Golf Ball Flight Physics Tips To Help Your Game

By: The Golf Swing Genius

For the purpose of this article, golf ball flight physics is simply the trajectory and direction which your golf ball travels after you've hit it. Learning simple techinques to gain control over your golf ball flight will help you shape your shots and hit more fairways and hit the golf ball closer to the hole on your approach shots to the greens.

Understanding your golf ball trajectory and how to control it is a very helpful asset to have while playing golf. Basically, if you are hitting the ball too low or high, there are certain things you can adjust to make your trajectory more consistant and a nice comfortable height for your golf swing.

If you are hitting the ball low, there are a couple of reasons this may be happening. The first thing to check is where you have the ball lined up in your stance. If the ball is too far back in your stance, you'll tend to hit the ball lower. If you have the ball too far forward in your stance, you'll tend to hit it higher. Playing the ball farther forward in your stance will also promote more of a fade or left to right shot. With the ball back farther than normal in your stance, you'll tend to hit more right to left or draw the golf ball.

Another thing that may affect your ball flight is if you get your body too far ahead of the ball at impact or too far behind it. If you are too far ahead of the ball, you'll probably hit your shots lower. If you are too far stuck behind at impact, you may tend to hit the ball a little higher. What you really want to learn to have is a consistent golf ball flight trajectory for most of your full swing shots. Then, if you want to change it for a particular shot, you'll be able to make the necessary adjustments to do so.