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What (if any) is the key to obtaining different angles of attack? Some talk in a different thread got me thinking about this so thought it a good swing topic to discuss.
Different scenarios sometimes warrant a different (from ones usual) angle of attack. I usually feel for most people that its hard enough as it is to repeat our "good" swings as they are. And changing some things like chokingup, or swinging easier, or shortening backswing, or changing swingpath, etc....can be done easier because its still basically the very same swing. But changing AOA seems to be much more difficult (at least for me) and often results in bad results. It sems like its a different arc which means it is varried from ones norm and is no longer ones basic swing. So with that logic is why I feel its harder to do vs some the other things that basically keep our swing the same. But maybe I don't really understand how to do it.
Someone mentioned spine tilt and I never thought or heard that and basically is what got me thinking about this topic on its own.
We often hear about changing AOA in things like tall grass where coming in steep is more a priority, perhaps fw bunkers?. and perhaps for a few other different reasons whatever they may be.
But how is this accomplished? are there different methods that work? Does it change our arc and also basic swing that we already find difficult enough to repeat? is it about ball position? Are we just using the same arc but striking the ball a different point within it? what about this spine tilt as mentioned?
One needs to come in steep so what does he/she do to get that done? And fwiw I am talking iron play here. Although it fine to add in what you wish about any clubs.
Different scenarios sometimes warrant a different (from ones usual) angle of attack. I usually feel for most people that its hard enough as it is to repeat our "good" swings as they are. And changing some things like chokingup, or swinging easier, or shortening backswing, or changing swingpath, etc....can be done easier because its still basically the very same swing. But changing AOA seems to be much more difficult (at least for me) and often results in bad results. It sems like its a different arc which means it is varried from ones norm and is no longer ones basic swing. So with that logic is why I feel its harder to do vs some the other things that basically keep our swing the same. But maybe I don't really understand how to do it.
Someone mentioned spine tilt and I never thought or heard that and basically is what got me thinking about this topic on its own.
We often hear about changing AOA in things like tall grass where coming in steep is more a priority, perhaps fw bunkers?. and perhaps for a few other different reasons whatever they may be.
But how is this accomplished? are there different methods that work? Does it change our arc and also basic swing that we already find difficult enough to repeat? is it about ball position? Are we just using the same arc but striking the ball a different point within it? what about this spine tilt as mentioned?
One needs to come in steep so what does he/she do to get that done? And fwiw I am talking iron play here. Although it fine to add in what you wish about any clubs.
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