Paper № IV · Mechanics · May 2026 · 6 pages
The Fly Did Not Push It In
A force-budget analysis of Tommy Fleetwood's birdie at Caves Valley, 2025.
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Final round of the 2025 BMW Championship. Tommy Fleetwood’s 27-foot putt stops on the lip of the cup, a fly lands on the ball, and the ball drops. This paper runs the force budget: the impulse a fly can deliver against what a 45.9-gram TaylorMade TP5x at rest on the lip actually required. The title is the conclusion.
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