Only a handful of researchers have studied why an American football flies in such a unique trajectory, rifling through the air with remarkable precision, but also swerving, wobbling, and even tumbling ...

So you’re at the park, and you want to impress the sunbathing supermodels lying there, watching with gaping mouths as you prepare to launch your football into the air. But your spiral—it sucks. A ...

Throwing the perfect spiral with a football may be a matter of physics and influenced by prevailing wind currents as well as large, fast pass rushers. But it begins, two University of Delaware ...

If you've ever watched part of a professional football game, you've probably seen a tight spiral pass. They're those perfect throws where the football leaves the player's hand and neatly spins as it ...