Can you kick a heavier ball further?

Does it's increased mass mean it will travel a longer distance? Or does the increased mass create more resistance, thus slowing it down.

Pens. Get your pens out for the lads.

Posted By: tudders on June 14th 2010 at 16:49:13

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Can you kick a heavier ball further? (Other Football) - tudders, Jun 14, 16:49:13
- no imo (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 14, 16:49:54
  - What about if you hit a table tennis ball with a cricket bat? (Other Football) - tudders, Jun 14, 16:52:02
    - You might feel the wrath of the pens for this one (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jun 14, 16:54:28
      - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 14, 16:58:20
    - different material (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 14, 16:53:32
      - Yeah, but a heavy football will be made out of slightly different material to a light one. (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Jun 14, 17:00:41
    - And you can't kick a beach ball very far (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 14, 16:53:05
      - different material (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 14, 16:53:49
      - or a medicine ball (n/m) (Other Football) - Lambert Nobacon, Jun 14, 16:53:15
        
        Why are they called medicine balls? (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 14, 17:07:17
        
        ooze calpol, LOL (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 14, 17:33:10
        
        My friend's little girl once kicked a hedghog into a bonfire. (Other Football) - tudders, Jun 14, 16:57:39
        
        could've been a porcupine (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 14, 17:33:40
        
        Hedgehog or porcupine? (Other Football) - Lambert Nobacon, Jun 14, 17:38:04
        
        dunno (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 14, 17:41:21
        
        You're probably right (Other Football) - Lambert Nobacon, Jun 14, 17:47:31
        
        an adidas hedehog would at altitude (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 14, 17:50:07
        
        Or a hollow pea (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 14, 16:57:32
        
        I kicked one of them once. A bit silly (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jun 14, 16:57:10
        
        How far did it go? (n/m) (Other Football) - Lambert Nobacon, Jun 14, 16:57:58
        
        About 9 inches.. (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jun 14, 17:00:28

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