my question is related with Projectile motion, it describes about the high velocity of ball on its trajectory. it asks about the conditions of height, time of flight, range as well.
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Consider two balls, which are both launched and caught at the same height (0) and the same distance ($d$) but flew to different heights ($h_1$ and $h_2$).
If we ignore air resistance, the vertical and horizontal motion can be considered separately. In other words, in just the vertical sense, the balls are thrown up to $h_1$ or $h_2$ and fall back down.
It takes longer to fall from a high height. So the ball that travels higher must take longer to reach the same destination.
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Because the farther it’s thrown usually the less speed it’ll have by the time it reaches the catcher due to air resistance.
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Long-winded version of the other answer:
Horizontal speed decreases over time due to air resistance. If you keep initial horizontal velocity, $v_{x0}$, constant and increase initial vertical velocity, $v_{y0}$, then the final horizontal velocity $v_{xf}\to 0$ as $v_{y0}\to \infty$. So a cricket player can just camp under a high-hit ball because it's essentially only moving in the vertical direction. Hitting a ball high eliminates a velocity vector, making the trajectory easier to track
