D-Plane - A Slicer's Analysis

[bamfur]

I know the root cause of a slice is the open clubface, but the D-plane illuminated for me, how and why I was still slicing , even while hitting aggressively in2out.

I hope this will be as helpful for others as it was for me . Please, flip my analysis around for a hook. The pushline can be replaced with a pulline, and the angle of the swingpath relative to that line will determine a clockwise (fade) or counterclockwise (draw) spin.

Bottom line, I know I really need to close my clubface, but now armed with my understanding, I don't feel as hopeless that I would ever rid my slice. I am going to be focusing on twistaway, lagging the sweetspot and swiveling closed to wedding ring up. Please let me know if anyone else has any other suggestions or comments if my analysis/understanding is off.

Thanks.

 

[Richie3Jack]

Nice work. I think where I initially got screwed up on D-Plane is that the path is in relation to the angle of the face, not just the target line.



3JACK

 

[Bonesy]

So if my clubface and path were exactly opposite -- 5 degrees in/out and 10 degrees closed (relative to the path) respectively -- I would hit the ball straight?

 

[Damon Lucas]

No, you are going to kneecap someone 40 yards away standing in the left rough!!

 

[Steve Greffen]

Hah hah! Sorry just kind of illustrates the point. At the expense of someones kneecap!

 

[bamfur]

Bonesy, I think I understand your question. If your clubface was 5 degrees closed, and you had an even more 10* closed out2in swing path, then you will pull-fade it, the opposite of my favored shot shape that I used in the example, the push draw.

 

[burners]

Just a nit, and probably not that important, but it's not clockwise or counter-clockwise spin that's being produced. The forces that make the ball curve are due to the axis of rotation being tilted.

Tilted to the left is a draw. Tilted to the right is a fade. No tilt is straight. The more the tilt, the more the curve.

And please, if you ever hear anyone talking about a draw having "overspin"....

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Just a nit, and probably not that important, but it's not clockwise or counter-clockwise spin that's being produced. The forces that make the ball curve are due to the axis of rotation being tilted.

Tilted to the left is a draw. Tilted to the right is a fade. No tilt is straight. The more the tilt, the more the curve.

And please, if you ever hear anyone talking about a draw having "overspin"....

Excellent point and also please realize that the more backspin there is on the ball the harder it is for the ball to tilt it's axis THUS why it's easier to curve lower lofted clubs than higher lofted clubs.