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Old 02-28-2006, 06:02 PM
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Circles Exterior
Originally Posted by vj

"If the Ball is struck before Low Point with an upstroke Motion (most obvious with the Putter) disrupting the Clubhead Orbit and the Hinging, then the Ball and the Clubhead Path become circles "exterior" to each other (like two meshing gears)and the line of Compression rotates away and produces a no-spin floater, or Lob Shot. The circle of the ball must be "interior" to the circle of the Clubface orbit and as immoveable as in a spinning centrifuge."

PS- Now we need Lynn to tell us what "circles exterior" to each other are. GO LYNN GO!!!!
In a true Three-Dimensional Impact (Down, Out and Forward), the circumference of the Ball lies interior to (or "inside") the circumference of the Clubhead orbit. Specifically, the Ball lies interior to the orbit of the Leading Edge of the Clubface. Thus, during Impact, the Clubface and Ball become one unit within the same orbit, welded together at the Point of Compression.

In the Upstroke Motion described above, the circumference of the Ball lies exterior to (or "outside) the circumference of the Clubhead orbit. This means that the Ball will be struck by the Leading Edge itself and cannot be 'trapped' within its orbit. Thus, the Compression Point is lost, and the Ball simply rotates away.

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