If they are saying that a ball being out of round may cause it to come off the club face different than it would if the ball were perfect - I'd give that a maybe, but I'd be surprised if you could isolate that effect from all the other things going on when the club hits the ball.
As far as putting goes. If we putted on ground slate there would definitely be an effect, or if we were all really precise putters it would matter. Personally? I always pick asymmetrical balls and align them so that it will help with the break and roll into the hole. I'm down to an average of 36 putts per round by doing that.
Regards,
Alan
At 04:32 PM 1/10/03 -0700, you wrote:
Dave, Do you think there is a way to orient the ball to fight the slice?Brian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Sweet Spot Finder At 06:24 AM 1/9/03 -0700, Brian Parkinson wrote: >Just read the review on the Check & Go Sweet Spot Finder in >golfclubreview.com. They seemed pretty high on it. How much are you >selling that little gem for John? That was an impressive review, wasn't it? I'm tempted to get one myself. A couple of things they said comparing the spin balancer with the static (Epsom salt water) balancing: * They said that the improvement was considerably more significant with the spin balance. * They speculated about the cause of the different balance points for dynamic and spin. I'm not sure I agree -- haven't looked at the details -- but it's the most plausible I've seen yet. My own paraphrase of what I think they were saying: static balancing finds diameter on the ball with the greatest light-to-heavy difference, while spin balancing finds the heaviest great circle on the ball. >Anyway, one of the things that interested me was that they said was to >position the ball differently for slicers vs. hookers vs. strait ball >hitters. For a slicer the line pointed to the left, hooker right. >Since I really don't understand the mechanics of it all, I thought I >would ask the experts if this makes sense. I think their orientation >was just a trial & error looking for the best results. I'm pretty sure I understand what they were saying. They definitely did not say that orienting the ball this way will CURE either a hook or a slice. They said that aligning it this way means the golfer's swing path will match the balance plane, assuming a slicer swings outside-in and the hooker swings inside-out. So that way, the spin imparted will be consistent, neither reduced nor exaggerated. Cool! DaveT
