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If I've understood it correctly to hit a ball straight with let's say a 6-iron, given a standard vertical shaft plane of 60º if I hit down on it 5º, I'll have to swing just about 2.5º left and the face at separation has to be square to the ball target line(that's a bit I'm not 100% sure about...

If I want to hit down on my six iron 4º and hit it straight, where's the best place for the clubhead to be when the shaft is parallel to the ground for the last time before impact with respect to the butt, 2º outside the butt and parallel to my intended delivery line? And if I want to hit up...

A lot has been written/discussed here and in the Trackman newsletters about the implications for the long game of the information emerging from the use of the equipment but I've seen little discussion of the implications for the short-game. It seems to me that to a large extent the same...

In attempt to find out what I know and don't know about motor skills learning and how it influences my teaching practice I've written out the following document. It reflects my increasing interest in the "how" of the deleivery of information rather than the "what". I would appreciate any input...

Brian, Kevin and other Trackman users, Have you recorded the typical path and true face numbers of enough shanks to be able to give us a reliable breakdown of what's going on at impact? What's more common very in-to-out paths, +ve angles of attack and open faces or steep out to in paths...

Trying to follow up Guitar Hero's references to "Positive Transfer Dynamic Motor Skill Training" didn't lead to much. I was wondering if anybody else could point me in the direction of some useful motor skills learning literature. Those of us who have been regular visitors to this site are...

Brian, In light of your recent Trackman sessions and subsequent conclusions I've been playing around with my magnetic lie tool and it seems to me that in order to get the trueface of my 58º sand iron to point at a target the butt of the club is somewhat further ahead of the face than when I...

I apologise if I'm being short-sighted but I can't find where I have to go to buy the audio shows. Can someone point me in the right direction, please? Thanks

Has anybody used one of these? Looks pretty good, green lasers can apparently be seen in bright sunlight. http://www.smartstickgolf.com/

Trackman data and research from Tom Wishon seem to prove that a positive attack angle is a key factor for maximising distance (or at least carry) with the driver. 1.Does a positive attack angle pre-suppose a motion which allows the clubhead to have passed the hands at impact or are there ways...

Just wanted to get this straight in my head. In the three pieces of baloney thread, Brian, in post number 105 with the graphics, for the straight shot (first image) if I read it correctly at impact the clubface is fractionally open to the path of the clubhead at impact and squares to separation...

Brian, As you've stated on a number of occasions that there seems to be a relatively close relationship between the degrees of openness of the shoulders at impact with respect to the targetline and the degrees of axis tilt, does it therefore stand that given that you need more axis tilt to hit...

Just wondering where people like to feel the weight in their feet at address. I know the Golfing Machine recommends weight towards the heels in order to counter the out toward the ball motion in the downswing. I've found with some students that that causes them to get the arms too far behind...

If I look at my Manzella neutral grip in the mirror with just the left hand on the club, should I be able to see a little of the butt of the club? I don't think so but just wanted to check. Thanks

Brian, If you were to do your standard pivot, let's say for a 7-iron, nothing fancy needed, with the sun behind you and your shadow in front with a ball placed on the shadow in the triangle where the legs join below your zipper, another right where you think the centre of rotation is, just...

In the last few weeks I've had quite a few new students who typically get across the line at the top of the backswing. A common feature of their start-down is, that in their attempt to refind the plane, they consistently get under the sweetspot and thus open up the face. Coincidence or likely...

Would someone be kind enough to explain the importance of the sweetspot plane? Is it really more important than the plane angle of the shaft and where it's pointing? Should I be tracking the sweetspot rather than what the shaft is doing? Any input much appreciated.

I frequently see junior golfers with clubs which are too long and too heavy for them, causing them to stand too upright and a tendency to lift the club with the forearms. Has anyone got a chart of some sort which could guide me a little in advising junior golfers of different ages as to the...

Brian, I was wondering what you consider to be the most reliable way for accurately measuring axis tilt at impact. I've been drawing a line from the belt buckle to the neck and then measuring the size of that angle to the vertical. Any other ideas? Thanks very much for any input, always much...

Could anyone point me in the direction of some down the line Gary Player swing sequences from his prime? Very nice front-on sequence with an iron in the book Golf Power in Motion but can only find a relatively recent down the line driver sequence in the Golf World book ¨The Swing¨. Thanks for...