If an HR fence is 250' and a ball is hit over a net that is 30' off the ground, how far would the HR had to have been hit to clear the netting?
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If you know where it landed you can actually measure it with Google earth...
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If you know where it landed you can actually measure it with Google earth...
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Sounds like a certain high school near us 44 
Eric - you can't tell from the information you are providing. Think about a golf shot - A wedge would also clear that net - but probably land pretty close to the fence. A 5 wood would also easily carry that net - but would land well beyond it. Trajectories are totally different.
Eric - you can't tell from the information you are providing. Think about a golf shot - A wedge would also clear that net - but probably land pretty close to the fence. A 5 wood would also easily carry that net - but would land well beyond it. Trajectories are totally different.
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08...the problem with THAT field is that the ball could go 600 feet down the hill before it hit! Does that count?
The google earth feature is really fun for such things...spizzlepop tunred me on to that last year...soo cool!
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08...the problem with THAT field is that the ball could go 600 feet down the hill before it hit! Does that count?
The google earth feature is really fun for such things...spizzlepop tunred me on to that last year...soo cool!
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251'....if it was hit a mile high and came straight down just over the net.
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The tide at the time the ball went over the net...high, low, or ebb? Neap? Spring, diurnal, or mixed? Could have some effect...or not.
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The tide at the time the ball went over the net...high, low, or ebb? Neap? Spring, diurnal, or mixed? Could have some effect...or not.
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Check out this program to help find the answer.
http://faculty.tcc.fl.edu/scma.../Java/baseball4.html
http://faculty.tcc.fl.edu/scma.../Java/baseball4.html
When the box score and stat sheet says home run they don't give distance---a home run is a home run
Agree with TR...every home run is 360 feet...around the bases. I have had cases where I wish we played on fields without fences so trying to "go deep" wouldn't be as much of a concern. Hit a freaking line drive don't be so conscious of trying to hit a bomb.
agree with TR....and Emanski....
you can stop measuring at the fence.......once it clears the fence in flight its a HR.........
you can stop measuring at the fence.......once it clears the fence in flight its a HR.........
A 250 foot fence? 12U 50/70 Ripken World Series is deeper to center!
Locally, there's a complex with a 12/13U field that has such a 30ft tall net behind a 260ft right field. Have watched a ton of 12 & 13 year olds hit balls out in left (275, 5 ft tall fence) but only one lh batter consistently line (not pop) a ball out down the rf line over the tall net. Was no surprise last year, when he was chosen to play on 14U Team USA. His ex mgr & coach confided to me, the kid didn't even have to attend tryouts, the coachs knew who he was.
quote:Originally posted by Eric G:
If an HR fence is 250' and a ball is hit over a net that is 30' off the ground, how far would the HR had to have been hit to clear the netting?
Is the net perfectly PLUMB or does it lean in or out?
Also, was the batter up in the box or towards the back? With the angle from the point of contact to the top of the fence I'm guessing at LEAST 252'6"!
EricG,
The serious answer to your question is, it depends on the ball's trajectory. There is no way to answer that question. The answer will vary from HR to HR.
The serious answer to your question is, it depends on the ball's trajectory. There is no way to answer that question. The answer will vary from HR to HR.