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#ICYMI - Golf Science, with Geoff Ogilvy and Neil deGrasse Tyson

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4.614.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Aerodynamics, Doppler radar, laser tracking, and big data! Gary and Chuck find out how science has guided the evolution of golf, from why balls have dimples to how clubs are designed, with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and, from the PGA Tour, 3x world golf champion Geoff Ogilvy. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Subscribe to our channels on: TuneIn: tunein.com/playingwithscience Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360 GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/golf-science-with-geoff-ogilvy-and-neil-degrasse-tyson/

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0:00.0

I'm Gary O'Reilly.

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And I'm Satna.

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And this is playing with science.

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Today we have to drive ourselves, bring our own chips, and I will get my own tea, which will be splendid.

0:11.0

Ah yes, we will be accountable for our own scores and things could get a little rough.

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Yeah, but never fear.

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Ogle V is here in the sip of jup.

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Oh, I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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Other than er, what are ourmidt betting off the futile

0:50.3

goal- they are going to be played by Earl.

0:54.0

on the first tee, Jeff Ogleby, a man who won the US Open in 2006. Jeff, welcome to Play

1:01.0

Me Science. Thank you. Thank you. And we also have with us. Oh, don't we? Yes. The man

1:06.3

himself, the myth, the legend, I have just decided to start calling him Rocket Man. Rocket

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