High spin with irons

[David Williams 'Chips']

I don't think this is a skytrak issue but more of a user issue. I'm using my skytrak to improve my swing. For the last couple of years, I've had a very rounded swing. I've decided to try and get the club going up more and using my wrists more (more orthodox). My ball striking feels so much better after a couple of sessions and normally my 8i was about 135 yards but on my good shots now getting 145 to 150. A problem I've noticed with this steeper swing is sometimes I'm getting a great contact but ridiculous amount of spin, around 10,000, sends my ball high and floaty and kills my distance. Any tips on keeping spin down to increase distance? Cheers.

[DannyMRICS]

That does seem very high.

What’s the ball speed and launch angle?

[David Williams 'Chips']

[David Williams 'Chips']

All 6 hit with 8i. At the moment, the swing is totally different to what I'm used to so spraying it a lot and getting varied distance 120 to 160. I expect that until I get comfortable with the swing and can control it. This high flight and high spin is a bit puzzling as the launch seems low for an 8i.

[Morini]

You are very close to LPGA numbers, so that is a good reference point:

LPGA 8 iron:
Ball speed: 100 mph
VLA: 20.8
Spin: 7494
Carry: 130 y

Spin is definitely high, especially coming off a mat. Launch and carry are not far off optimal for ball speed.

[DannyMRICS]

Try:
1) Different balls.
2) Making sure the ball logo faces the unit.
3) Making sure the unit is level with the mat, and is level.
4) Using a small amount of foot powder to record where on the club face you are impacting the ball, and see if you can find any correlation.
5) Hitting off a tee to see if that makes any difference.

[Michael M.]

I noticed this with my swing as well. My spin with my 7 iron was going from 6,000 to 11,000. The lower spin shots had nice flight, the high spin shots fell short. I run into the same issue with my driver. I have not settled on a swing as I am still trying to figure out what works and what doesn't so I am not suggesting that the same swing is producing different spin readings. I am sure the swings are drastically different as I change my back swing, transition, release, etc. But 11,000 . . . damn!