Miss World Contestants Get Early Look at African Signature Course

[RJC59]

The green is 400 m below the tee. So the hole will play significantly shorter than its horizontal distance of 361m.

 

 

thanks inspector gadget.

 

 

However, usually the end of a ballfight on flat surface its going near straight down anyhow.. so its safe to say you won't be reaching in regulation.

[mush540]

Wow thanks for clearing that up, i'm sure no one had worked that out yet! :D

 

Oh rubbish.

RJC59 you beat me to it!

[Shaitan]

If i wasn't lazier, I'd figure it out, but I've just finished high school so schma :D. I'd hazard a guess at ur 200m club...u just need a more penetrating ball flight with low spin...can I have a go at it with a WB in my 3i haha

[markheardjr]

Imagine the wind effect on the ball??? You could have like a 10 club wind into your face, or a 90° cross wind where you have to hit it sideways.

[jparsons54]

I hadn't thought of that, you could hit some really interesting shots at that green (good luck hitting the green)

[FlyFish]

The green is 400 m below the tee. So the hole will play significantly shorter than its horizontal distance of 361m.

 

 

thanks inspector gadget.

 

 

However, usually the end of a ballfight on flat surface its going near straight down anyhow.. so its safe to say you won't be reaching in regulation.

 

That's what I think as well. After the apex of flight the trajectory drops significantly. The million dollar prize is safe unless you have a significant tailwind.

[AirTime23]

Well, considering that your drive should ideally land at an 40 degree angle (for maximum roll) on a flat shot, your ball would still have pretty good forward momentum when crossing the horizon and starting its 400m drop toward the green. Furthermore I read somewhere that the ball still has speeds of around 60mph when landing on drives (which is of course not horizontal speed but ball speed).

 

Now you guys can start theorizing on whether a low piercing or a high soft ball flight would be better suited for this hole....;-)

 

Also on their website it says the fairway is heavily sloped toward the green so even shorter tee shots might make the surface rolling down the hill, if they get through the sand strip that is...

[FlyFish]

Typically for a 100mph swing speed (using an 11-degree lofted driver, a 200-gram head weight, a 0.825 COR, and a perfect on-center hit), the ball velocity at impact will be approximately 148 mph. But by the time the ball hits the ground, the ball's speed has dramatically dropped to only 47.5 mph!

 

Somebody swinging at 100 mph is going to carry it around 260 yards with a perfect strike and optimal conditions. By the time that the ball has reached horizontal with the player, the ball is only going 47.5 mph. That leaves another 134 yards in distance for the ball to go. Will 47.5 mph in ball speed travel another 134 yards horizontally?

[Shaitan]

Yes, but remember gravity, it will speed things up a little...for the better or the worse ;). Either way you'll make a nice plug mark.

[Viking Golfer]

The mrs standing behind you mat?

 

How cool would it be if you could use this to get down to the green?

 

Yeahhhh...but you would need your golf bag on your back

 

 

[Flagstick Golf Magazine]

Ok...just thought I would follow up as the OP. The answer about whether you can hit the green or not is here.

 

A recent guest made a few attempts. You may be familiar with him..goes by Sergio....

 

:hi:

[FlyFish]

Sergio has a club head speed of 120 mph and a ball speed of 180 mph...

[resist_hard.]

I read somewhere that 2 people have actually found the putting surface on this green already. They need to advise us on club selection.

[xan_user]

Right on a TEE shot fallowed by a BASE jump.

 

Now thats Golf!

 

Thats a long trip back to the tee when you can't find your ball.

[woohoo4me]

Sergio has a club head speed of 120 mph and a ball speed of 180 mph...

 

Un huh, Uh huh........since a long hitting tour player is hitting driver to a par 3......and my BEST drive wouldn't equal his WORST of the six balls he hit (although, for the record, that article did not say where his misses were......maybe he was wayyyyyyy long...... :cheesy: ) I should probably save my 180 euros and not bother playing the 19th??? Fair enough......done and done.

 

Still a cool looking hole.

 

Woo

[InTheHole]

Damn! So it's driver for the world number 2 player. Us mortals have no chance.

 

But, if you're there, you have to play it. I mean c'mon- how could you leave the place (with all the rediculous amounts of money it has probably cost to get there, stay there, and play the rest of the course, what the heck is a few hundred more dollars?) and not play it?

 

The only reason I could see is a) you're afraid of heights, or b), you're afraid of helicopters.

 

It will be interesting to see how Anthony Kim did.

 

By the way, ClubHoUno- thanks for putting the clubs on the skydiver's back- I was waiting for someone to correct that picture!

[mat562]

That parachute/glider contraption would just about qualify as a legitimate use of iron covers.

[Ryan_Less]

That parachute/glider contraption would just about qualify as a legitimate use of iron covers.

best quote ever. period :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy:

[Viking Golfer]

Damn! So it's driver for the world number 2 player. Us mortals have no chance.

 

But, if you're there, you have to play it. I mean c'mon- how could you leave the place (with all the rediculous amounts of money it has probably cost to get there, stay there, and play the rest of the course, what the heck is a few hundred more dollars?) and not play it?

 

The only reason I could see is a) you're afraid of heights, or b), you're afraid of helicopters.

 

It will be interesting to see how Anthony Kim did.

 

By the way, ClubHoUno- thanks for putting the clubs on the skydiver's back- I was waiting for someone to correct that picture!

 

You're welcome :D

[Viking Golfer]

That parachute/glider contraption would just about qualify as a legitimate use of iron covers.

 

LMAO :D :D :cheesy: :cheesy:

[team tiger]

Doing some math i think the hole plays 538 meters not accounting for elevation change. Even with it, it would still take a long hit.

[donzo]

Doing some math i think the hole plays 538 meters not accounting for elevation change. Even with it, it would still take a long hit.

 

 

Say what????

[team tiger]

Doing some math i think the hole plays 538 meters not accounting for elevation change. Even with it, it would still take a long hit.

 

 

Say what????

 

I used the pythagorean theorem and had a= 361 and b= 400 and got 538 as the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse would be the length from tee box to hole.

[Spectrums]

That doesn't take into effect gravity...

[jparsons54]

this has already been figured out it's 590 yards direct line from tee-green

[AirTime23]

And it also has been figured out that it obviously doesn't play 590 yards....

So unless anybody can get there with a Pinseeker w/ Slope or knows the Bushnell formula, we're outta luck.

[Ryan_Less]

well if sergio hit driver, I'd say it plays 290-350

[Boba]

EEEEEW what's wrong with her right wrist? THAT'S DISGUSTING!