Johnny Miller made a great comment

[Matt 4-L]

While watching the telecast yesterday a golfer hit it right and Johnny said he left the face open and had a lot of shaft lean. I was shocked, does Johnny know about the d-plane and how a heavy leaning shaft makes the ball go right? Most commentators would of said he blocked it or got stuck.

 

[jeffgladchun]

Lean does not equal downward strike.

 

[Matt 4-L]

No... but it did in this case

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Lean does not equal downward strike.

While it doesn't equal downward strike in is correlated

 

[savydan]

While it doesn't equal downward strike in is correlated

Jim,

If someone has a relatively high amount of forward lean with a relatively low downward strike, is that implying there is a "flat spot" to the path?

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Jim,

If someone has a relatively high amount of forward lean with a relatively low downward strike, is that implying there is a "flat spot" to the path?

No it just means that their angle of attack is shallower than one with a steeper angle of attack

 

[savydan]

No it just means that their angle of attack is shallower than one with a steeper angle of attack

No kidding. That part is a given.

Then could you explain how forward shaft lean and angle of attack are "correlated"?

 

[Kevin Shields]

They really aren't.