Angular Momentum and Linear Momentum

[schaafde]

How do you determine the angular momentum and linear momentum of a ball hitting a dowel rod lying on a table? The dowel rod is lying free on the table and the ball would hit it on the end. Is there a happy medium between angular momentum and linear momentum?

 

[mathman]

It would be very sensitive to the location of the point of impact. Dead center (rod) would translate into linear momentum. Off center would get complicated.