Chapter 11, Problem 1AP

A 1.2-m golf club is swung in a planar motion by a right-handed golfer with an arm length of 0.76 m. If the initial velocity of the golf ball is 35 m/s, what was the angular velocity of the left shoulder at the point of ball contact? (Assume that the left arm and the club form a straight line, and that the initial velocity of the ball is the same as the linear velocity of the club head at impact.) (Answer: 17.86 rad/s)