Driver backspin

[FairwayDodger]

I have nothing to add to the technical side of this discussion, as I'm a luddite, but where were you testing FD? Was it at Braid Hills, or somewhere else?

Yeah, at the Braids. The Nike guy said he was going to be there for the next couple of weekends as well.

 

[mcbroon]

Cool, thanks.

Interesting. I might go up and have a shot - never been on a flightscope machine.

 

[mab]

Lots of things to consider here... angle of attack, driver loft, driver head, swing speed, shaft profile, etc.

For any given clubhead / ball speed, there will be optimal launch and spin rates and it's a case of matching the club head, loft, shaft profile, etc. with your angle of attack (assuming you don't want to materially change your swing) to get as close to those optimal launch conditions as possible.

All good fun for the golf techie!

 

[mab]

This may be of use to some...

 

[mab]

This is an excellent model demonstrating how differnet launch conditions impact ball flight:

http://www.flightscope.com/index.php/Technology-Explained/trajectory-optimizer.html

You obviously have to work out for yourself what equipment enables you to close in on your optimal numbers.