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Recently I attended the Tennessee PGA's Annual meeting featuring guest speaker, Michael Breed. There's no questioning the guys energy and charisma or the reasons why he has his own TV show. He said some things about putter lofts I'm going to have to research. Discrediting himself, he also said that a closed clubface always produces a draw or hook and an open clubface always produces a fade or slice.
In exchange for some technology advice from Brian over the phone, I offered to ask Breed any question he'd like. I stayed after his presentation in order to speak with him. The question and answer are as follows:
How has the D-plane or the knowledge that the angle of attack can effect the balls curvature effected your teaching?
(with a quizzical expression) It hasn't. I've never had anyone say that the apex of their ball flight is to close to them or to far away. I try to teach people about how the ball curves.
I'm talking about the balls curvature, the idea that when (pointing at an image of a player tracing a plane line) a player appears to be on a plane, the amount they hit up or down on it effects what plane they're really on.
immediately defensive
You're making things to complicated. People aren't getting better because things aren't simple enough.I usually teach people how the ball curves by putting a shoe box on the ground and asking them how to get the box to turn right or left.
What if Darren Stiles asked that question?
Darren is even less likely to need that information.
Seems like simplicity by omission. Which isn't simplicity at all.
In exchange for some technology advice from Brian over the phone, I offered to ask Breed any question he'd like. I stayed after his presentation in order to speak with him. The question and answer are as follows:
How has the D-plane or the knowledge that the angle of attack can effect the balls curvature effected your teaching?
(with a quizzical expression) It hasn't. I've never had anyone say that the apex of their ball flight is to close to them or to far away. I try to teach people about how the ball curves.
I'm talking about the balls curvature, the idea that when (pointing at an image of a player tracing a plane line) a player appears to be on a plane, the amount they hit up or down on it effects what plane they're really on.
immediately defensive
You're making things to complicated. People aren't getting better because things aren't simple enough.I usually teach people how the ball curves by putting a shoe box on the ground and asking them how to get the box to turn right or left.
What if Darren Stiles asked that question?
Darren is even less likely to need that information.
Seems like simplicity by omission. Which isn't simplicity at all.
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