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Q&A How Could Golf Change in a Low-Gravity Environment?

Low gravity golf was invented by Alan Shepard in 1971 when he hit two golf balls 40 yards on the moon. Surprisingly, this version of the sport with little atmosphere and much lower gravity, is the...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by James McLellan‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by deleted user

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#2: Post edited by user avatar James McLellan‭ · 2022-11-29T20:11:33Z (over 1 year ago)
  • Microgravity golf was [invented by Alan Shepard in 1971](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9228601/Alan-Shepards-lost-golf-ball-discovered-travelled-40-yards.html) when he hit two golf balls 40 yards on the moon.
  • Surprisingly, this version of the sport with little atmosphere and much lower gravity, is the most common that will be played on the planets in the solar system that are already top candidates for human settlement.
  • - 0.4 g : Mars
  • - 0.2 g : The Moon, Triton
  • - 0.1 g : Callisto, Ganymede, Eris, Makemake, Pluto
  • - 0.02 g : Haumea, Ceres
  • Shepard's disappointing drive has more to do with the lack of a comfortable suit.
  • Other than longer drives, how could the sport of golf change in the future, as the sport spreads across the solar system?
  • Low gravity golf was [invented by Alan Shepard in 1971](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9228601/Alan-Shepards-lost-golf-ball-discovered-travelled-40-yards.html) when he hit two golf balls 40 yards on the moon.
  • Surprisingly, this version of the sport with little atmosphere and much lower gravity, is the most common that will be played on the planets in the solar system that are already top candidates for human settlement.
  • - 0.4 g : Mars
  • - 0.2 g : The Moon, Triton
  • - 0.1 g : Callisto, Ganymede, Eris, Makemake, Pluto
  • - 0.02 g : Haumea, Ceres
  • Shepard's disappointing drive has more to do with the lack of a comfortable suit.
  • Other than longer drives, how could the sport of golf change in the future, as the sport spreads across the solar system?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar James McLellan‭ · 2022-11-28T11:23:54Z (over 1 year ago)
How Could Golf Change in a Low-Gravity Environment?
Microgravity golf was [invented by Alan Shepard in 1971](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9228601/Alan-Shepards-lost-golf-ball-discovered-travelled-40-yards.html) when he hit two golf balls 40 yards on the moon.

Surprisingly, this version of the sport with little atmosphere and much lower gravity, is the most common that will be played on the planets in the solar system that are already top candidates for human settlement.

- 0.4 g : Mars
- 0.2 g : The Moon, Triton
- 0.1 g : Callisto, Ganymede, Eris, Makemake, Pluto
- 0.02 g : Haumea, Ceres

Shepard's disappointing drive has more to do with the lack of a comfortable suit.

Other than longer drives, how could the sport of golf change in the future, as the sport spreads across the solar system?