Following on from a golf tip two weeks ago 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 center contact on the face of the club and are therefore not skewing the ball’s spin axis with vertical or horizontal gear effect.
The Pull Fade
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 pull fade your clubface needs to be open relative to the path it is travelling on but closed relative to the target line, a club path that is 5 degrees to the left of the target and a clubface that is 2.5 degrees to the left of the target will create a pull fade that finishes on the target.
The only way to accurately monitored what is happening at impact is to book a lesson using Flightscope.
See an example below with a clubface that is not quite left enough for the ball to finish on the target.
