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Newsletter - Issue 135 Date 04/24/10
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TCT Quick Tips - Speed and Break
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Simple thought - but often overlooked when judging your aimline for
breaking putts:  slow rolling putts break more than fast rolling putts.

The simple reason is friction.

Adjust for your final aimline AFTER you determine if your putt will be rolling 
slow or fast.

Enjoy,

Tom


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Golf Tip: Hitting Down on the Ball
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Golf is often a game of opposites. 

One particular case that gives most golfers trouble is the fact that you 
must hit down on the ball to make it go up. 

Many golfers think that in order to get the ball off the ground and up into 
the air you need to swing in an upward motion. It seems completely logical, but
the laws of physics actually dictate the opposite; a golfer should hit 
downward on the ball. 

Fight the tendency to swing under the ball (or to lift/scoop) to get it into the air. 

The lofted face is an important part of the club’s mechanics; put trust in it 
and it will do a lot of the work for you. When you swing down with a descending 
blow, the club face will contact the outer surface of the golf ball and the friction 
will cause the ball to spin backwards and to launch into the air. 

Ball distance is a factor of your swing speed and compression on the golf ball, 
so coming down with a descending blow can also give you the benefit of more 
distance. 

Trajectory relies on the loft of your club. If you try to force ball height with a 
harder upward swing, it will not produce the results you’re looking for and 
can create a slew of problems with shot consistency. 

Give yourself mental reminders to avoid this tendency, and try building the 
right mental path by practicing a good turn and weight transfer at impact, and
the hitting down will occur naturally. 

Enjoy,

Tom