
tnord, on 02 January 2018 - 02:07 PM, said:
you are absolutely correct that some could gain distance by reducing spin, but i do not believe that to be the case for the majority. i could be wrong.
sidespin != backspin
backspin actually makes the ball go straighter.
do people with under a 10hdcp not get to enjoy the game of golf too? or is it only for people that can't break 90?
sidespin != backspin
backspin actually makes the ball go straighter.
do people with under a 10hdcp not get to enjoy the game of golf too? or is it only for people that can't break 90?
A lot of amateurs don't de-loft the club at impact, or they even scoop through impact - both is adding spin.
A spinny ball, doesn't know if the player wanted pure backspin with a perfect vertical spin axis, or also side spin, because of a tilted spin axis.
Guess what, a amateur has bigger problems to control the spin axis, than a pro...
...thus the amateur will get more punished by a more spinning ball, than the pro.
btw
there are low handicappers, who hit it short, and high handicappers who hit it a long way...
...because the short game is also important.
Edited by Uhit, 02 January 2018 - 02:20 PM.