Ball Flight Laws

Why does my ball go where it goes?

A straight golf shot is an anomaly. How often is your path down the target line with a perfectly square club face? We are standing to the side of the target line swinging the club around our body on an incline.

Understanding why your ball starts the direction it does and what makes it curve is the first step in making those two factors more desirable and consistent.

1.       The path the club is traveling through impact generally dictates the direction your ball will start.

2.       The angle of the club face through impact relative to the path will produce spin on the golf ball creating shot shape.

The ball flight laws chart should help you understand that;

1.       An out to in path with a close clubface will produce a ball flight that starts left and curves more left commonly known as a duck hook.

2.       An out to in path with an open clubface will produce a ball flight that starts left and curves right commonly known as a pull slice.

3.       An in to out path with a close club face will produce  a ball flight that starts right and curves to the left known as a draw.

4.       An in to out path with an open club face will produce a ball flight that starts right and curves further right, known as a push slice.

These are a few examples explaining the ball flight laws. The severity of the curvature will depend upon the angle of the face relative to the path the club is traveling through impact.

Your talented Wintergreen Golf Academy instructors are able to demonstrate this. Please contact the Wintergreen Golf Academy at 434-325-8255 if you need help creating more consistent ball flight