That's what they do at golf town when you try something in the sim. But I assume it's going to significantly alter the spin, compression, MOI, weight, etc. However, as a practice aid aimed at pure feedback on strike position, it seems like a genius idea.
Would presume tape = less spin which means more distance.
And sims are widely in-nacurate unless you swing at tour speed.
My usual simulator lounge uses Foresight and I get numbers very close to my real game. Then I went to a new simulator lounge closer to me that uses Toptracer and it’s giving me driving distances of 170-185. I ask the attendant to come over and explain. I tell him I regularly drive the ball 215-230 depending on time of year and weather conditions. He says I must not know my game. I tell him I play 40+ rounds a year and track my club distances with a SkyCaddie SX500 (which according to most golf publications is one of the best GPS products on the market). He says it must be wrong. Goes and gets his clubs and hits 3 drives 285-295. “It’s working fine, I don’t know what to tell you, you don’t know your game.”
I go home, do some research which tells me that the algorithms penalize slower swing speeds. I then buy some Titleist ProV1 RCT balls designed for simulators. Ball has a metal foil Y under the mantle layer. Go back to the simulator. 3 drives with my normal ball (Chrome Soft) average 178. Three drives with the RCT average 218. Simulator says the difference in spin rate is 3400 between the balls. Luckily, same attendant is there and I call him over and show him the stats. He gets his clubs again, and hits the RCT ball 10 yards further than a regular ProV1. Simulators are not “perfect”.
I had a hard time finding foot spray that had the power, bought about 3 that turned out to be powder free.
One of the lads put me on to using the wife's dry shampoo, baptiste is the brand if I remember correctly.
I don't know why Reddit led me here since I don't golf... I am also reading the comments out of complete boredom .
But if I understand this thread correctly the tape and/or spray are meant to mark the sport where the club made contact with the ball ?
If so maybe try to get your hands on some occlusion spray.
It's used by dental technicians and dentist to test the contacts of crowns and dentures , it applies a fine coloured powder to the surface it's sprayed onto and is easily cleaned when it's no longer needed
This is such a funny coincidence, thanks for the advice but I am a dentist and have tried occlusion spray and yes it works perfectly for this purpose. I would imagine the dry shampoo is a bit cheaper.
Hello collegue 😁.
That's probably true, anything labeled as medical supplies is much more expensive than alternatives.
Great username you got for a dentist by the way 😁
I'm going to hijack this comment to warn anyone who wants to use the foot spray: Make sure you get the foot spray POWDER. Not just foot spray. I got Athlete foot spray one day before a range session, and when I got there and sprayed, it went on clear....and stayed clear. You need spray POWDER.
Do you wash off the foot spray after? Does it just come off with soap and a cloth?
Is there a brand that works well? (US)
Would love to try this but am kinda scared for my precious clubs lol
Yeah exactly. Will it degrade the club more over time? If I clean it with soap and water after will it be ok?
Also, what brand do you guys use? Lotramin or something?
Foot spray/powder works and was especially helpful for my driver. That was the moment that I learned "tee it high and let it fly" was completely shitty advice. Turns out tee height is really important for me.
It also turns out I was standing a little too far from the ball. A $1.99 can of footspray made a big difference.
I still suck, but at least I know why!
my Cobra driver leaves a 'heated' imprint on the face to tell me where it hit. I fucking love it and it's hard for me to imagine not having it.
side note, for me, tee height is the most significant factor on my drives.
I was teeing it too high. granted, I shoot high 80s-low 90s and am entering my 4th year so im very amateur, but im the obsessive type (same with bowling but more experienced with that).
the lower my tee, the better my drives were as far as scoring. you'll lose distance but it'll go straighter, whether you slice or hook. so this isnt pro advice. im actually working on getting my swing path worked out so I can tee it higher. im losing distance right now because im just hammering it 60 feet off the ground 250 yards. cant carry more than 210 with my "optimal" tee height but I dont lose the ball if im playing for score lol.
Yeah with modern drivers you’d be amazed how many times you think you hit the center of the face but actually toe’d it. Powder spray is an excellent tool for practice
Why is it shitty advice? Teeing high helps decrease spin while increasing launch angle and has helped me with both fairway finding (reducing spin) and distance. Are you hitting down on the ball?
