This would indicate that the attack angle is shallow - it is down but not hugely so. Yes, they always contact the ground, but the club 'bruises' the turf more so than cuts it. In studying hundreds of 50 yard pitch shots on TrackMan over the last few weeks I have found that good pitchers tend to not take very large divots. Let's get a better understanding of these important factors:Īttack Angle (angle that indicates if the clubhead is travelling up or down, relative to the ground at impact) My research shows that good wedge players have a narrower spin loft (dynamic loft minus attack angle). TrackMan uses a term spin loft and it refers to the vertical difference between where the clubhead is travelling at impact ( attack angle) and where the clubface is angled at impact ( dynamic loft). Here is where we need to get a little technical and talk about the forces and angles the club is imparting on the ball at impact. If we take a more lofted club to spin it more then we may get a little extra spin (although that's not a given), but now the shot will fly too high. If you hit down on the ball you'll be able to hit it lower, but hitting down more only lowers height and does not, as is commonly believed, make the ball spin more. The problem with this shot has always been how to hit it low, yet make it spin at the same time. Which I agree with by the way - the best pitchers always seem to have a knack for nipping the ball off the turf without much divot and then firing the ball in there low and spinning. I've watched Tiger, Mickelson and Ernie hit hundreds of 50 yds shots, I've played with them and they all seem to deloft the club without taking much divot.
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