When a footballer unleashes a powerful shot, the action seems like magic: a clean strike, the ball rockets straight toward ...

In the video below, Veritasium’s Derek Muller explains the Magnus effect, and why the phenomenon can cause a ball with even a little spin to swerve so dramatically from its expected path.

You can understand what kind of trajectory the ball playing a strong rotation and Magnus effect will take by watching the following movie. David Beckham's free kick against Greece - YouTube ...

This changes the trajectory of the ball from the parabolic shape you ... For a spinning ball, a bit of physics known as the Magnus Effect comes into play. Most explanations of the Magnus effect ...

but players like Cristiane like to put a spin on the ball to curve its trajectory. This spin creates a lateral force, called a Magnus force, that moves the "messy turbulent" region to the side and ...

As the ball slows down, the "Magnus effect" becomes more and more pronounced ... the rotation is the same," Quere said. "Hence the trajectory of the ball is going to be more and more bent ...

Wikipedia’s page on the magnus effect is pretty ok ... Here is what I get for the trajectory of the ball (as seen from above). That is more than 4 meters deflection – but maybe they are ...

The trajectory of the ball can be determined ... For this, we are going to have to add a third force: the Magnus force. If you have a spinning ball moving through the air, one side of the ball ...