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"Rugby balls!"
I remember looking into this very issue as a teenager. I was inspired by playing rugby, and wondering if I could predict when a ball kicked down field I would be chasing, was likely to bounce up higher on certain bounces.
Being a bit of a physic fan, I looked into it as a science project. And I can genuinely say that then applying the theory into practice, I improved at successfully collecting a bouncing rugby ball on the run, by trying to judge it's spin as I approached it and predict the higher bounce.
Not that I ever became a particularly good rugby player, but understanding the physics at least improved my play a little bit.
Great video PG.