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![TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/-4RY9JWu24VML8kdmEB558roS2_vamyMoz7l5ONdU3o.jpg?auto=webp&s=5a9bb77435826957431874bc5832ecc98d3acc19)
TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned
![TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned](http://www.tutelman.com/golf/swing/golfSwingPhysics/howIsEnergyTransferred.gif)