LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Line of compression and tangential force Thread: Line of compression and tangential force View Single Post #22 04-03-2006, 05:53 PM ram418 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 15 Velocity is a vector. You can think of Velocity as a Speed with a Direction. A rock whirling on a string is always Accelerating because it's constantly changing its Direction. ram418 View Public Profile Send a private message to ram418 Find all posts by ram418