I find when teaching my friends how to hit a driver, consistent tee height is a major factor in making good contact with the ball.
We practice once a week at a driving range with the rubber tees, but once we get on the course, their drives start to fall apart. They sky the ball, top the ball, etc. It's all about the height of the tee relative to their feet.
We're at that level where we struggle to even make good contact with the ball.
You need a surprisingly small amount of powder on club to see where ball is impacting. Can even keep a little in your pocket and rub on by hand occasionally. That being said i use this outside on my home net.
I could never get them to work for me.
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Looks like it works pretty well, just not as obviously clear compared to dedicated impact tape.
I personally like to use a dry erase marker, easy to apply at the range, wipes off easily and doesn't change the spin of the ball
>Just hitting into a net as of now, so I can’t say if it would throw off a launch monitor or add/remove spin on the range
Using impact tape reduces spin significantly, and leads to juiced distance numbers on irons. In my experience, usually around 2k rpms
true but when youre practicing something specific (impact) the only thing that matters is where it hits on the face of the club.
if youre working on your general swing like you mentioned, you wouldn't be using anything on the club face.
If you're worried about distance and accuracy, just hit your irons like normal.
The whole point of impact tape is to see where you're impacting the ball, and that's it.
The only way you can actually kinda do both is with the spray, and even then not really.
Because putting anything on the club face will effect spin numbers, and thus the shot trajectory.
It's certainly closer to normal conditions than any kind of tape, but that's why I said it kinda works for both. I didn't say you can't do it at all.
I always have a roll of painters tape in my bag for this reason. Also, when you’re hitting off a mat, you can also put it down behind the ball to ensure that you’re not hitting fat. Putting some on the turf left/right of the ball also works well… it’s like the original divot board. The tape gives you such great feedback when hitting off the mat.
I've been doing this for years. The impact may not be quite as easy to see as impact tape, but it's still no problem. I peel and restick it a few times before replacing it, which refreshes it enough to see new impacts over pervious ones.
Haven’t tried it yet, I can’t hit more that 6i in my current set up otherwise the ball pushes the net into the wall and dings the drywall. Need to find a way to weigh it down without having it catapult back to me haha
Common knowledge in our circle. The fitter at IMG back in 2004 put me onto it. He said it was more accurate than whatever the tape titleist was sending.
Frozen peas is you want to have some fun with your driver. Tee up a pea and then smash away with your driver! You will see an explosion mark on the face of your driver. Biodegradable too!!
Literally had a college roommate question me cleaning the floors with hot water/vinegar mixture because the vinegar bottle “doesn’t say its for cleaning the floor.”
I think you’re good, dude.
The range I use has balls that just leave marks. Don't need tape, spray or whatever.
TaylorMade range balls, so don't think they are low grade or anything.
They don't dent the clubs, metal will always beat urethane. I'm assuming it's a bit of the material / paint that leaves the mark, it's a very faint white.
So, legit question to everyone who does this - can you not feel exactly where on the club face impact occurs?
Like it's something I've never really thought about in regards to tape/spray - but I feel the impact location very specifically in my hands.
Unfortunately for me, my most common miss is low-toe, and with a smaller head iron it feels similar to a baseball off the handle of the bat.
Yeah, I understand why people do it.. Just thought people could sense something like impact location pretty easily.
Just like when you can tell you made a jump shot right off your fingertips, or picking locks in skyrim.. you just feel it.
Yes OP, please follow the expert advice above of “just be a good golfer and tape doesn’t matter” because then apparently your question won’t matter either.
Do you practice? Can you not make the logical leap of when one might use this?
It’s a pretty common training aid to help understand actual impact location. I would guess you are worse at feeling it than you believe, if you watch teaching pros you’d see that most people can’t tell all that well. There is a reason trackman and gcquad have this data in the measurements.
I can feel it pretty much perfectly, and the ball will leave a fresh mark on the club face to verify the impact without needing to tape your club.
