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Just got my swing analyzed by a teacher that works at golf tech(This was at the lpga tourney this weekend). he had me infront of a couple cameras and i hit some balls. then he asked me what i usually shoot, i said low 50's, then he said wow if you wouldnt have told me that i would of thought you shoot in the high 30's, and he said my "X-Factor" is 50 when most tour players is 41. he then said my swing was one of the best he's seen today out of about 250 people. I was pretty excited! lol Do you guys think he was just trying to make me feel good or was he serious?

In My Sun Mountain 3.5 Bag:
Driver- '07 Burner 10.5
3 Wood- Sumo 3 wood
Hybrid- 3+ 18.5 hybrid
Irons- R7 4-AW steelWedges- 56 Putter- Itsy Bitsy SpiderBalls- D2 Feel Prov1 Practice


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last time I got a lesson the guy asked me what I shot and I said around 80 or so. He said I would have thought you shot close to even par or better. I felt a lot better about my swing but felt immediately much worse about my short game. lol

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How do you calculate the X-factor?

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How do you calculate the X-factor?

I dont really know i guess it was just one of the things he measured while i was swinging.

In My Sun Mountain 3.5 Bag:
Driver- '07 Burner 10.5
3 Wood- Sumo 3 wood
Hybrid- 3+ 18.5 hybrid
Irons- R7 4-AW steelWedges- 56 Putter- Itsy Bitsy SpiderBalls- D2 Feel Prov1 Practice


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Nice. My swing takes practice to time it just right, so I'm guessing my x-factor is like 75 haha

Driver: Callaway Big Bertha Diablo 9º
2 Hybrid: Callaway Big Bertha Heavenwood
Irons: Nike Slingshot OSS 6-3 iron
          Taylormade Tour Preferred PW-7 iron
Wedges: Cleveland CG14 50º, 54º
              Taylormade RAC 58º
Putter: Ping Darby 32" shaft


 


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How do you calculate the X-factor?

If I read correctly in some old Golf Digest, the "old-school" X-factor is the angle between your hips and your shoulders on the top of your backswing. An X-factor of 50 means your shoulders are rotated 50° further back than your hips.

Or, according to the "new school" X-factor, it's the angle between your hips and shoulders when you hit the ball. Then an X-factor of 50° means your shoulders are in an angle of 50° to your hips, or, your right hip (if you're a righty) is in front of your right shoulder by some 50°. Has to do with the coil in your body and the power you can unleash. (google "golf" and "x-factor" if you want to read more) G.

In my ⬠49.95 bag :

Driver : Euhm... not there yet, but hopefully getting closer
Woods : Superfast Burner 3 Wood 15°
i4-PW : CG GoldGW : 252.08SW : CG12 56°Putter : Rossa Suzuka 35"Balls : Gold FX Long


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