Effect of panel shape of soccer ball on its flight characteristics

Soccer balls are typically constructed from 32 pentagonal and hexagonal panels. Recently, however, newer balls named Cafusa, Teamgeist 2, and Jabulani were respectively produced from 32, 14, and 8 panels with shapes and designs dramatically different from those of conventional balls. The newest type...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hong, Sungchan, Asai, Takeshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038026/