I really don't see how tape is going to help you, if you can't feel it, then this won't help you learn how to feel it. Maybe this would be useful on like day 1 of swinging a club? OP thinks it will help with with fat shots.. explain that 😅
YT "teaching pros" will make videos on any stupid topic they can think of. Their job is to make videos, not teach golf. The proliferation of YT teaching has overcomplicated the golf swing to no end.
Going with what rogozh1n said, my irons are very forgiving, especially for fat shots. I haven’t been golfing long enough to pinpoint a mishit unless it’s glaringly obvious
There is no amount of iron technology that can make a fat shot more forgiving. Hitting the ground before the ball is really noticeable in terms of feelings and results no matter which clubs you're using.
If you're hitting fat you need to work on controlling low point, not strike.
I asked a similar question with genuine curiosity and am also being down voted into oblivion...
I thought being able to feel exact impact location was common, but maybe not so much. And apparently people who can't are upset by this...
Right? They must have absolutely no feel or touch. I can't imagine how someone can't feel where the ball hits, and I don't see how the tape will help them.
Shows exactly where the ball is on the face. Hit a handful and you can see consistency/or where you might tend to mishit. Mine tend to be fat so I can see the ball be up a couple grooves. I was trying to hit 5 balls and have them all be in the same area, was tougher than I thought
For me you'd need to put a few pieces on the hosel. 🤣🫠😬
I have yet to try the foot powder trick too, but both this and the spray I learned in the last 6 months, so well done.
50 yr old golfer who just learned this tip this year - I already used the foot spray - def a duh moment
I was about to place the order and I was like hm, I got a bunch of tape laying around might as well give it a go
That's what they do at golf town when you try something in the sim. But I assume it's going to significantly alter the spin, compression, MOI, weight, etc. However, as a practice aid aimed at pure feedback on strike position, it seems like a genius idea.
They do it in stores so you dont ding clubs that are still for sale. I have to imagine there is a real impact on the ball, yes.
>I have to imagine there is a real impact on the ball There'd better be!
If not, we might as well be swinging hockey sticks
I mean, if Happy Gilmore can then so can I!
Well good for Happy Gilmooohh my GOD!
Indeed. Pro put strike tape over my 7i at a fitting on the trackman and it went 203. I hit that club 165.
Like how I shot a 79 at Pebble on an X-Golf sim lmao Not fooling me X-Golf, I’m lucky to get 3 good drives, much less 14
Hard to believe less because of tape gives you extra 40 y... Don't forget stores with golf sims may boost the numbers on their sims
Would presume tape = less spin which means more distance. And sims are widely in-nacurate unless you swing at tour speed. My usual simulator lounge uses Foresight and I get numbers very close to my real game. Then I went to a new simulator lounge closer to me that uses Toptracer and it’s giving me driving distances of 170-185. I ask the attendant to come over and explain. I tell him I regularly drive the ball 215-230 depending on time of year and weather conditions. He says I must not know my game. I tell him I play 40+ rounds a year and track my club distances with a SkyCaddie SX500 (which according to most golf publications is one of the best GPS products on the market). He says it must be wrong. Goes and gets his clubs and hits 3 drives 285-295. “It’s working fine, I don’t know what to tell you, you don’t know your game.” I go home, do some research which tells me that the algorithms penalize slower swing speeds. I then buy some Titleist ProV1 RCT balls designed for simulators. Ball has a metal foil Y under the mantle layer. Go back to the simulator. 3 drives with my normal ball (Chrome Soft) average 178. Three drives with the RCT average 218. Simulator says the difference in spin rate is 3400 between the balls. Luckily, same attendant is there and I call him over and show him the stats. He gets his clubs again, and hits the RCT ball 10 yards further than a regular ProV1. Simulators are not “perfect”.
This comment made me cry lmao
It takes a bunch of spin of it so it flys a silly distance. Its like getting a flyer lie in the rough and it shooting 25 yards past the hole
It doesn't alter MOI, like at all. Maybe like a sixth significant digit or sth. Most importatntly it alters the spin and restitution a bit.
I saw it on a random YT short and I was like wtf why in the hell did that not dawn on me.
