What are the ball flight laws?
In summary, the fundamental principle of the “new” ball flight laws is that the ball starts off ~85% in the direction of the clubface orientation if there is a divergent angle between the clubface orientation and the clubhead path, and the ball will curve away from the clubhead path.
What factors affect smash factor?
There are two numbers you will need to determine your smash factor – ball speed and club head speed. Ball speed is the speed that the ball is traveling when it leaves your club face. Club head speed, of course, is the speed that the club is moving when it strikes the ball.
What are the impact factors on a golf ball?
There are five impact factors: the direction the clubface is pointing at impact or clubface angle, the path or direction the clubhead is moving at impact, the angle the clubhead moves in relation to the ground (also known as angle of attack), where on the clubface your ball is contacted and clubhead speed.
What happens when you hit a draw on a golf ball?
There is a relatively simple way to understand what direction the ball will curve in the air as it flies toward the target. If your face angle is closed relative to the swing path at impact, you will hit a draw. If the face is open at impact as compared to the swing path, you’ll hit a fade.
What causes a bouncing ball to move to the right?
This force also causes the ball to accelerate to the right during impact. This results in the horizontal velocity component of the ball (parallel to the surface) to change direction and point towards the right, after impact.
What happens when a ball is dropped on a flat surface?
But what isn’t known to most is what is specifically happening to the ball before, during, and after its brief impact with the surface. To begin this explanation let’s first consider what happens to a typical rubber ball that is dropped vertically onto a flat horizontal surface, and which falls under the influence of gravity.
