Why does the football spiral?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

When 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.

Answer 3

yes, a football does go faster because it stops the wind from affecting it better than it being thrown wobbly

Answer 4

A 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

Answer 5

It is harder to catch anything less than a spiral, and that you probably wont complete any passes without throwing it that way!

Answer 6

Quarterbacks 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.

Answer 7

when the ball is throws like a spining top