On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:27:21 -0700, sdr <sdraz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Sorry but the altitude in phoenix is more or less 1200 feet!!
In his landmark book, "The Physics of Baseball", retired Harvard
Physics professor Robert K. Adair decsribes how much influence
altitude has on the flight of a baseball.
He mentions Denver, but also Atlanta, Georgia as examples of
cities where baseballs travel a significantly longer distance than
in low-lying areas.
Atlanta is just 900 feet above sea level. Phoenix is an average
1100 feet above. But that is enough to have a major impact.
Their elevation makes a real difference, not only because fly
balls go further, but because line drives can split the gaps more
frequently since the ball is traveling faster.
Hoover
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