Thanks for posting this. I've always tried to get and save their newsletters. Great technical info. I particularly liked the part about what they call spin loft. They've determined that the old saying of ...."hitting down on the ball creates more spin" isn't true. I'd always felt that it made no difference for me either. Reminds me of the other, often heard thing that I disagree with regarding spin....."to hit wedges that spin well, you must really accelerate through the ball". How is the ball supposed to know if you're accelerating or not? I've never seen this technically discussed. I think that all it sees are clubhead speed and direction, location on the face, and face angle conditions. Of course this is for any given club. (I know grooves matter)
Brad On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:57 PM, Ed Reeder wrote: > Here is a newsletter from Trackman. It has many good articles > http://www.trackman.dk/download/newsletter/newsletter7.pdf > > Their 10 Fundamentals of Ball Flight is very interesting. One surprising > factor is that your angle of attack (hitting up or down on the ball) has an > effect on creating a "zero club path". Lot of good stuff here. > > Also interesting to read is their "Trackman Combine", which is a way to > measure a golfer's accuracy and distance control (they say shot making, but I > have to disagree). > > /Ed > -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at > http://aldilavoodoo.com/
