So I was standing over my ball on the driving range before a recent tournament and it came to me....Physics is right in front of me sitting on the ground. The little white thing also called a "golf ball" was about to be overcome by a large explosion. My metal golf club was sitting up against it and was about to go back and strike the golf ball at a speed close to that of the golf club. But because the ball was at rest, the golf club lost some momentum due to the weight of the golf ball being contacted. The change of the golf ball was much greater than the golf club. My club was traveling about 117 mph, but after it was closer to 105-108 mph. As for the golf ball, it went from sitting at 0 mph to moving at about 117 mph. Also, the ball is made out of rubber, making the golf ball excell off the club face at a greater rate than that of a sand bag, or an object that does not bounce as easily.
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