Projectile Target Practice

Launch a ball and try to hit a target. Earth gravity, g = 9.81 m/s². Positive y is upward; angle measured from horizontal.

Launch mode

Angle ° Speed m/s

v_x m/s v_y m/s

Scene

Platform height m Sim speed ×

Target

Click on the scene to place the target (0–100 m).

Position m

Graphs

Fixed bounds (0–10 s, ±40 m/s)

t = 0.000 s

v_x — horizontal velocity

v_y — vertical velocity

|v| — total speed