| Bibliographic Entry | Result (w/surrounding text) |
Standardized Result |
|---|---|---|
| Welcher, Sharon H. High Marks: Regents Physics Made Easy. Forest Hills, NY (2006): 147-148. | "A golf ball leaves a club with an initial velocity of 40.0 meters per second at an angle of 40 degrees with the horizontal. What is the total horizontal distance traveled by the golf ball during the first 2.50 seconds of its flight?" | 76.6 m |
| Longest one-handed golf shot, Guinness World Records 2007: 485. | "The longest golf shot with one hand is 282 yd. (843 ft. 2 in.; 257 m) by Cristian Sterning (Sweden) at the St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa, St Andrews, Scotland, UK on June 18, 2005." | 257 m |
| Steve Griffith-World Champion. Beau Productions. 2005. | "Steve Griffith A RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion 2005 2nd Place in 2007 RE/MAX WLDC Longest Drive 383 yards in WLDC". | 350.2 m |
| Hochman, David. Mighty Mike Austin and the 515-Yard Drive. Travel + Leisure Golf. July 2004. | "On September 25, 1974, Austin, then sixty-four, unleashed all hell on the ball, sending it 515 yards before it finally came to rest-sixty five yards beyond the flagstick on the par-four fifth hole. Thirty years later, it's still the longest drive ever." | 470.9 m |
| The Physics of Golf. Golf Swing Club. Longest Drive. | "The greatest recorded carry of a golf ball is 418.78 m (458 yards), by America's Jack Hamm, at Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA, on July 20, 1993." | 418.78 m |
The game of golf is said to be very relaxing. Anyone can play the game, young, old, and mainly rich people. What's great is that both men and woman can make the game of golf their profession. My dad who started playing golf for the past several years used to think golf was boring; but once he started playing he loved it. He taught me a few basics such as putting. Putting may seem easy, but to be honest, it is difficult. You need to line the club and ball up to where you are aiming to hit the ball. You also need to know what type of club is used for each situation you might find yourself in. In golf there are golf clubs made for right handed and left handed people.
If you want to go down in history as the golfer with the longest distance driven by a golf ball you need to have the perfect technique. A correct swing requires appropriate hand and body coordination. The grip is very important. In planning a shot, the golfer should consider weather factors such as wind direction and velocity. The game of golf is played on open green grass called a golf course. Most golf courses consist of eighteen holes, but some have nine. Golf has many different types of equipment such as golf clubs, golf balls, golf shoes, golf bags, and many others. As of now Paul Slater holds the record for the longest distance, 470.9 meters.
Jessica Demetrios -- 2008