equipment The coefficient of restitution entered the common vocabulary‚ among golfers at least‚ when golf club manufacturers began making thin-faced drivers with a so-called "trampoline effect" that creates drives of a greater distance as a result of an extra bounce off the clubface. The USGA (America’s governing golfing body) has started testing drivers for COR and has placed the upper limit at 0.83‚ golf balls typically have a COR of about 0.78. According to one article (addressing COR in tennis racquets)
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XPO Logistics‚ Inc. (XPO) BRADLEY S. JACOBS is the Chief Executive Officer of XPO Logistics‚ Inc. A career CEO‚ he has led two public companies. United Rentals‚ Inc.‚ which he cofounded in 1997; and United Waste Systems‚ Inc.‚ founded in 1989. Mr. Jacobs served as Chairman and CEO of United Rentals for the company’s first six years‚ and as Executive Chairman for an additional four years. He served eight years as Chairman and CEO of United Waste Systems. Previously‚ Mr. Jacobs founded Hamilton Resources
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Company Case #2: Valero ***Note that all of the amounts stated are in millions of dollars‚ unless specified) 1. For noncurrent (long-term) liabilities‚ what categories of long-term liabilities does the company disclose on the balance sheet and what are their amounts for the most recent year? The company discloses long-term liabilities on the balance sheet as: 2011 Debt and capital lease obligations (less current portion) $6‚732 Deferred income taxes: $5‚017 Other long-term liabilities
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Chapter 1 Case: Converse Converse‚ a brand of basketball shoes that became familiar with success from the start but dropped into bankruptcy in the early 2000’s‚ is now slowly climbing its way back to the top. Since 1908 when Converse was founded it was very popular among many athletes‚ artist‚ musicians‚ and designers. Converse was well known for its original canvas high top All Star or Chuck Taylor. In the 1970’s several companies started producing this “high-top” shoe‚ which caused Converse’s
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Youth Golf: Better “fore” a Child Each year countless parents get excited to sign their kid up for sports activities. Parents march to sporting goods stores to stock up on equipment and block off hours and hours of their schedules to attend practices and games. Unfortunately‚ for most parents sports such as football‚ basketball‚ soccer‚ and baseball are the only options they consider. Millions of parents involve their children in sports like football‚ baseball‚ softball‚ and soccer. What about
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9-26-12 * Specific Purpose: To teach audience a proper golf swing Outline: Introduction: Attention Material: Question audience‚ “Has anyone played golf in here or actually plays golf?” Relate topic to audience: As we get older‚ we get less active and many people cannot play physical sports or don’t have that stamina that we have at our age to run around and do whatever. Learning a proper golf swing is the stepping stool in the golf world and the beginning of getting into a game that can
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“Is golf a sport?” I get this question all the time. People say is that you just stroll around swinging a club at a ball. A real golfer goes to the course every single day no matter the weather. They work harder than anybody‚ golfers walk miles a day dealing with every kind of weather. What do other sports do? When the weather is awful‚ practice is canceled or takes place indoors. Golf may seem straightforward but it’s not‚ there are 34 clear-cut rules. The rules can be as simple as a player may
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the golf team at my school for four years. One of the most significant lessons that the game of golf taught me was to always have the desire to learn and better yourself. A person can never be done learning; there will always be new skills to learn and aged skills to improve upon. I love and value learning‚ and I believe that it is necessary to strive to be a life long learner. The golf course is my home during the fall season. I spend more time at practice‚ with my teammates‚ and on the golf course
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The Physics behind the Golf Ball One factor that greatly affects the flight and trajectory of a golf ball is the air resistance. People may think that air resistance would make the golf ball slower and drop faster‚ but this is not true. Modern golf balls have adapted to this by having circular shallow depressions‚ also known as “dimples‚” on the ball. This was invented by a English engineer William Taylor in 1908. Unlike other designs‚ the dimple proved to be the most aerodynamically efficient.
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