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The LAUNCH ANGLE of our drives is very important for distance.

Launch angle, or LA, refers to the initial launch of the golf ball.

The ball launches between the loft and the face, typically closer to the face.

So even if your angle of attack is down (red), if the face angle points to green, the ball can still launch up.

The ball will typically launch closer to the face (around 75% closer)

Imagine a ball is launched with 150mph ball speed and 2000 rpm spin

A ball launched at
🟢6 deg flies 208 yards
🟢10 deg flies 232 yards
🟢16 deg flies 250 yards

Higher launch is typically more distance

The problem with just jacking-up the loft is that, it can increase spin-loft (blue area).

This will lower ball speed and increase spin rate. So the increase in distance from launch may be offset by the lower ball speed and higher spin.

To truly maximize launch while maintaining ball speed/spin, it would be better to hit up on the ball more.

This allows us to present the same dynamic loft, but with lower spin loft

Another thing that can help us increase launch is to hit slightly above the sweet spot.

This point on the face has more loft than the face-center, and also tends to REDUCE spin rate (via vertical gear effect).

If you want to learn how to
✅Hit up more (angle of attack)
✅Launch the ball higher
✅With reduced spin

I go through all of this in The Strike Plan, here - adamyounggolf.com/the-strike-pla…

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