ok, maybe that was a bad example but overall there is a major misconception that Tour players ALL hit 300 yard drives, hit 200 yard six irons, etc. etc.
I also believe the average golfer also exaggerates how far they themselves hit it off the tee. I love reading the posts that are like "I hit it pretty good (300+) off the tee but could use some help getting a few extra yards"
in years past, I also remember the Kapalua data being a little skewed (e.g., 400 yard drives) because of the wind, elevation changes, roll out on the fairway, etc.
in years past, I also remember the Kapalua data being a little skewed (e.g., 400 yard drives) because of the wind, elevation changes, roll out on the fairway, etc.
So, is it more the quality of the contact that counts rather than the attack angle that produces more spin?"Yes! It turns out that if you hit down or up on the ball with the same club, the spin rate will be more or less identical if you impact the ball on the same spot on the face. This is in contradiction to the myth saying that hitting down on the ball increases the spin rate."
Quote from trackman article
The most important factor responsible for creating spin is loft. The ball does not know what is the loft of the driver that hits it. Thus, what difference to a ball is if it's being hit with a, say, 13 degree driver and 0* AofA comparing to 10 degree driver and +3* AofA ? The "angle" (i.e. loft) at what the ball is being hit is always 13* in both cases.
Is this what Trackman studies want to tell us ?
Cheers
But if you use a 13* and have a -3* AofAt the launch will then be lower, just as if you have a 5* and have a +5* AofAt it will go higher.
"Yes, actually you do not change the spin rate by hitting more down or up on the ball with the same club, assuming that the ball is impacted on the same spot on the face. Simplified slightly, the correlations are: Attack angle changes the launch angle, with club loft, including shaft flex, changing the spin rate.
When you hit more up on the ball, the launch angle will be higher but the spin rate will be virtually the same. The spin rate is dictated primarily by the spin loft and impact position on the club face. The spin loft is the difference between the dynamic loft and the attack angle. The spin loft is virtually constant for a given club. Of course, also the ball and club characteristics play an important role in the generation of spin."
From trackman "attack angle"