Path of
the Golf Club
Greatest influence on golf ball-flight:
Initial Direction
Set up flaw:
Alignment, Ball position, Grip,
Greatest influence from the swing:
Shoulder rotation, too slow or too fast not returning to square shoulder position at impact.
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Clubface
Angle
Greatest Influence on ball-flight:
Curvature of the ball in the air.
Greatest Set up Flaw:
Grip, Aim, Alignment.
Greatest influence from the swing:
Manipulation of the hands.
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Angle
of Approach
Greatest Influence on golf ball flight:
Fat, thin or topped
Greatest set up Flaw:
Posture, Ball position, Grip
Greatest influence from the golf swing:
Arms and body working together, Plane, Uneducated hands.
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Clubhead
Speed
Greatest influence on ball flight:
Distance.
Greatest influence set-up:
Grip, Alignment, Ball Position
Greatest influence from the swing:
Release, Forearm rotation, length of arms, strength, co-ordination, line of compression, applied force from pivot
of the mid-section and linkage of the mechanics.
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Center
Hit (ideally sweetspot)
Greatest influence on golf ball flight:
distance and direction
Greatest set-up flaw:
Ball position, grip, posture, aim and alignment.
Greatest influence swing:
Trained hands, monitoring and delivering the clubface.
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Faults work in pairs. A set-up fault will generally lead to a swing fault or manipulation. If we have
two set-up faults we may need two manipulations to get the ball to the target. Now if we have 5 set up faults we
have to time a lot of manipulations. You get the picture?
When looking at your ball-flight please assess your set-up first before working on steering the ball with the
clubface.
If you need
more help, book in with your favorite P.G.A professional to get set-up for consistently long and straight shots.
