LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Line of compression and tangential force Thread: Line of compression and tangential force View Single Post #11 04-02-2006, 10:52 PM rchang72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 145 Originally Posted by Toolish A object travelling in a circle does NOT have radial force. Force gives acceleration. If it had radial force it would go faster or slower around the circle. Isn't centripetal force a radial force Probably should have said centripetal acceleration to be clearer. I think what you are describing is angular acceleration. But as I said, I'm at least 15 years from my last thoughts about physics. Last edited by rchang72 : 04-02-2006 at 10:54 PM. rchang72 View Public Profile Send a private message to rchang72 Find all posts by rchang72