On 5/2/06, Ed Reeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I thought you guys might like to see these:
http://www.usga.org/news/2006/April/myths.html
http://www.usga.org/news/2006/april/distance.html
The first almost plagiarizes Wishon's 12-Myths booklet (no idea why
number 8 is on the list, other than to make the list longer)
I think they put #8 on the list for good reason, I just heard someone
the other day talking about topspin and how the tour players use it to
get the ball to roll out further.
The second makes some claims that appear to be backed with science, but
are counter to what I would have expected.
Makes sense to me. I would expect that the harder you hit the ball,
the more energy is dissipated as heat and sound.
Interesting that carry distance seems to go up linearly with clubhead
speed up to about 110mph. Also interesting that the chart matches my
clubhead speed and carry distance (~100mph, ~255yards carry). Now if I
could consistently get my swingspeed close to 110mph, anyone have some
good tips/exercises to increase swingspeed?
-Dave
