There are 20 seconds left on the clock. Your team is down by 2 points such that a field goal would win it. The ball is spotted on the hash mark at the 15 yard line and it is first down. What to do ...

For instance, if a player standing 15 metres away from the byline kicked an average football so that it was travelling at a velocity of 35 metres per second and had an angular velocity of 10 ...

, in football hip rotation increases the angular momentum—foot speed—which imparts more force into the ball. —Mark Fischetti Postgame: Fun Facts about Pro Kicking ...