Attack Angle and a Better Golf Model for Gaining Distance

Added on May 07, 2025
As golf club technology and fitting tools have evolved, a new recipe for optimizing distance has emerged - high launch with low spin. But did you know that, on average, players on the PGA Tour strike their drives with a negative angle of attack? As Dave Phillips and J.J. Van Wezenbeeck explain, there are better groups of golfers to emulate in the search for speed. And there are also many “outside the box” techniques and equipment modifications to try that you won’t often see on the PGA Tour.

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  1. Instructor
  2. Brad Faxon
  3. Dr. Mo Pickens
  4. Me and My Golf
  5. Peter Finch
  6. Cameron McCormick
  7. James Sieckmann
  8. Mark Blackburn
  9. Michael Breed
  10. Trillium Rose
  11. Jonathan Yarwood
  12. Dave Phillips
  13. Brandon Stooksbury
  14. Joe Hallett
  15. Justin Parsons
  16. Phil Kenyon
  17. Joe Plecker
  18. Layne Savoie
  19. Dr. Rob Neal
  20. Dr. Greg Rose
  21. Skip Guss
  22. Jason Baile
  23. John Kostis
  24. Jennifer Hudson
  25. Ryan Hager
  26. Corey Lundberg
  27. Tom Patri
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  6. Turf Interaction
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