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Thanks! Yeah that makes sense.. .this may be a more complex problem than I initially thought. It is not a bad idea to attempt to experimentally determine the relationship between the two and figure out the relationship.

Thanks for getting back to me. Yes you can assume that the ball's long axis is always in the direction of flight. Yes, the assumption is that the long axis is always tangential to that parabola. Makes sense on the C. The different surface area / shape definitely would make sense as a reason...

Hello, I am a Physics undergrad degree graduate who is attempting to do a personal project involving the projectile motion of an American football in a 2D space. I want to take into account the drag force that the ball will experience and also take into account the spin of the football (in the...