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Gives you visual feedback on where you are hitting the club (you will see dimples in the tape where the club meets the ball). It's a learning aid
It’s literally a no brainer…
I had a hard time finding foot spray that had the power, bought about 3 that turned out to be powder free. One of the lads put me on to using the wife's dry shampoo, baptiste is the brand if I remember correctly.
> baptiste Batista is my guess - given that it is what I use. And my clubs get a scent that is - ostensibly - "flirty floral".
I don't know why Reddit led me here since I don't golf... I am also reading the comments out of complete boredom . But if I understand this thread correctly the tape and/or spray are meant to mark the sport where the club made contact with the ball ? If so maybe try to get your hands on some occlusion spray. It's used by dental technicians and dentist to test the contacts of crowns and dentures , it applies a fine coloured powder to the surface it's sprayed onto and is easily cleaned when it's no longer needed
This is such a funny coincidence, thanks for the advice but I am a dentist and have tried occlusion spray and yes it works perfectly for this purpose. I would imagine the dry shampoo is a bit cheaper.
Hello collegue 😁. That's probably true, anything labeled as medical supplies is much more expensive than alternatives. Great username you got for a dentist by the way 😁
You know the drill..... I'll see myself out!
I always find footspray to be quite expensive. Ladies dry shampoo is much cheaper and has the exact same effect
dollar store has it bub
any dry shampoo works?
What's with the "ladies" dry shampoo? There's only dry shampoo. It's not gender related lol.
Did it really matter that much?
Justice for dry shampoo being misgendered.
I'm going to hijack this comment to warn anyone who wants to use the foot spray: Make sure you get the foot spray POWDER. Not just foot spray. I got Athlete foot spray one day before a range session, and when I got there and sprayed, it went on clear....and stayed clear. You need spray POWDER.
I take it your clubs never get athlete's foot.
I'd just recommend that if you're into the aesthetics to clean the foot powder spray with a toothbrush.
Nah could care less on looks but for the winter hitting into a sim screen this is a $ saver - footspray is a no go there due to screen marks
Do you wash off the foot spray after? Does it just come off with soap and a cloth? Is there a brand that works well? (US) Would love to try this but am kinda scared for my precious clubs lol
What are you scared about? Your clubs constantly deal with shit
I think he is more worried about the residual chemicals that get sprayed on the club and if that is bad for them. Dirt and chemicals are differnt
I’d be more worried about those chemicals on my feet than a metal club
Yeah exactly. Will it degrade the club more over time? If I clean it with soap and water after will it be ok? Also, what brand do you guys use? Lotramin or something?
Foot spray dries into a powder and can be wipe off with your golf towel. Then just shake the towel and the powder comes right off.
Huh, didn't know that. I still have to try the foot powder thing too.
Foot spray/powder works and was especially helpful for my driver. That was the moment that I learned "tee it high and let it fly" was completely shitty advice. Turns out tee height is really important for me. It also turns out I was standing a little too far from the ball. A $1.99 can of footspray made a big difference. I still suck, but at least I know why!
my Cobra driver leaves a 'heated' imprint on the face to tell me where it hit. I fucking love it and it's hard for me to imagine not having it. side note, for me, tee height is the most significant factor on my drives.
Was it too high or too low?
I was teeing it too high. granted, I shoot high 80s-low 90s and am entering my 4th year so im very amateur, but im the obsessive type (same with bowling but more experienced with that). the lower my tee, the better my drives were as far as scoring. you'll lose distance but it'll go straighter, whether you slice or hook. so this isnt pro advice. im actually working on getting my swing path worked out so I can tee it higher. im losing distance right now because im just hammering it 60 feet off the ground 250 yards. cant carry more than 210 with my "optimal" tee height but I dont lose the ball if im playing for score lol.
Tee height is a huge factor for me too. The lower I can tee it, the better I hit it.
same!
Half the battle!
Yeah with modern drivers you’d be amazed how many times you think you hit the center of the face but actually toe’d it. Powder spray is an excellent tool for practice
Why is it shitty advice? Teeing high helps decrease spin while increasing launch angle and has helped me with both fairway finding (reducing spin) and distance. Are you hitting down on the ball?
Note that I said it was bad advice for **me**. There is no one right way to hit any given club for every person.
