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Why titanium hits it further than persimmon

What is lie angle and do I need it altered?

Differences in performance of the top balls

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Why titanium hits it further than persimmon

During impact a titanium driver’s clubface deforms on initial contact (during the compressive phase) and recovers while still in contact with the ball (the recovery phase). The face thus acts like a trampoline during the approximately .0005 seconds of impact. This enhances the post-impact rebound velocity of the ball compared to the rebound off a persimmon-headed (wooden) club, or even the thicker-headed metal woods of a couple of years ago. So it does go further.

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What is lie angle and do I need it altered?

The lie angle is dependent on your swing plane and may require some adjustment. Once again, the standard lie is good for most golfers. And you should only consider making an adjustment if your ball flight indicates there is a problem. If the lie angle is too flat the ball will generally go right of the target, and if it’s too upright the ball will generally go left. Use of a “lie board” allows you to determine the angle the sole of the club makes with the ground during impact. If necessary this can be adjusted using a bending machine, which most pros have.

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Differences in performance of the top balls

Balls can affect performance, but much of the difference depends on your ability to recognize and take advantage of these characteristics. Generally, the differences in performance between the top brands are a lot smaller than the variance in our ability to hit a consistent shot. And certainly the quality control has improved far beyond our ability to detect differences, which wasn’t the case twenty or thirty years ago.

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