(Challenging!) Experienced players can throw a Frisbee so it skips off the ground (the Frisbee's front edge actually tips upward after the Frisbee hits, enabling it to climb back into the air). If a right-handed player throws a Frisbee in the usual way, it rotates counterclockwise when viewed from above. To skip the Frisbee, which edge has to hit the ground (as seen by the thrower)? (Hint: The Frisbee's angular momentum vector, and thus its rotation axis, changes in the direction of the external torque that the strike applies to the Frisbee.)

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The Answer of (Challenging!) Experienced players can throw a Frisbee so it skips off the ground (the Frisbee's front edge actually tips upward after the Frisbee hits, enabling it to climb back into the air). If a right-handed player throws a Frisbee in the usual way, it rotates counterclockwise when viewed from above. To skip the Frisbee, which edge has to hit the ground (as seen by the thrower)? (Hint: The Frisbee's angular momentum vector, and thus its rotation axis, changes in the direction of the external torque that the strike applies to the Frisbee.)

(Challenging!) Experienced Players Can Throw a Frisbee So It Skips