should get more distance during the winter not in spite, but because of the increased air density. For an airplane (or disc) to fly, there must be greater lift, or upward pressure, than weight. Otherwise, gravity would take over and the thing would just fall out of the air. The amount of lift is determined, in part, by the density of the air. Consequently, the greater the density, the slower the speed necessary to generate lift. So, as more speed equals (with other factors remaining constant) more lift, colder weather should also equal more lift at constant speeds.

My apologies for bringing this thread off topic. However, to further the sin, I will refer the reader to the wikipedia entry for "flying disc." No reference is made to the temperature variant, but there is a reasonably adequate explanation of the forces at play under the "physics" sub-heading.


Nerd :) but a fun read...

[Justin L]

I prefer to call them Thread Evolvement instead of Thread Drifts....heh :)

Interesting stuff, I'd always thought of it in terms of a less aerodynamic object, like a golf ball. That does make sense. Now i've just got to come up with a legitimate reason why i loose so much distance in the winter. For now i'm going to go with i never get "loose" and my clothing constricts to much movement....yeah....that or I eat to much around the holidays....bleh.

[mpetre]

Sunset Smaller (Just a test.)