[KevCarter]

Well said KevCarter,

This summer, while there were a summer golf scool for kids at our club, I was hitting balls next to a couple of kids, around the age of 13. One of them had a pretty good motion but he was slicing the ball excessively (which isn't unusual after 3 days of golf). I asked him if he knew what caused the slice. He didn't. Then I explained to him how side spin worked and how the clubface angle and the club path angle affected where the ball started and ended. "Have you played soccer?". "Yes". "Do you know how to kick a curved ball then?" "Yes." "Well, it's the same thing with a golf club basically. "The ball starts close to where the face points bla-bla-bla ".

After absorbing my 90 seconds D-plane explanation the kid proceeded to hit 8 yard draws straight down the middle. I couldn't believe my eyes

Thanks very much BerntR!

I know you have a very scientific mind, and I needed someone like you to verify my simplistic explanation. Now I KNOW I'm on the right track!



I put together booklets full of TGM and other golf stuff I learn around the web. There are some excellent visuals that really help with my explanations, and several you can sort of mix and match based upon who you are working with. We have all seen all of them...

Here is another simple explanation from a friend on the Champions Tour. He is a TGM afficionado along with studying the new science as it relates to his own swing. He says it is so different out there right now because the new balls and clubs don't want to curve, they just want to go straight. Here is what he boiled it down to and it is working great for him in the real world:


D-PLANE & BALL FLIGHT LAWS SIMPLIFIED
• Ball starts closer to face and curves away from path
• Hit the ball on the inside to draw
• Hit the ball in the center for straight ball
• Hit the ball on the outside for fade

He says the 2011 Pro V is even straighter than in 2010! He now trys to go with a straight ball every swing and he used to work it around the course as Hogan and all the great players used to...

BTW, like myself, he LOVES the swing of YODA and when we talk golf swing that is the model we refer to.

Kevin