How does projectile motion apply to a volleyball serve?

Answer 1

The angle at which you hit it at effects how it goes over the net and over onto the court. If you hit it too high it will most likely go out. If too low, then it wont go over the net.

Some references:

.hesston.edu/academics/FACULTY/NELSONK/PhysicsResearch/Volleyball/paper.htm

.real-world-physics-problems.com/physics-of-volleyball.html

\rosehulman.edu/mathjournal/archives/2006/vol7n2/paper11/v7-11pd.pdf

mrfizzi.com/volleyball/prom.htm

physics.mercer.edu/balduz/GenPhys/homeworkPractice/kinematics23D/volleyballServe.pdf ffden2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2004.web.dir/Jason_Gresehover/webproject/Underhand.hm