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Re: Swing Meter, can you explain?

Thu, Aug 22 2013 11:44 AM (16 replies)
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  • alosso
    21,072 Posts
    Tue, Aug 13 2013 2:36 PM

    ApexPC:

    What about these parts of the swing meter?

    (To view larger, right click and choose Open in a new window)

    The left arrow marks the margin between crap and shots.

    The middle arrow shows low quality shots, but also "hook" shots (between the arrow and the next line to the right)

    The left arrow shows the area of fairly good shots. They may be shorter than dinged shots (= hits of the big white line) and go to the left. They will also support to hold the line against left-to-right winds and create worse deviation with right-to-left winds.

    Same on the other side, reversed, with "slices" instead ot "hooks".

  • fsbell1
    7 Posts
    Tue, Aug 13 2013 2:41 PM

    WHat about the line to the LEFT of the left arrow?

  • alosso
    21,072 Posts
    Tue, Aug 13 2013 2:54 PM

    From there the swing will start when you pull up the meter with the mouse. 0% for swing power.

  • fsbell1
    7 Posts
    Tue, Aug 13 2013 3:11 PM

    alosso:

    From there the swing will start when you pull up the meter with the mouse. 0% for swing power.

    Huh?

  • ZioMio
    4,680 Posts
    Tue, Aug 13 2013 4:27 PM

    fsbell1:

    alosso:

    From there the swing will start when you pull up the meter with the mouse. 0% for swing power.

     

    Huh?

    Just think of it as your address position where your swing starts.

  • gr8flbob
    592 Posts
    Tue, Aug 13 2013 6:53 PM

    Take another look at the 'hitting zone' and we can talk about each region.

    My analogy to intentional hits early or late relative to the 'Ding' line is that 'early' equates to club face closed at impact; hitting after the 'Ding' line is like hitting with the club face open.

    The upper set of shot shape descriptions apply to 'wind-less' conditions! Play a slice into strong right to left wind, it'll just draw a bit; conversely playing a pull or draw into that same R to L wind and it will tend to hook strong left - and so forth.

    Alternatively, you can aim directly at your target  in a cross-wind, and hit 'into' the crosswind, and if you hit where shown on the bottom scale for the actual cross-wind speed, the shot will travel on a pretty straight line toward the aiming point.

    Intentionally missing the ding will have a slight yardage penalty - 0% - 5% or so in the light blue region, on up to 10% - 15% loss making contact in the dark blue 'hook' or 'slice' regime.

    Ding is NOT king in my book, necessarily - plus intentionally missing the ding wards off the VEM ogres.

  • ApexPC
    3,164 Posts
    Thu, Aug 22 2013 11:44 AM

    Thanks gr8flbob.

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