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Relevant article: Mining the Internet for Physics Data: Sports Equipment

	Topic/Summary	Physics Concepts	Difficulty	Files
	Use NTSB data from a runway overrun to reproduce their conclusions. (Photo courtesy NTSB.)	1D Kinematics	Medium	PDF
	Use data from a study of shot putting speed and height vs. angle to determine optimum launch angle. (Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Matthew L. Romano, courtesy U.S. Navy.)	Projectiles	Medium	PDF
	Consider the optimum angle for engine exhaust from a dragster. (Photo by Lt. Col. William Thurmond, courtesy U.S. Army.)	Force	Medium* *derivative used	PDF
	Use Car and Driver data to find power delivered by Mustang's engine. (Photo by A. Syed, courtesy Stock.XCHNG images.)	Energy Force	Medium	PDF
	Find energy delivered by the three NOAA classes of hail. (Photo courtesy NOAA Photo Library.)	Energy Force	Easy	PDF
	Use EPA test schedules to examine hybrid fuel efficiency. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.)	Energy	Medium	PDF
	Use data gathered from commercial racket manufacturers to investigate optimum racket mass. (Photo by Chris Pawl.)	Momentum Energy	Difficult	PDF
	Investigate why the Martin Jetpack needs 5x the hp of a personal helicopter. (Photos courtesy Martin Aircraft Company (left) and GEN Corporation (right).)	Momentum Energy	Medium	PDF
	Consider why cranes with two-element booms preferentially move the top part and look at the force required to stabilize that part.	Statics	Medium	PDF
	Use data from the 2000 Olympics to investigate the impulse delivered to a vaulter by the vaulting horse. (Photo by Raphael Goetter, courtesy Flickr.)	Impulse Force Projectiles	Difficult	Short Version (PDF) Long Version (PDF)
	Use data from high-speed video to investigate the difference between the time-averaged and distance-averaged force acting on a tennis ball impacting a surface.	SHM Force Impulse Work	Difficult	PDF

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