Question: In terms of probability, does swinging left produce a greater likelihood...

[wulsy]

That's All other numbers being equal, straight shots are more compressed than draws or fades.

But all other numbers are rarely equal. No?

It feels and sound better because it sounds different further up the face, and the big ass divot slows the shaft down and the recovery from lead is quicker.

Fools gold.

What if there's no big ass divot, just sexy wee thing which leaves the grass roots intact?

 

[magicmarker]

I am somewhat confused. Why does everyone assume that if Wulsy says he swings right and feels he gets better compression this way that he is misinterpreting the divot for the compression? What if doesn't even take a divot? The D-plane video on the front page shows that the less down a player swings the less left he needs to be aiming. It seems (to me) that he may be swinging right because he isn't taking big divots. If he is coming in shallow won't swinging left be more of a glancing blow? Without Trackman number how do we know that his swinging right isn't really just him swinging left enough to hit good shots using the bottom of the arc a little more than the downward side of the arc.

 

[Ringer]

I happen to think there's something from the bigger picture which is being over looked.

Which has a better kinetic sequence? A swing out to the right or a swing out to the left?

 

[birly-shirly]

@magicmarker - sorry - those are fair points, and I hope I didn't come across as doubting Wulsy. I heard "hook" and "compression" in close proximity, so it seemed reasonable to ask about angle of attack. I'm not sure I understand how a draw can give you more compression than a straight shot, all other things being equal. But if this thread illustrates nothing else, I guess it shows how big an assumption "all other things being equal" really is.

 

[Brian Manzella]

A STRAIGHT BALL GIVES YOU MORE COMPRESSION.

Period.

Next.

 

[mb6606]

Someone someday will take MIT's trillion frames per second camera along with a trackman and capture impact from the PGA tour.

 

[SPmoser87]

Alright, this is just my answer to Brian's question, didn't read the rest of the seven pages of replies.

In terms of probability, I would say no, that swinging left doesn't cause the ball to start left. The ball starting left depends way more on the face orientation at impact than the path.

If I'm way off base, someone yell at me.