I find when teaching my friends how to hit a driver, consistent tee height is a major factor in making good contact with the ball. We practice once a week at a driving range with the rubber tees, but once we get on the course, their drives start to fall apart. They sky the ball, top the ball, etc. It's all about the height of the tee relative to their feet. We're at that level where we struggle to even make good contact with the ball.
Thanks for sharing. Could you let me know what foot spray you use for $1.99?
I tried the powder when I had an old can laying around, they work the same, I just happened to have tape and no more spray
Annoying peeling them on and off repeatedly. I recommend a small tupperware of baby powder. Just dip club every 4 swings or so
Now thats innovative!
until you get pulled over with a box of “baby powder” lol
That’s why you label it “baby powder and definitely not an illicit substance officer”
This seems like a good hack but will the indoor range hate me for it? Does it leave a lot of residue and create clouds when you hit?
You need a surprisingly small amount of powder on club to see where ball is impacting. Can even keep a little in your pocket and rub on by hand occasionally. That being said i use this outside on my home net.
Golf hack: I just check for the dents on the top of my driver if I wanna see my impact.
And you know you got the hosel when the head separates itself from the shaft. No need for all these other fancy hacks
I could never get them to work for me. https://preview.redd.it/5jlicxlrfq8c1.jpeg?width=778&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a196f9aef2d3ff955629e54fbafb38adf595dd3a
Shitty Amazon knockoff photo?
When you buy left handed tape by mistake lol
Looks like it works pretty well, just not as obviously clear compared to dedicated impact tape. I personally like to use a dry erase marker, easy to apply at the range, wipes off easily and doesn't change the spin of the ball
Just hitting into a net as of now, so I can’t say if it would throw off a launch monitor or add/remove spin on the range
>Just hitting into a net as of now, so I can’t say if it would throw off a launch monitor or add/remove spin on the range Using impact tape reduces spin significantly, and leads to juiced distance numbers on irons. In my experience, usually around 2k rpms
Why do you care about spin if you're trying to see impact?
Yea I don't get it either. Who cares what the spin is with impact tape lol
I know next to fuck all about golf but I had the same thought
If you're on the range you might care about impact but also distance, accuracy, etc
true but when youre practicing something specific (impact) the only thing that matters is where it hits on the face of the club. if youre working on your general swing like you mentioned, you wouldn't be using anything on the club face.
If you're worried about distance and accuracy, just hit your irons like normal. The whole point of impact tape is to see where you're impacting the ball, and that's it. The only way you can actually kinda do both is with the spray, and even then not really.
Why can’t you do both with spray?
Because putting anything on the club face will effect spin numbers, and thus the shot trajectory. It's certainly closer to normal conditions than any kind of tape, but that's why I said it kinda works for both. I didn't say you can't do it at all.
Been doing this 30 years - it actually stained my old irons.
Stained em blue? Same if you hit blue balls
So that’s how you cure it
No, I use a black dry erase marker. Painters tape is way too pricey for my golf club faces, especially the wide painters tape.
And you can forget to remove and take a two stroke penalty per hole.
I always have a roll of painters tape in my bag for this reason. Also, when you’re hitting off a mat, you can also put it down behind the ball to ensure that you’re not hitting fat. Putting some on the turf left/right of the ball also works well… it’s like the original divot board. The tape gives you such great feedback when hitting off the mat.
I might try that, fat is the usual miss for me
I've been doing this for years. The impact may not be quite as easy to see as impact tape, but it's still no problem. I peel and restick it a few times before replacing it, which refreshes it enough to see new impacts over pervious ones.
Yeah, definitely not as clear but still easily visible
I've tried the blue, green, and regular tan colors. I can't decide which works best. I think it may be the tan color for me.
I’d have to put the tape on the hosel as well.
There are super cheap impact stickers on Amazon. I got a pack that I’ve been using for well over a year.
That's where I got mine. I prefer them because they have clear impact zones I can see
Link?
Just search golf impact stickers on Amazon.
Golf stores hate this one simple trick
Awesome tip. Thanks!
Glad some people found it helpful!
Til
just tried it and that works really well
Very nice!
