The Launch Monitor

photo credit: jrspeaks     Checking your swing on a launch monitor accomplishes three things, it determines:   A)    ball speed.   B)   Launch Angle.   C)   Backspin.

Ball speed >   Nothing is more important to distance which is the initial velocity of the ball as it leaves the clubface.   It should be 1 and one half times swing speed.   Launch Angle >   this is not the angle of the loft on the driver's clubface, it is the angle in relation to the ground of the trajectory of the ball.   The typical launch angle should be about 10 degrees or higher.   Backspin >   The rotation of the ball after impact.   It should typically be 2000 – 3000 rpms.   Slightly higher rpms. are acceptable.

Launch monitors are can detrmine the right equipment for you.