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Just like a frisbee, if you dont have the spin action, you just lob it. It creates an airfoil as it spins and just like rifleing of a bullet, it makes the football more aerodynamic and it travels farther, straighter.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoWhen a football spirals, it acts like a top spinning on the floor. If the axis of the spiral is in line with the cones on each side of the football, the ball sails true. If the axis is off, the ball wobbles (wounded duck). If the ball is thrown hideously as by a girl or a foreigner, the pass could tumble end over end. The latter would be the least efficient in terms of aerodynamics, would not travel as far, and would cause snickering if not laughter.
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∙ 15y agoyes, a football does go faster because it stops the wind from affecting it better than it being thrown wobbly
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∙ 9y agoA football spirals based on the way it is thrown. It will be a perfect spiral if the football is thrown with the spin on the exact axis of the ball.Ê
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∙ 15y agoIt is harder to catch anything less than a spiral, and that you probably wont complete any passes without throwing it that way!
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∙ 9y agoQuarterbacks like to spiral a football when they throw a pass in order to increase their precision and accuracy. This can also help with distance in some cases.
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∙ 11y agowhen the ball is throws like a spining top
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What would get pushed furthest a football or a javelin by wind?
Football thrown in a spiral
What does football have to do with aerodynamics?
You can throw a football in a regular spiral motion, underhand, or end over end.
Why does a spiral in football matter?
it allows the football to go further and hit its target allot better than a wobbler.
How can you make the concept of throwing a spiral football into your science project?
a picture or video would be good for the audience, and if you know how to spiral the ball, demonstrate.
Do football's spiral when kicked?
A punt may spiral if kicked in a certain way or a punt may go end-over-end if kicked differently. A place kick will probably never spiral.
Why does throwing a football in a spiral make the football go farther then making it wobble or go end over end?
A spiraling football will go further than a wobbling. The spiral movement will go further due to air. The spiral uses the air to move smoothly through as a wobbling football is all over the place so its actually using the air to slow down instead of moving smoothly.
What pass is the most accurate pass in football?
The spiral pass is the most accurate.
What is the type of pass called when you throw the football and it flies through the air perfectly without wobbling?
A perfectly thrown football is called a Spiral.
What is the best way to throw a football?
Turn your hips and flick ur fingers on the ball so itll have a spiral
How come if someone throws a spiraling football it will go further than if someone doesn't spiral it?
It will have a better angle
Galaxies are classified by their shape what are they called?
There are three types of galaxies, all of which are the same, with the exception of their shapes. There are the Elliptical galaxies (football-shaped) the Spiral galaxies (like the Milky way; vortex-shaped) and Irregular galaxies (all shapes other than spiral and football shaped).
Does the 50 caliber machine gun have a spiral barrel?
The barrel is straight. However, there are spiral grooves cut on the inside of the barrels. These spiral grooves, called rifling, make the bullet spin when it is fired. Just as a thrown football spins for an accurate throw, the spinning bullet makes for an accurate shot.
