This is the first in a series of articles on new concepts in golf. These new concepts can help you refine your swing and chop strokes off your golf handicap.
Today’s high-tech wizardry is transforming the golf swing.
Thanks to launch monitors, smartphone apps, and software programs, we’re gaining new insights into the golf swing daily.
These high-tech gadgets help us see things we’ve never seen before—things that can really make a difference in your swing.
They also help us diagnose swing problems faster and more effectively than ever before, enabling us to help you hit the ball farther, straighter, and with more control.
Put simply, these high-tech gadgets are producing new insights into the golf swing that are not only revolutionizing how we hit a golf ball, but also how teach the swing.
One Area Most Impacted By Insights
Driving is one area that’s really been impacted by today’s high tech wizardry—a focal point of keen interest for many weekend golfers.
Thanks to today’s high-tech gadgets we’ve gained new insights in to how to drive the ball longer and straighter.
These new insights have changed the way we think about things like how clubpath and face angle relate, how we generate more distance, and how spin influences distance.
They’ve also changed the way we think about teaching driving in individual golf lessons and video golf instructions sessions.
Add Dynamic Loft To Drives
One new insight into driving is the need to add more “dynamic loft” at impact. Dynamic loft is the clubface’s angle at impact.
Dynamic loft differs from static loft—the angle of the clubface when soled at setup. Static loft is usually measured in degrees and etched on the bottom of the driver.
Dynamic loft also differs depending on where you hit the ball. You get more dynamic loft when hitting the ball higher on the clubface.
Adding Loft Reduces Backspin
Adding dynamic loft reduces backspin. Backspin helps when launching your shot, but not when going for more distance—thanks to the design of today’s drivers. They generate less spin than past drivers.
To get the most out of today’s drivers, you need to reduce backspin at impact. Otherwise, you’ll lose distance even if you’ve struck the ball well.
Where you hit the ball on the clubface also affects spin. Balls spin less the higher you get on the clubface. They spin more the lower you get on the clubface.
Adding Dynamic Loft
The best way to add more dynamic loft given the design of today’s driver’s is to hit the ball either in the center or just above the centerline on the clubface.
You also have to hit up on the golf ball at impact. This helps you hit above the clubface’s centerline. To ensure that you do this, tilt your shoulders at setup so your front shoulder slightly higher than your back shoulder.
This helps you hit the ball on an ascending angle of attack, decreasing backspin and adding dynamic loft. In other words, you need to hit the ball at the right launch angle.
Dynamic Loft And Higher Launch Angle
So what happens when you combine dynamic loft with a higher launch angle? You hit shots with higher ballflights and less backspin.
These shots fly higher and straighter and roll more when they land—exactly what you want off the tee. Hitting straighter shots that roll more results in shorter approach shots.
That in turn means you’ll hit more greens hit in regulation and set yourself up for making more birdies and pars. Making more birdies and pars will lower your scores and chops strokes off your golf handicap.
More importantly, it will help you break 80 consistently. And what weekend golfer doesn’t want that?
