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Am I correct that the spin axis of the ball is already tilted on sidehille lies? Therefore, if one zeroes everything out for a sidehill shot the ball will still curve (away from the slope) anyway?

Will someone please explain why a shot on the middle of the clubface might cause twisting for a driver? for an iron? I think I understand, but there are others on this site more versed in impact dynamics and can give a more precise answer.

Can someone get him fired for impact stupidity? He honestly believes that Furyk is intentionally opening the clubface at impact! He probably thinks gear effect is for bicycles.

Torque free putters exist (ex. Axis 1 putter - Edel coming out with one this summer possibly). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CVyjctPvg Why not torque free clubs? Would be interesting to see if torque free clubs would significantly reduce RoC to make timing the face more controllable.

Brian - What typically happens when someone's hand speed slows down? For me, bad shots left and a guide swing that doesn't work. The faster I keep my hands moving in the downswing the better my miss.

Does a lighter grip allow for more gamma torque? When I death grip my driver it seems like I have less gamma torque and therefore the closure rate is slightly slower. Light pressure = more solid hit but appears to have more gamma torque and faster rate (harder to time) Also, how big a role...

Has anyone ever had a 0.00 Face Angle and 0.00 Club Path on Trackman for a single shot? I've never had both FA and CP at 0.00 (or even 0.whatever) for a single shot. I can come close every now and again to 1s for each, but I've never had both FA and CP at 0.00 for one shot. I'm more in the...

I just hit this 310 gram monster on the range to warm up and sliced this thing consistently. I can hook on command with normal clubs. At the end I tried to really release and the club and it still faded a decent amount. Any correlation between head weight/club weight and face closure rate...

I've found that when I aim right with the driver (to account for the path change due to the +AoA) that I need to tilt my head to the right water coming out my right ear) to feel aligned properly to the right. If I don't tilt my head slightly to the right my mind gravitates to the target line...

Are there any ranges of reasonableness for VSPs per club? For example, is a VSP of 40-50* reasonable for a driver? I know this might be pattern specific and people that like a steeper plane have higher VSPs (ex. Watson) than guys that swing flatter (ex. Hogan).

Is it possible to aim your body parallel left of the target line, hit up with a driver (>3*) and have the club path be straight or to the right of the target line? If so, what manipulations must be made to counter the positive attack angle causing the path to want to be left?

> +3 AoA - Club Path I've found that when my AoA is > +3 that it's almost impossible to get my path less than -1* (always left) and it's often -3* even if I don't go over the top and swing to right field. How does one counter the negative path with a positive attack angle without adjusting...

Does the face closure rate affect the club path in any way? For example, does the closing of the face cause/influence/pull the shaft move more out to in. Of course, is the opposite true? Path affects face closure rate? Curious given all of the various forces in play and the increased weight...

FINALLY!!!! Fred Tuxen gets a nod in Golf Magazine for inventing Trackman. Probably several more months until the correct ball flight laws are discussed. Progress is happening.

Is there a force on the shaft in the downswing that needs to be resisted with "beta torque" to stop the shaft/club head from getting to much in to out? Is this force pattern specific and/golfer specific? Curious about this topic in general. When I give a little tumble (i.e., beta torque) in...

Is good lag really imparting less dynamic loft to the ball without an increase in your attack angle? I can decrease my dynamic loft by increasing my attack angle and sticking the club in the ground through handle dragging, but that will increase my spin loft, throw my path to the right and...

1) Where should we start judging/referencing/analyzing "lag" in reference to the left arm in the downswing? When the left arm is parallel to the ground in the downswing? 45* angle to the ground in the downswing? 2) Is there a standard for measuring/calculating/numerically quantifying...

Brian - I've found that I hit straighter shots when I feel like I pick the ball (no divot or brush divot) and don't drag the handle into the ground. I've also found that the pick/brush divot doesn't feel anywhere near as solid on a consistent basis as when I drag the handle, massively deloft...

Can you unlearn riding a bike? No matter how hard I try I don't think that I can ever "unlearn" this movement. Brian - Are you guys delving into any brain studies/ideas on learning? I wonder if we get hard wired for a swing early in life and fight it for the rest. Hard to "unlearn" riding a...

Is there a way for Trackman to give the actual face calculation on the shot and the face calcuation if the shot were on a center hit? (I know it does this if the shot is an on center hit - duh!) For example, if the face calculation is -1.9 because I hit it on the heel could it also give me the...