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GOLF CLUB DYNAMICS
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Golf Club Dynamics

Club-to-ball impact mechanics (momentum + coefficient of restitution) feeding a real drag-and-lift flight simulation, with spin-axis tilt driving hook/draw/fade/slice curvature — the same physics behind a real launch monitor. Pick a club brand, head material, ball, and swing speed, then swing.

Club & Ball

Swing
STRAIGHT
Impact Close-Up
St Andrews Old Course, 1st Hole — Golfer's-Eye View
376 yd, par 4 · Swilcan Burn crosses just short of the green

Faint blue/gold lines are fixed reference paths (a moderate hook and slice) for comparison. The bright path is your current shot from the sliders above — it animates when you press Swing!, or updates instantly as you drag any slider. This is a stylized, physically-projected view (true perspective math from the same flight simulation, real hole distance) — not a satellite-accurate rendering of the actual course.

Side view — height vs. distance
Top-down view — hook/draw/fade/slice
Shot Data
Ball speed
Smash factor
Launch angle
Backspin
Sidespin
Apex height
Carry distance
Roll (est.)
Total distance
Lateral curve
Flight time
Head COR
Compare All Drivers

All 4 driver brands, each at its own native loft, computed at your current swing speed, material, ball, and face-to-path settings above. Irons and fairway woods aren't included here — their thicker, more complex face geometry needs different modeling, planned for later.

Detailed analysis — methodology

This tool simulates club/ball impact via the standard collision formula, then numerically integrates the ball's flight through drag and Magnus lift, with spin-axis tilt driving hook/draw/fade/slice. See the Golf Analysis Tools User Handbook for how to use this tool's inputs and outputs.