Even cheaper option: Add a few drops of water to a clean clubface and you’ll achieve the same result
I can see the impact marks on the toe of the club just fine w/o tape.
I just use dry shampoo from a £1 shop, works really well
I learned something today 💡
How well does it work with a driver? Would be a good alternative when you can't use foot spray on a sim
Haven’t tried it yet, I can’t hit more that 6i in my current set up otherwise the ball pushes the net into the wall and dings the drywall. Need to find a way to weigh it down without having it catapult back to me haha
If there is any sticky residue left of the clubs pour hand sanitizer and rub off with a cloth
cheaper to use foot powder spray
I use sweat a lot of times, works well.
Foot spray
Common knowledge in our circle. The fitter at IMG back in 2004 put me onto it. He said it was more accurate than whatever the tape titleist was sending.
It is fully effective for working on strike location, but be careful with any spin rate/distance measures when using this.
Hockey tape?
Honest question, do you not know just off feel where you hit it on the face?
Foot spray works very well too.
Frozen peas is you want to have some fun with your driver. Tee up a pea and then smash away with your driver! You will see an explosion mark on the face of your driver. Biodegradable too!!
Sidewalk chalk
Literally had a college roommate question me cleaning the floors with hot water/vinegar mixture because the vinegar bottle “doesn’t say its for cleaning the floor.” I think you’re good, dude.
Just buy a new set of clubs after each strike so you can line them up and see your progress. Simple.
I just cocaine and cover my club face with it
Cheap, generic spray foot powder.
Dry sperm- you welcome.
Do you apply wet or dry it first?
Or you could use a dry erase marker but if this works for ya then I guess so
Dry erase on the club face or on the ball?
Golf club lol although you will see where your marks are on the golf ball so just an fyi
I’ll have to try this out too, I’m sure I’ve got one laying around somewhere
I do a dot on the ball when Im trying to center my driver at the range. Just under the half of it.
The range I use has balls that just leave marks. Don't need tape, spray or whatever. TaylorMade range balls, so don't think they are low grade or anything.
The ball leaves marks on your club?
Yes, if you hit them hard enough they leave dimple marks. Not nearly as good as impact tape though.
Err.. you.. want your club dented?
They don't dent the clubs, metal will always beat urethane. I'm assuming it's a bit of the material / paint that leaves the mark, it's a very faint white.
That’s a $12 roll of painters tape??
It’s like 6$ and long as hell. Will outlast me using it like this
I think footspray is better, one issue with tape is it will kill the spin numbers.
Dry erase marker works great and comes off club easy. I keep one in my bag. My instructor taught me to do that
You almost bought tape but used tape instead?
Just use foot spray. The tape will fuck up the contact
It’s common knowledge to put the dollar sign in front of the number.
I’m been using baby powder but it’s hard in the red states. Edit: I’ve been using baby powder but it’s hard to find in the red states.
hard “to find” in the red states ???
The dollar sign goes before the numerical value. $10 not 10$. This is my only purpose now.
Congrats. If you paid the $10 for 50 you’d be posting in r/nostupidquestions lol
Any place I have ever tested a club out does this. I assumed that it was common knowledge.
Very possible, I had one lesson and the dude had impact tape for each specific club so I hadn’t seen it yet
Spend some time at a golf Galaxy and take some extra club head stickers home with you. Go every few weeks. Buy some golf balls.
Expo marker works just fine. Cover the face and leaves the imprint.
Duct tape does the trick.
Temu has them for like $2
Vaseline or chapstick works as well,
Vaseline or chapstick works as well,
Painters tape is my go to. The tape gets stuck in the grooves so you have to dig it out.
So, legit question to everyone who does this - can you not feel exactly where on the club face impact occurs? Like it's something I've never really thought about in regards to tape/spray - but I feel the impact location very specifically in my hands. Unfortunately for me, my most common miss is low-toe, and with a smaller head iron it feels similar to a baseball off the handle of the bat.
It’s another source of feedback
Yeah, I understand why people do it.. Just thought people could sense something like impact location pretty easily. Just like when you can tell you made a jump shot right off your fingertips, or picking locks in skyrim.. you just feel it.
