Golfers need to understand that in order to create backspin, trajectory and distance control the ball MUST be hit in a downward motion. To do this the club shaft MUST be leaning forward at Impact! The average 5 iron has 8 degrees of forward built into it. If you look at Impact pictures of your player you will see that the hands are well forward of the clubhead and the shaft is, on an average, leaning forward 15 degrees! They have effectively turned the 5 iron into a 3 or 4 iron. No wonder these players hit the ball so far! The average player however, has a backward leaning shaft at Impact turning that same 5 iron into a 7 or 8! Have you ever played golf with someone that always complained that ALL of their clubs go the same distance? Having the shaft lean backward at Impact is one of the major causes of "power leakage." This means that the hands have to lead through Impact...not the clubhead! The dimensions of the down stroke are always three dimensional, just as the back stroke works in three dimensions. These are downward, outward and forward. Hitting down creates backspin which creates lift! Hitting up produces almost all topped shots! |
