Is it me or the club?

[Lihu]

1 minute ago, wakefield724 said:

What is a smash factor?

Ratio of ball speed to club head speed. Ideally 1.5

[billchao]

5 minutes ago, wakefield724 said:

What is a smash factor?

Smash factor

[Typhoon92]

3 hours ago, wakefield724 said:

What is a smash factor?

Smash factor has to do with efficiency....how ball speed is created in relation to clubhead speed.  I've seen a few of your other posts so I know you hit it hard.

 

So, smash factor is ball speed divided by clubhead speed.  So if you swing 100 mph and your ball speed is 150 mph, then your smash factor is 1.50.  1.50 is said to be perfect....with driver.  Irons is always less.  Driver is where u want to get to 1.50.

Besides that, talk to your instructor about what your Angle of attack (AOA) is.  You want it to be postive, not negative.  Negative means u are hitting down on the ball and you'll create too much spin.  Postitve AOA is hitting " up" on the ball.  Helps by having the ball position almost outside your front foot.

 

 

[Buckeyebowman]

On 9/7/2017 at 3:22 PM, wakefield724 said:

You are probably right. I know when it is inside my heel I have a super hard hook. When I put it back a bit it goes further. We noticed today my hip rotation is not great which might be a problem with closing the face. I am going to work on that this week. How did you work on it?

That stands to reason. If you forget to keep your body moving and just let the arms and hands go through, what will happen? A big hook, that's what! Keep your body moving!

14 hours ago, RickPro said:

your probably going to want to slow your swing speed down if you can't hit straight. distance is no good if you're out of bounds or playing from the wrong fairway.

Oh, Hell no! Keep your swing speed up, figure out the problem, and correct it!

And smash factor is governed by several things, As a measure of efficiency it takes great account of how close to the center of the clubface you strike the ball. This is why many people advocate slowing down the swing. It makes it easier to hit the ball in the center of the clubface, and can improve efficiency in the short term. But it doesn't really solve the overall problem, nor does it allow you to maximize your potential.