EBMCS03

I came across it here. Funny read.

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=79815


http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0608/060831_01n.html

The acceleration of the little white ball at the Tee-Off makes Golf one of the "fastest" sports in the world. But how fast is it really, especially in comparison to the acceleration of a car or motorcycle? An attempt was made to answer this rather unusual question on August 28 during the events leading up to this years BMW International Open golf tournament.

Ian Poulter, member of the victorious Ryder Cup Team Europe 2004, and TV host and amateur golfer Sonja Zietlow faced the tough motorized competition of racing star Hans Joachim Stuck and Stunt World-Champion Chris Pfeiffer. The vehicles with which they had to beat the ball were a BMW M5 and a K1200R motorcycle respectively. The task: catch up with the golf ball, er even better, overtake it before it hits the ground.

Ian Poulter and Sonja Zietlow used three different clubs to tee-off: first a Sand Wedge, then a 6 Iron, last a Driver. Simultaneously to the tee-off, the M5 and the K1200R had to accelerate from a standing start.

The tee-of with a Sand-Wedge generates a high and short curve which handed Stuck and Pfeiffer an advantage. Never the less the M5 was not able to beat the ball to the finish. In this one the motorcycle came out the winner.

Ian Poulters tee-offs with the 6 Iron and the Driver proved a lot more difficult for the motorized competition to manage. The M5 still did not stand a chance, while the K1200R almost managed to catch up with the ball. Well..., almost.

Sonja Zietlows tee-off turned out slightly weaker the Ian's, which did not make a difference for the BMW M5: still not a chance. The K1200R motorcycle did better against the amateur golfer by passing the ball before it hit the ground.

What do we learn from this: If you drive a fancy sports car, don't mess with golfers. If your ride is a powerful bike you still shouldn't, but at least you might just stand a chance.

Heiss5

That's awesome. I wanna know how the Bugatti Veyron or the Koenigsegg CCR would fair in this challenge.

subterFUSE

You can't compete with Ian Poulter and a driver.

That ball accelerates from 0 to 150 mph instantly.

Heiss5

True, but the ball also goes up and then back down. It's velocity is not purely in the horizontal direction. A typical driver has a 10.5 degree angle of loft, I'm sure someone could do the physics. I would do it right now, but I'm tired so I'll do it tomorrow unless someone else wants to beat me to it. I'm sure they wont win against a golf ball, but it would be interesting to see how well they hold their own.

EBMCS03

The bike won against the golf ball being hit with the sand wedge... but the poor M5 lost against all the Golf Balls.

Iceman

But The M5 can do more than a Golf ball can...
And it provides more fun, since you use it more often, unless you're a Golf Pro.

dlevi67

It's also a lot more expensive, and it pollutes a lot more, while golf is good for you

However, I bet you that over the 2-300 yards distance I can find you something that's even faster than the golf ball...

Iceman

Oh yes, definately.

BetterMakeWay

People!!! You can't drive a golf ball ! There is no sensation of speed when you hit that ball while with the m5 and the bike well that's another thing. It feels like you are in the ball

subterFUSE

I beg to differ.

What the hell is my R7 for then?