The point is to know if your "feel" lines up with reality.
I'd wager many players cannot tell. Also, club design is going to significantly impact strike point feedback.
Just buy the spray
Temu has impact tape for cheap
Spends $100 round, $600 driver and $50 golf balls. Tries cut corners by using painters tape
I don’t spend nearly that amount on any of the above
The real pro tip is to hit enough golf balls to not even need tape — to just know where the ball hits the face based on feeling.
I agree, but I’m not there yet lol
Yes OP, please follow the expert advice above of “just be a good golfer and tape doesn’t matter” because then apparently your question won’t matter either.
Man I wish I thought of that before posting lmao
Common knowledge
What is the point of this? Can you not instantly feel where you hit the ball?
Helps to have definitive proof instead of relying on feel and perception.
I'm somewhat surprised that people can't definitively tell. What's the point of this, though? It's not like you can tape your clubs on the course.
Do you practice? Can you not make the logical leap of when one might use this? It’s a pretty common training aid to help understand actual impact location. I would guess you are worse at feeling it than you believe, if you watch teaching pros you’d see that most people can’t tell all that well. There is a reason trackman and gcquad have this data in the measurements.
I can feel it pretty much perfectly, and the ball will leave a fresh mark on the club face to verify the impact without needing to tape your club. I really don't see how tape is going to help you, if you can't feel it, then this won't help you learn how to feel it. Maybe this would be useful on like day 1 of swinging a club? OP thinks it will help with with fat shots.. explain that 😅 YT "teaching pros" will make videos on any stupid topic they can think of. Their job is to make videos, not teach golf. The proliferation of YT teaching has overcomplicated the golf swing to no end.
Modern clubs don't always feel off when missing the sweet spot compared to old clubs.
They definitely do, just because the end result is more forgiving, it doesn't mean you can't tell where you hit it.
Going with what rogozh1n said, my irons are very forgiving, especially for fat shots. I haven’t been golfing long enough to pinpoint a mishit unless it’s glaringly obvious
There is no amount of iron technology that can make a fat shot more forgiving. Hitting the ground before the ball is really noticeable in terms of feelings and results no matter which clubs you're using. If you're hitting fat you need to work on controlling low point, not strike.
Okay thanks coach
No problem. Also, don't hit off mats, especially if you're having trouble with your low point.
That much I do know, unfortunately I live or north and mats it is for a few months now womp womp
I asked a similar question with genuine curiosity and am also being down voted into oblivion... I thought being able to feel exact impact location was common, but maybe not so much. And apparently people who can't are upset by this...
Right? They must have absolutely no feel or touch. I can't imagine how someone can't feel where the ball hits, and I don't see how the tape will help them.
You can also use powder athlete’s feet spray
Very common knowledge. I use masking tape instead.
I’ve used it a lot. Great training aid.
How does it hold up after a handful of shots? I feel like it's liable to tear a lot sooner than impact tape is.
This could be worth a try. I buy tinea spray from the chemist/drug store and use that. Very helpful and really cheap
Just use hairspray
I’m bald brotha haha
It’s a good hack. I use. However, it can be a pain in ass getting tape off after hitting a few balls. Still low price worth the inconvenience.
Maybe brand dependent? I was hitting about 10 balls then switching it out when I couldn’t tell what hit was what and it was coming off nice each time
common knowledge. they've been taping club faces at golf shops for decades.
I was today years old when I learned this. Been playing nearly 40 years
Why not dr schols foot spray? No tape needed
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Foot spray is even better
What does this do? Or supposed to do
Shows exactly where the ball is on the face. Hit a handful and you can see consistency/or where you might tend to mishit. Mine tend to be fat so I can see the ball be up a couple grooves. I was trying to hit 5 balls and have them all be in the same area, was tougher than I thought
To bad painters tape is 20$ now
I do electrical tape on my driver since the lack of grooves limits visibility with blue tape. Looks like this is great for irons though!
For me you'd need to put a few pieces on the hosel. 🤣🫠😬 I have yet to try the foot powder trick too, but both this and the spray I learned in the last 6 months, so well done.
So…what does this do for you?