A one handed 6 iron, it went 300 yards.
very far
the moon
Hit a golf ball?
When Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969 he placed a flag, collected moon rocks, and used a golf club to hit a ball.
Alan Shepard
Yes.
251 ft
You can hit a golf ball with a golf club.
Could be when you hit a golf ball higher than you usually do and it goes not as far or maybe as far as your usual distance.
Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. The first ball traveled about 24 yards, and the second ball was estimated to have gone around 200-400 yards due to the reduced gravitational pull on the moon.
A golf ball hit on the moon travels much farther than one hit on Earth primarily due to the moon's lower gravitational pull, which is about one-sixth that of Earth's. This reduced gravity means that the ball experiences less downward force, allowing it to stay in the air longer and travel farther. Additionally, the absence of an atmosphere on the moon eliminates air resistance, further enhancing the ball's distance. Combined, these factors result in significantly longer trajectories for golf balls on the moon compared to Earth.
It works the same way it does on Earth. The momentum of the club is transferred to the golf ball and it travels. And it isn't slowed down by the friction of air.