The bottom of the hole is shaped like an inverted truncated cone except it has eight ( I think) flat angled sides with holes in them around the hole where the flag stick fits in.. That way when it bounces it hits the side of the hole, or the stick... Remember the stick is in the hole unless there is someone there to "tend the pin" but that never occurs on a tee shot.
remember the stick prevents a strait bounce off the flat surfaces...and the stick and sides of the hole absorb much of the balls energy..
Force = mass * acceleration, both the stick and the hole (sides) have far more mass than the ball, so they absorb and dissipate its energy very effectively. Sort of like those water filled yellow tubs at the ends of some offramp guard rails. someone was paid a lot of money to design those holes.... " Though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all.." all the dollars that they pay out in pro golf that is..
Remember, the pin is always in so it traps the ball’s energy between it and the sides of the hole before it reaches the bottom of the cup. Listen closely and you will always hear the ball hit the pin as it “slam dunks” into the hole. There isn’t much space available between the pin and sides so the ball has nowhere to go.
Many times the ball hits a little higher though and the pin acts as a deflector, thus the ball ends up many yards away from what would have been a great shot.
From a tee off the flag should still be in the hole, without the flag from a tee off getting the trajectory right to keep it in the hole would be way more impressive than hitting the target.
Check my other reply. It happens.
Many of these are from the tee, thus are considered holes in one. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x__0_AWPRuI
The bottom of the hole is shaped like an inverted truncated cone except it has eight ( I think) flat angled sides with holes in them around the hole where the flag stick fits in.. That way when it bounces it hits the side of the hole, or the stick... Remember the stick is in the hole unless there is someone there to "tend the pin" but that never occurs on a tee shot.
remember the stick prevents a strait bounce off the flat surfaces...and the stick and sides of the hole absorb much of the balls energy.. Force = mass * acceleration, both the stick and the hole (sides) have far more mass than the ball, so they absorb and dissipate its energy very effectively. Sort of like those water filled yellow tubs at the ends of some offramp guard rails. someone was paid a lot of money to design those holes.... " Though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all.." all the dollars that they pay out in pro golf that is..
Remember, the pin is always in so it traps the ball’s energy between it and the sides of the hole before it reaches the bottom of the cup. Listen closely and you will always hear the ball hit the pin as it “slam dunks” into the hole. There isn’t much space available between the pin and sides so the ball has nowhere to go.
Many times the ball hits a little higher though and the pin acts as a deflector, thus the ball ends up many yards away from what would have been a great shot.
From a tee off the flag should still be in the hole, without the flag from a tee off getting the trajectory right to keep it in the hole would be way more impressive than hitting the target.
It like those "dude perfect" clickbait vids, but in real life!
You know the videos where they likely film thousands of attempts to do the unthinkable, then post the one of actual success