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Dunston Hall - Golf Team

Greetings golfers,

We would like to inform our readers that our TrackMan has arrived to Dunston Hall ! Therefore this is available for all your fitting needs.

This device has everything you need for a club fitting or a lesson. We have listed below just a few things TrackMan will show:

1) Ball Speed

The Launch speed of the golf ball. Ball speed has the biggest effect on carry distance. TrackMan will show you your exact ball speed which will vary on club selection.

2) Vertical Launch Angle

Angle at which the golf ball is launched relative to the horizon of the radar. Launch angle will influence the shot height and is mostly determined by the dynamic loft and angle of attack.

3) Horizontal Launch Angle

Direction in which the golf ball gets launched relative to the radar's target line. Club face angle will have the biggest effect on the horizontal launch angle of the ball.

4) Vertical Descent Angle

Angle at which the ball approaches the landing area. A lower descent angle will increase distance with a driver, and a steeper descent angle will give a player more stopping power on the green with an iron.

5) Smash Factor

The energy transfer ratio from club to ball as a result of impact position on the club face. Centered impact will improve smash factor for optimal ball speeds.

6) Spin Rate

TrackMan will measure the number of rotations per minute . A higher spin loft and higher friction will increase the spin rate of the ball.

7) Spin Axis

Amount of axis tilt on the ball to determine the amount of curvature in the ball flight. A function of the delta between club face angle and club path.

8) Carry Distance

Landing distance of the ball from the tee. Ball speed, spin rate, and vertical launch angle are all factors that will determine the carry distance.

9) Roll Distance

Amount of roll from the carry distance to final position of the ball. Lower spin rate and lower launch angle will increase the amount of roll on the surface.

10) Total Distance

Final position of the ball on the ground from the tee.

11) Lateral Landing

Distance of the ball's impact point measured perpendicular to the target line.

12) Apex Height

Maximum height of the ball trajectory.

13) Flight Time

Amount of time the ball spends in the air from impact to initial ground impact, measured in seconds.

14) Shot Dispersion

Grouping of the landing positions of shots with the selected club showing forward and lateral deviation of that cluster of shots.

Nick's top tip of the week

Better Keep Them Clean!

I was re-gripping a set of clubs today and could not believe how dirty they were! The owner shall remain anonymous but I would put good money that he has not seen the grooves on his Irons, and even some of his woods, in quite some time!

Why should you keep your clubs clean? It's a lot more important to keep your clubs clean and your grooves free of dirt than many people think. If you ever watch the caddies on the tour you will always see them cleaning the clubs after every shot ensuring that they are sparkling for their player. I suspect that if a caddy handed his player one of the above clubs it would be handed back to him along with an envelope containing his P45! The first reason for keeping them clean is simply for the fact that they will look so much better when you set them in behind the golf ball. It's a confidence filler to see that your club is shiny clean behind the ball.

Secondly a club that has dirt on its face and in the grooves will affect the flight of the golf ball. The mud will prevent the Clubface and grooves from getting the correct grip on the golf ball and it may cause a flyer or a loss of distance. The Third reason for keeping your grooves free of dirt is to enable you to control the ball better when coming out of the rough. When striking a ball from the rough the Grooves actually enable the club to get the ball onto the clubface and generate some spin. When the grass gets between the clubface and the ball the grooves fill up with the grass to try and get the clubface as close as possible to the golf ball. If your grooves are already filled with mud then you are reducing your chances of a better strike from the rough!

The final reason for keeping them clean is to ensure that your equipment stays in good condition. If you take the time to look after your clubs then they will look after your golf scores! For those who are curious, I not only re-gripped that gentleman's clubs but I stuck them in the sink and gave them a good scrub! New Grips, Clean faces, he thought he had been handed back the wrong set!

Sam's top tip of the week

How To Hit The Super-Soft Flop Shot

3 steps to getting the ball up and down when nobody thinks you can

1. Size Up The Shot

With any really difficult or awkward greenside shot, like over a bunker or from a severe slope, the first step is to visualize exactly what the ball has to do. From your position, imagine how you would toss the ball to get it close would you try to land it in the fringe or at a certain spot on the green, and what sort of speed and height would the toss have? Actually making tosses is a good way to practice these tough shots. When you face one on the course, pantomime the tossing motion with your dominant arm and hang on to that feeling.

2. Rhythm Is The Glue

Just as there are many ways to swing a driver effectively, there are probably even more ways to hit successful pitch and flop shots. But what they all have in common is smooth rhythm. Like glue, rhythm holds together the idiosyncrasies of a pitching motion and makes them repeatable under pressure. Establish your rhythm by making two or three rehearsal swings in succession. Check that the swing is bottoming out at a spot even with the ball unlike on an iron shot, where the club's leading edge provides a bit of dig, on a high flop you want the club to skim through the grass. A good feel is that the club head is passing your hands through impact.

3. Play Recklessly

A lot of things about this crazy game are counterintuitive, but here's my favorite: To be in control you have to let go of control. It's when we try to protect against skulls and chunks that we're most likely to hit them. To play recklessly, make sure your swing keeps going all the way to the finish .Any blip of hesitation can ruin the shot. I liken it to skydiving: You can be the guy who's afraid his parachute won't open, or you can be the guy embracing the experience. Either way, you've got to jump out of the plane. Hit the shot like you're excited to jump.

4. And... Make The Putt

Ok, you've done the hard part and played the hero shot, giving yourself a putt at it. Now what? Repeat steps 1-3 with your putter: Size up the line, focus on the rhythm of your rehearsal strokes, and play recklessly.