LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Line of compression and tangential force Thread: Line of compression and tangential force View Single Post #10 04-02-2006, 09:42 PM Toolish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 139 Originally Posted by rchang72 BTW, have to check my physics books, but the circular motion of an object gives it a tangental and radial force. The combination is why an object will go in a circle and not either drive into the center or fly off in a tangent. When the circular force hits an independent object, the force calculation on the ball would be (the mass of the clubhead) X (tangential acceleration) A object travelling in a circle does NOT have tangential force. Force gives acceleration. If it had tangential force it would go faster or slower around the circle. Last edited by Toolish : 04-02-2006 at 11:00 PM. Toolish View Public Profile Send a private message to Toolish Find all posts by Toolish