How many centrmetres left or right is 6 degrees?

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GeoffDickson

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Apologies in advance for forgetting high school trigonometry.

I am looking to get a better feel/comprehension for how far left and right we need to aim/swing. I know there are some resources/spreadsheets that tell us how far to aim left (or right) in order to reproduce a straight shot according the D-plane. How do these numbers translate to a target much, much closer to where you are standing.

Here is what i can figure out...6 degrees in-to-out (Kenny Perry) and 6 degrees out-to-in (Montgomery) are the two extremes of a really good golf swing...99% of pro golfers fit somewhere in between these limits.

A circle has 360 degrees in it...a clock has 60 minute markers...meaning that all of the swing path variation falls between 11.59 and 12.01...

Lets assume I wanted to draw this 'slice of the pie' on the ground. Assume that 12pm is 1m from the centre of the clock face meaning a 2m diameter. How many cm left of 12pm would 11.59 (or 6 degrees) be? If I know the distance for 6 degrees then I can easily figure out the distances for 1-5 degrees.

Thanks.
 
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Brian Manzella

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The TUXEN METHOD:

Swing 2.4° —which is 4.2 yards per 100 yards— left on every shot off of the ground, and have PGA Tour average Angles of Attack.

What could be any easier?
 
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GeoffDickson

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Great. Savydan actually provided what i was looking for in the 'calculator' thread...it was his 'Tan 3*' formula that i was expecting someone to help me out with. I plugged some numbers into to the calculator and they match Savydan's numbers, so i can figure it out from here.

From what i can deduce so far, a -3* degree swing means that you swing (approx) 5.2cm left of the target line at distance of 1m in front of you...I will double check

I think I might be the first person to program in a 1m (or 1 yard) shot into the calculator...
 
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