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Gapping and Dispersion Bias
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Gapping and Dispersion Bias
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For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
I've often said in previous newsletter articles that three of the most important components for playing good golf are:
- Consistent ground contact (or not - driver) - controlling your swing lowpoint
- Having enough distance to play the course - generating swing speed, angles in your downswing, and center face contact
- Consistent curvature - face angle to path direction at impact
- Gapping the clubs in your bag
- Observing shot dispersion bias as you gap your clubs.
GAPPING
Gapping your clubs relates indirectly to "having enough distance to play the course" in that after you've gapped your clubs you'll know the carry distance for every club in your bag with your stock swing. That's probably the most valuable information that you can have when you play.
Here's how to do it
We're going to kill two birds with one stone here.
When you set up to hit your shot, I want you to place a towel about 4" behind your ball, flat on the mat. When you swing, you should not be hitting the towel. This monitors your low point control.
To gap your clubs, after you have warmed up sufficiently:
- Make 10 swings with each of your clubs, at your normal - or stock - swing speed.
- Not too fast, not too slow, right in the middle.
- Mis-hits don't count as a swing.
- Record the carry distance for each swing.
- Throw out any outliers - extremely long or short carry distances (sometimes simulators can throw out a funky number)
- Average the carry distances for the rest of the swings, and you have your stock carry distance for that club.
DISPERSION BIAS
This aspect of a golf shot often does not get sufficient consideration when planning a shot.
Dispersion normally relates to curvature. I say normally, because most players have curvature bias on their shots, fades or slices, draws or hooks. If you hit it straight, God Bless You, don't change a thing. 😀
Here's how to define your dispersion bias.
- As you proceed with the gapping process, make notes on whether the shot ends up left, right, or right on your target
- The largest number of left, right, or right on's defines your dispersion bias
Aim with dispersion in mind.
If your curvature is wildly inconsistent, work at getting it more consistent. Ferret out some info online, or take a ball striking lesson from me.
My winter lesson schedule will be starting in mid January 2024, I'll keep you posted.
"Try it, you'll like it"
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