Image A Colin Morikawa, even though he is a fade hitter, stretches his arms straight after impact and swaps his left and right forearms (Photo/Blue Sky Photos)
Bryson DeChambeau's "textbook", also known as "golf scientist," was published in the United States more than 50 years ago, but it still has a tremendous impact on many PGA players and coaches. "The Golfing Machine" that keeps on giving. Kanata Ohba, who continues to pursue that interpretation and is currently giving lessons, will teach you the "principle way of thinking" and practice methods you need to know to improve.
Hello everyone. I am Kanata Oba, a researcher and instructor of The Golfing Machine. So far, I have explained the importance of turning the face while keeping the club upright and how to practice it in order to achieve the core of the swing, which is the “three functions of a lumberjack.” However, I am often asked in lessons, "Isn't the hook stronger if you return the face so much?"
In conclusion, you can't hit a "straight" (straight trajectory) ball without a solid face turn. Also, many amateurs lack the amount of face turns compared to professionals. As a result, it will be a sliced ball, but some readers may say, "No, I'm going to have a chipin (hook)." In fact, the slice and chipin mechanisms are twin errors, but here I would like to confirm what it means for the ball to "bend (hook, slice)" or "fly straight". increase.
In the second chapter of "The Golfing Machine", various phenomena that occur in golf are explained from the viewpoint of physics and geometry. However, every other book agrees on "why the ball bends".
Image B In physics, it is called the "Magnus effect". This principle is always applied when bending a ball in baseball or soccer.
The golf club has a loft angle, so when you hit the ball, more or less backspin will occur. The angle at which this backspin occurs determines the amount of bending (hook, slice) of the ball. If you draw a picture, it will be image B. As a result of the backspin applied to the ball, the ball bends due to the difference in air pressure in the direction of the spin axis. This is a common principle in ball games in general, whether it is baseball or soccer. The problem is, in the sport of golf, "why does the tilt of the spin axis, which causes the ball to bend left and right, occur?" and "how can it be manipulated?" It would be nice if I could hit the ball straight all the time, but most pros hit balls that "bend". Why?