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Missing the Sweet Spot
By Jaacob Bowden Third, things change a little bit when you miss the sweet spot. For example, let’s say you hit the ball in on the heel. What happens then is that since the center of mass of the club is not moving directly in to the center of mass of the ball, it...
Best Golf Swings Of The Present-Day – Part One
By Paul Myers There are many reasons to watch golf on TV. For one, it can provide incredible drama. The excitement of the last few holes of a golf tournament when all the pressure starts to be felt by the players in the lead is unlike anything in sports. Just the...
A Nike VRS Covert 2.0 Driver review
By Paul Myers Nike is no longer a new player in the golf equipment world. They started getting seriously into the golf business as their relationship with Tiger Woods developed in the late 90’s, but Nike is now an established player in golf and has produced many...
A Titleist 913 d3 review
By Paul Myers Each different club manufacturer has carved out their out niche and style within the market, and Titleist is certainly known for the quality, classic design, and tradition of their clubs. Most Titleist clubs are instantly recognizable, as they usually...
Average PGA Driving Distance
By Jaacob Bowden Every now and then I'll have someone tell me that they are driving a certain distance and they don't think it's as far as they should be hitting...and I also get people who talk about how far they can hit it, but in person they don't hit near as far...
The Clubface to Swing Path Relationship Determines Ball Curvature
By Jaacob Bowden Second, assuming that you hit the ball in the sweet spot, your ball should curve when there is a difference between where the clubface is pointing and the direction of the swing path. If the clubface is open to the swing path, the ball will curve away...
Lower Golf Score
By Paul Myers I talk a lot about distance because that's certainly what interests a lot of people. But in this article, I'd like to go over the topic of low golf score. After compiling some key stats from over 30 PGA Tour winners, hitting the ball far or even that...
PGA Tour Driving Distance
By Jaacob Bowden I know a lot of people and golf announcers talk about how far the Tour players can hit the golf ball, but while they certainly do hit the ball far... it may not be as far as you would lead to be believed. After all, it can be hard to tell from...
More Distance through golf tees?
By Paul Myers Golf tees? On the surface, it would seem that there isn’t anything to think about when it comes to your golf tees of choice. Just pick one out of your bag – or off the ground – place the ball on top, and off you go. Pretty simple, right? Not so fast....
Understanding Ball Flight
By Jaacob Bowden It used to be thought that the path of your swing controlled the start direction and the direction of the clubface would be where the ball would end up. However, we now know that this is not true. So what makes a ball curve the way it does? And what...