On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a 6 iron. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hits the ball with a speed of 24 at an angle 25 above the horizontal. How much farther did the ball travel on the moon than it would have on earth?
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If he hit it with the same force and trajectory angle, it would go 6 times farther on the moon than on earth. (Or 1/6 the distance on the earth than on the moon).
(Before bouncing and/or rolling).
I should also add that due to wind direction and air resistence on the earth that does not occur on the moon, a few deviations will occur.
Sadly, Shepard’s longest shot went only about 60 feet. It had little to do with diminished gravity, and a lot to do with trying to hit a golf ball while wearing a space suit. But he didn’t hit with the hypothetical values you propose.