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Adam Young Golf

@adamyounggolf

Aug 29, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X

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Want to hit longer #golf drives? Read this 🧵thread🧵

Bookmark for later viewing. A "like" and "R-t" is also very appreciated

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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Adam Young Golf

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Nov 15, 2024

I hit 100 golf wedge shots with a launch monitor running.

Let's see what I found out 👇👇👇

Bookmark📚 this monster thread 🧵

For the test, I hit shots from 2 different lies indoors.

🔵Grass - simulated lie (fiberbuilt bristles) which would simulate having a perfect lie with a big cushion beneath the ball
🔴Normal range mat - tight and firm - like a hardpan lie but a bit more spongy

Shots were
▪️40 yards
▪️45 deg dynamic loft (yellow arrow)
▪️8 deg attack angle (white line)
▪️53 deg spin loft (pink shaded area)

All had very tight standard deviations

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Adam Young Golf

@adamyounggolf

Jun 11, 2024

If you suffer with fat shots in #golf, you will want to read this 👇 (or bookmark for later)

Fat shots are basically where your club contacts the ground before the ball.

It's not the DEPTH of the divot that's the issue - it's the LOCATION

Fat shots create
❌inconsistent spins
❌lost/inconsistent distance
❌fewer greens in reg/higher scores
❌unhappy golfers

So, how do we fix them? Well, we have 2 options
✅Raise arc depth
✅Shift low point forwards

Let's explore.....

I'll leave arc depth control for another post (make sure to follow me @adamyounggolf to see my posts).

But, a brief outline would be, all else being equal, a swing that is DEEPER (2) also hits the ground more BEHIND the ball.

So, an option would be to raise arc depth (1)

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Adam Young Golf

@adamyounggolf

May 3, 2024

Trackman just release their updated tour stats.

Everyone is talking about the fact that pros still hitting down with the driver.

This 🧵thread🧵 discusses 👇👇👇

First up - pros are hitting LESS down than they were previously. Only by a little bit, but they are certainly not trending to "more downward AOA".

But averages are just that - averages.

you'll have some guys hitting up, and some hitting down. Doesn't mean ALL are hitting down

Male pros also have a lot of club speed - they can still hit down and pipe it out there 300+

When you look at the female pros, who have less club speed, they hit more up on it becuase they NEED that distance more

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Adam Young Golf

@adamyounggolf

Sep 14, 2023

This is insane! #golf

If this 🧵thread🧵 doesn't highlight how good we ALL have to be at this game, I don't know what will.

Follow me @adamyounggolf for more interesting info

Here we see a square clubface with an iron. With a square path, this would go straight

See more 👇👇

Now we see a face that is just 1 deg closed (left image)

At 170 yards with a 7 iron, this would go about 5-6 yards left (with the same club path), as shown on the map with the yellow line.

You'll hit most greens with this.

Now we see a face thats just 2 deg closed.

This would produce close to a tour-proximity from 170 with a 7 iron, going around 11-12 yards left.

You'll start to miss a few greens with this - especially if attacking pins.

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Adam Young Golf

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Aug 11, 2023

Are you a slicer or hooker of the #golf ball? Read this thread 🧵

Golfers often have a hard time changing their club path, sometimes spending many years trying to go from an out to in path to hitting their first draws.

This easy drill bypasses a lot of hard work 👇👇👇

First thing's first - please understand that changing, or even neutralizing, your path is not going to guarantee great shots.

Path direction simply determines the SHAPE of your good shots.

in-to-out players will draw onto their target
out-to-in players will fade onto theirs

Changing your path shouldn't take long. In fact, in most of my lessons we see the path change in the first shot.

I usually start with the nail drill.

This is where you visualize a nail through the ball, and imagine using the club to hammer it

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Adam Young Golf

@adamyounggolf

Jul 28, 2023

Do whatever you have to.

Stick a tee behind your ear, or switch your change from right pocket to left if that's what you feel works.

But it's an absolute fact that if you don't satisfy impact, you're not going to hit a good shot.

What are the laws of impact? Read 👇👇👇👇

1. Ground contact

With full shots struck from the ground, the club should contact the ball first. It then may or may not enter the turf, but if it does, it will be after the ball has been struck

2. Face contact

Striking close enough to the sweet spot to hit a functional shot. Too much toe or heel bias and you are going to be losing distance, consistency and control.

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