Re: The Physics of Impact

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:36:54 -0800, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Also, different people have different swings. John Daly has a big,
slow swing that can take a flexible shaft. Other long hitters have
shorter, more explosive swings.

Nobody calls Daley's swing slow.. his clubhead speed must be near the
top of the scale among pros--

John does. He claimed that losing weight causes him to swing faster
and mess up.

But what I am referring to is acceleration, not speed. His slower
acceleration can achieve the club head speed at impact to get the big
distance - by being a long, smooth swing. I'm not saying his
acceleration is at the level of hackers - but other players with his
distance have shorter swings which means they need more force
/acceleration to get the needed clubhead speed.
.

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