INTRODUCTION
Casey Smith - Physics 211x
This is an academic website required for General Physics.
The focus of my research is isolating and locating the
"sweet spot" on a baseball bat. I chose to avoid presenting
raw data, but to examine the science that causes
this reaction. Participants of this sport probably
have first hand or an intuitive knowledge of this saying. Locating the
"sweet spot" can be done at home. A simple experiment
of your on can be done using either a wood or aluminum
bat. The only apparatus required is a hammer. Gripping the bat
by the handle suspend perpendicular from the floor. Using a hammer, tap
in various places on the barrel of the bat. As you approach the
center of the barrel, vibration from the force will diminish.
Vibrational modes will be detected from the hand gripping the bat.
