[neil]

Is it just possible that Homer thought about this very discussion and decided to use the reference to centrifugal force because the average golf pro is not a physicist. Is it possible that he felt that 99.9999% of us use that term whether we mean centripetal or not. Is it possible that he used it because it does exist in the golf swing -and it can be felt ....through the hands!. In 2K Homer uses the words Centripetal force, Centrifugal force (centrifugal reaction)-and the phrase "This throw out action is termed herein"-herein being the key word,could he have said "i'll try and keep this understandable because most of you out there arn't going to get it if i go into the detailed physics of inertial/non-inertial frames ,oh,by the way centrifugal force doesn't really exist, sometimes". Now i don't have a problem with people getting passionate about a subject-if physics is your thing thats fine. If TGM is not your thing ,that's fine too.But, Golf Sceptic, tell me you don't understand the book.