During a penalty kick, a soccer player manages to accelerate his foot to a peak velocity of 27 m/s, which coincides with the time that his foot strikes the ball. What speed would you estimate the ball to travel (assuming good contact between the foot and the ball)?

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Working on the notion that the speed of the ball is 1.2 times the speed of the foot at ball contact, we would expect the ball to be travelling at 32.4 m/s after impact (i.e. 27 x 1.2)

During a Penalty Kick, a Soccer Player Manages to Accelerate