[Burner]

Originally Posted by Burner

Too much generalisation is involved in "the inside aft quadrant" mantra, which covers 1/4 of circumference of the ball. Taking your clock example, you should be hitting the ball at 17 or 18 minutes past three only, and no later.

I remember this discussion on another forum. Here are some of the answers from my cut and paste action.

Per Joe Daniels, inside aft quadrant should be one dimple inside the center of the golf ball. About 3:05

Manzella: 3:45

Burner: If 3 = 15 minutes past the hour, then hit the ball between 15 and 17 minutes past.

Which leads me to this question of Burner:
Are you referring to a clock face like a stop watch indicating one full MINUTE? I can see what you mean by 15-17 minutes after the HOUR. Or do you mean 3:15 on a conventional watch? There are two different locations.

To me, the inside quad is different with ball location and stroke.

I’m not a big fan of the clock face- I think it borders on stoppage. I just like to think of the hinge action of the stroke and the geometric angles it has on the ball.
But in the watch face mode - angled hinge action I’m trying to drive 4 o’clock into 10 o’clock and with Horizontal- 4 o’clock into 9 o’clock.

Guess I wasn't too clear, huh?


3 is the rear of the ball and 9 is the front as it faces the target.

6 is the nearest point of the ball to the player and 12 the furthest point away from him.

If the 3, 6, 9 & 12 were points on a clockface then impact should (IMO) be no more than two minute marks past the figure 3 as the minute hand moves down towards the figure 6.

This would be around the "one dimple inside the center" that Joe Daniels speaks of.