TrackMan Master Gary Nicol – Director of Coaching, TPEGS @ Archerfield Links.
Analyzing the World’s No. 1 Rory McIlroy’s swing and TrackMan numbers.
TrackMan Master Gary Nicol – Director of Coaching, TPEGS @ Archerfield Links.
Analyzing the World’s No. 1 Rory McIlroy’s swing and TrackMan numbers.
I think we need to be careful when posting videos that the content is correct. In this video centeredness of strike is being lauded but when the impact numbers are analysed it shows that Rory is hitting a shot with a CP of +3.2 and a CF to CP of – 5.0 this should produce a massive hook. The only way to get the ball finishing 14.1ft L of target is for the strike to be a heel strike and not out of the middle.
These numbers would certainly create a right to left shape but not a “massive hook” Rory tends to hit the ball ever so slightly towards the heel to enable a small amount of gearing to neutralise the flight, something I will cover in a follow up screencast.
The point of this screencast was not only to highlight Rory’s numbers but to show how efficient he is and how well he knows HIS golf swing, not THE golf swing.
Despite the ever so slight heel strike, smash factor is relatively unaffected, demonstrating just how efficient a ball striker he is.
I wondered the same thing Martin. I’m relatively new to Trackman but have found this on a few occasions. Rory’s spin axis of +0.6 wouod suggest to me that it is also a heel hit but I have had students with similar path/face numbers and when I spray the face to see impact they are centred strikes. Is there any other explanation for a positive spin axis when the path is positive and the face is closed to path?
Agreed. Also SF does not realy give you centerness of strike. Its enegry transfer to the ball. Can easily jump up its hit on toe or heel.
Some tour players even hit their regular fade shot with actual slight draw numbers but heel hit makes it fade.
Great video!
To question the above comment what if the club that Rory was using had its centre of gravity directed more towards the toe of the club? Would that explain the high smash, positive spin axis and negative face to path?
Thanks Gary for coming back on this. Ross I agree with you. The numbers can be misleading I always use powder to ascertain were the strike was located on the face and I see some strikes that look pretty centered but that produce a different flight to what the numbers suggest. My only conclusion is that what looks like the sweet spot isn’t and that the real sweet spot is located a bit towards the toe therefore producing a gear effect. Does anyone else have a view on this? Jon Sinclair’s work on wedge sweet spot location is illuminating.