Ball Drop Comparison

[AlDena]

I was dropping two balls at a time, from shoulder height, on a concrete floor, and noting which one bounced higher. I did this with 5 or 6 different makes of ball. Can I tell anything about which ball will go further when hit from doing this?  

[iacas]

17 minutes ago, AlDena said:

I was dropping two balls at a time, from shoulder height, on a concrete floor, and noting which one bounced higher. I did this with 5 or 6 different makes of ball. Can I tell anything about which ball will go further when hit from doing this?  

Not really, no. The firmer ball should rebound higher, but that's mostly the outer layer(s), not really testing the inner layers, nor are you doing anything with spin rates, etc.

[AlDena]

I wasn't sure if I should be using balls that don't bounce as high. I need to actually hit them to tell the difference.  

[Piz]

A ball dropped from shoulder height will not reach anywhere near enough velocity to make comparisons useful.  Unless you are really, really, tall or have a swing speed of around 14 mph.

Excuse me...make that 18 mph.

Edited May 1, 2019 by Piz
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[saevel25]

20 hours ago, AlDena said:

Can I tell anything about which ball will go further when hit from doing this?  

Nothing much. You are looking at an object moving at 12-14 mph. The ball speed at impact on a driver is going over 140 mph.

[David in FL]

2 hours ago, saevel25 said:

Nothing much. You are looking at an object moving at 12-14 mph. The ball speed at impact on a driver is going over 140 mph.

Since we’re talking rebound, I imagine clubhead speed at impact would be a more appropriate comparison.  But at 100ish mph, your point remains!  

Edited May 1, 2019 by David in FL