In the golf swing the most common mistakes the average golfer
makes striking a golf ball are:
- Incorrect Impact (Inconsistent
Ball Flight)
- Poor Body Rotation (Power
Leak)
- Incorrect Weight Transfer (Power
Leak)
- Lack of Extension Through the Ball (Power
Leak)
- Improper Short Game Technique (Thrown
Away Strokes)
What is the IMPACT MASTER TRAINING CLUB?
The IMPACT MASTER Training Club and Learning System
was developed to solve these five problematic areas in most golfers golf game.
Let’s address each one of these categories separately.
1. Improper Impact
Improper impact is failure to contact and compress the golf
ball properly with the clubface in one of three positions, 1) square, 2) open and 3) closed. Click on
the Power Golf Logo to view these clubface positions.
Since the consistency is going to be lacking from shot to
shot each shot is guesswork. Each clubface position, square, open or closed creates the following results.The second part
of improper impact relates not only to the clubface but the path of the swing. There are three swing paths, 1) on plane (producing
a normal angle of attack), 2) outside to in (producing a steep angle of attack), and 3) inside to out (producing a shallow
angle of attack). This will result in nine ways the golf ball can travel from the moment of impact.
How do we arrive at 9 different ball flights? Multiply 3 club
face angles times 3 swing paths and you get nine different ball flight patterns.
Here is the list of nine different ball flights at impact
in a condensed version saying the ball is hit in the middle of the clubface. Take notice the angle of attack variance from
to outside in or to inside out has a big effect on direction the ball goes and the club that is used. These examples don’t
indicate the variances that are produced from club to club, degree of open or closed and speed of swing. My experience in
teaching indicate how most golfers play with the following nine ball flights
- Square Clubface with an on plane swing path =
straight ball flight. The distance a shot travels will be consistent. The trajectory is normal for the loft of the club. (A
very low percentage of golfers play this way. Mainly professionals, highly competitive amateurs both men, women and juniors.)
- Square Clubface with an outside to in swing path
= a ball that is pulled. The distance a shot travels will increase because pulling the ball across the line de-lofts the club
as a result of a steeper angle of attack. The trajectory is lower so the ball will roll out more. (Mainly played by handicap
players 0-10)
- Square Clubface with and inside to out swing
path = a ball that is pushed. The distance a shot travels will decrease because pushing the ball outside the line adds loft
to the club as a result of a shallower angle of attack. The trajectory of the shot is higher and will not travel as far and
rolls out less. (Not many golfers play this way)
- Open Clubface with an on plane swing path = a
ball that is pushed. The shot will travel shorter because an open clubface adds loft to the club. The trajectory will be higher
resulting in a loss of distance. (Not many golfers play this way)
- Open Clubface with an outside to in swing path
= a ball that will slice away from the golfer. The shot will travel shorter because the face is open producing a shot going
higher and the spin of a sliced ball will also reduce the distance the ball travels. The trajectory will be considerably higher
leading to additional distance loss. (This represents the largest percentage of golfers playing
golf)
- Open Clubface with an inside out swing path =
a ball that is pushed right of the target with out slicing spin. The ball will travel shorter because of the added loft on
the club at impact. The trajectory of the ball will be higher leading to additional loss of distance. (Not many golfers play
this way)
- Closed Clubface with an on plane swing = a ball
that is pulled and drawing. The ball will travel longer and run out more because of the draw spin on the ball. The trajectory
of the ball is lower. (Not many golfers play this way)
- Closed Clubface with an outside to in swing plane = a ball
that is pulled and hooking. The ball will travel longer and run out more because of the hook spin on the ball. The trajectory
of the ball is lower. (Not many golfers play this way but are usually golfers with limited playing experience and have extreme
issues with their grip)
- Closed Clubface with an inside to out swing plane = a ball
that is pushed and hooks back to the target. The ball will travel longer and run out more. The trajectory of the ball is low
not allowing the ball to carry. (Not many golfers play this way)