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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...
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James McLellan
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2022-11-29T20:11:33Z (almost 2 years 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?
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James McLellan
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2022-11-28T11:23:54Z (almost 2 years 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?