At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?
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Ed C
6 years, 4 months ago
I just watched the video on Alpha Torque. If I understood the video correctly, I can't help but wonder if the 9 o'clock position in the downswing is where the clubhead is traveling the fastest?
I would think 3D could pick this up, but a simple Internet search didn't turn up anything convincing.
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Tyler Ferrell
Coach
6 years, 4 months ago
+Ed C The clubhead speed is almost always fastest at impact for professionals. It can peak a little sooner for ams with a cast pattern, but it's usually acceleration that changes, not speed.
Attached is a typical pro speed profile.
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Ed C
6 years, 4 months ago
+Tyler F Thanks for clearing that up with a graph.
Out of curiosity, if there were no ball & tee, would you expect to see peak speed occur just past the point of where impact would normally be?
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Tyler Ferrell
Coach
6 years, 4 months ago
+Ed C I'm guessing it would be just past impact instead of at impact.
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Andrew Turnbull
1 year, 4 months ago
Impact with the ball in a “normal” swing is the first point of resistance so the club head actually slows down through impact and just after.
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Tyler Ferrell
Coach
1 year, 3 months ago
His question as "if there were no ball or tee" so no resistance, then where would be maximum speed. I haven't seen any research on this, but my guess is that it would be when all the joint segments have maxed out, i.e. maximum arc width. At least that's my guess.