BALL LAUNCH ANGLE 16º

Perhaps the best way to grasp launch is the old hosepipe analogy. The less powerful your spurt, so to speak, the higher you have to angle the hose for maximum range. However, this analogy doesn’t apply if launch gets too high. Trackman data shows a 70mph swinger needs to launch the ball at 20º to maximise carry. For the 120mph elite player this goes down to 13º. The average player, at around 95mph, is looking at 15-16º.