Flyers

Re: Flyers

Pete D — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:56:46 GMT

My understanding is the ball is sitting up in the rough, as you describe, but the grass is a bit dry, offering little to no resistance to the club. I definitely hit a mid iron farther off a tee than off a tight lie on the fairway, so that makes sense in my mind. Could it also be that sometimes when we're in the rough and think we need to "give it a little extra" and it turns out to be a flyer, the ball ends up going even farther?

Re: Flyers

Quintin H — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:37:27 GMT

There is no increase of ball speed from the fairway vs flier lie.......there is spin increase

as I said before, if there is enough grass to slow the clubhead then it is not a flier lie........a flier lie is where there is just enough grass between the clubface and the ball to reduce the spin.

Re: Flyers

Fred Closs — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:38:49 GMT

Then, how do you account for the increased ball speed over a lie in the fairway? I'd love to see high speed video to measure the variables of club deceleration, ball acceleration and ball spin.

Re: Flyers

Quintin H — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:53:03 GMT

"thru impact", the club has not touched the ground until after the ball has left the clubface.

If there is enough grass to significantly slow the clubhead before impact, then you don't have a flier lie.

This is one of those rare occasions when the commentators are telling you correctly.