Over the next few weeks I would like to explain what is happening at impact when some of the more common shots are hit by golfers, this is assuming you are making centre contact on the face of the club and are therefore not skewing the ball’s spin axis with vertical or horizontal gear effect.
The Push Draw
Curvature is created when there is a divergence between the path the club takes at impact and the clubface angle at impact. The ball starts in the direction the clubface is pointing at impact (approximately 85% of the clubface angle) and curves away from the path.
To hit a push draw your clubface needs to be closed relative to the path it is travelling on but open relative to the target line, a club path that is 5 degrees to the right of the target and a clubface that is 2.5 degrees to the right of the target will create a push draw that finishes on the target.
The only way to accurately monitored what is happening at impact is to book a lesson using Flightscope. Contact the golf shop to book your next Flightscope Lesson.
