On 07/08/2014 5:34 AM, Bill Gill wrote:
On 7/8/2014 7:11 AM, Tim R wrote:
The average lightning strike has traveled 5 miles. It really doesn't
care about the last two feet.

Golfers get hit because golf courses are open spaces and they're
frequently out in the weather, being fanatical about the sport. Their
club is overhead for a tiny fraction of the 3 hours or so it takes to
play a round, maybe half a second a shot times 80 shots.

Umbrella holders have them overhead constantly. If that mattered,
they should get hit more than golfers. But they're not exposed as
many hours, being smart enough to come out of the rain.

Having the club over head doesn't matter all that much. The golfer
is still several feet above the surrounding terrain. So the
golfer kind of represents at thin extrusion from the ground.
Lightning is more likely to hit a thin extrusion than an adjacent
flat surface. That's why they make lightning rods thin and pointed.

Now if you are in a group of golfers you could appoint one as the
designated lightning rod and have him/her hold his/her club
in the air.

Bill

Good thing I don't care for golf - I'm tall and thin...

However my head doesn't come to a point regardless of other opinions!

John ;-#)#

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