Why it's Impossible to Throw a Perfect Spiral (ft. Tom Brady)
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A huge thank you to Tom Brady for coming and throwing some footballs with us and letting us analyse his throw. You can check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@tombrady
Also thank you to Kevin Bonner and the team at Shadow Lion for helping make this happen!
A big thanks to Daniel Hare and Wilson for all their help collecting and analyzing the data.
A massive thank you to Prof. Philip Ansell, David Attig, Matt Brotnow, Sam Hince and Derrick Wiberg at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for all their work testing out footballs in their wind tunnel (more of that to come in our second video).
We’d also like to shout out Stewart Bible, Ryan Sayko and the rest of the team at Resolved Analytics for all their work on the CFD models.
Thank you to Mike Lopez and Tom Bliss from the Football Data and Analytics at the NFL for sharing data and insights from across NFL history.
We’re incredibly grateful to Prof. Richard Price and Major Brett Gibbons for their invaluable contributions to this video.
Thank you to Prof. Chad Orzel, Prof. John Eric Goff, Dr Ainissa Ramirez, Prof. Tony Schmitz & Jonathan Ferguson for all their help on the project.
Also thanks to Chris Anstis for his help as a stand-in QB!
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0:00 How Tom Brady Throws a Football
2:41 Why do you spin a football to throw it?
5:16 How does rifling affect a projectile?
8:41 The Turnover Paradox
10:50 How fast can Tom Brady throw?
14:07 Analysing Brady’s Throw
16:38 Gyroscopic Procession
19:39 It’s impossible to throw straight
22:14 Outdoor vs Dome Stadiums
24:29 Why Tom Brady is the GOAT
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References:
References can be found here - https://ve42.co/BradyReferences
Images & Video:
Image and video references can be found here - https://ve42.co/BradyVisuals
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Producer & Director: Henry van Dyck
Writing: Henry van Dyck & Derek Muller
Editor: Trenton Oliver
Animators: Mike Radjabov & Fabio Albetelli
Illustrator: Jakub Misiek
Researchers: Emilia Gyles & Gabe Strong
Field Producer: Katy Savage
Camera Operators: John Nicholls, Trenton Oliver, Melkwych Pierre-Louis & Scott Wellington
Drone Operators: Nathan Taupez Scinto, Angelo Fiorini
Sound Recordist: Vlady Garcia
Production Assistant: Leah Jiji
Media Manager: Gabriel C. Rodriguez
Assistant Editor: James Stuart
Thumbnail Designers: Ren Hurley & Ben Powell
Production Team: Josh Pitt, Rob Beasley Spence, Tori Brittain & Barbara Abraul
Executive Producers: Derek Muller & Zoe Heron
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