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In golf, the intricate relationship between club path direction and strike location is pivotal for optimal performance. This article explores the technical nuances of swing mechanics , debunking myths and highlighting the independent variables that govern ball contact .
Nov 21, 2013 · Strike Zone: How To Get In That Pro Position At Impact. To hit solid iron shots, you have to make ball-then-turf contact. Tour players do this effortlessly, but amateur golfers struggle with it...
- Hank Haney
- What The Data Say
- Proposed Strike Zone Model
- Metrics For Heart/Control/Command
- Adding in Some Nuance
- Summing Up Horizontal and Vertical Nuance
- Pizza Slice Model
- Concluding Thoughts
- References and Resources
Pitchers, when they choose the location of the pitch are optimizing for three outcomes: 1. Limiting quality of contact (we’ll measure this with wOBAContact) 2. Maximizing called strikes (we’ll measure this with Called Strike % on pitches taken) 3. Maximizing swings and misses (we’ll measure this with Swing & Miss %) Let’s look at a chart from the p...
We start with a superellipse, with a height that is 90 percent of its width. This is the probabilistic strike zone we explored in part one. The innermost circle, which can be larger or smaller depending on your own analysis, should be considered the “heart” of the plate. The size of the circle is entirely arbitrary and depends on what you want to c...
Let’s look at some high level metrics for our three zones, for all pitches thrown within the probabilistic strike zone outlined in the first article of this series, excluding bunts and bunt attempts. Pitches to the heart of the zone have a greater than 99 percent chance of being called a strike. The control zone sacrifices a little called strike ce...
Let’s sprinkle in a little nuance that doesn’t conform perfectly to our model. Let’s begin by looking at swing and miss percentage by horizontal location. Negative values are always inside; positive values farther away from the hitter. Swing & Miss Location by Horizontal Location Four-seam fastballs get more swings and misses the farther they are f...
Generally speaking, as we move away from the true center of strike zone, we experience predictable changes in outcomes. The large exception relates to swings and misses with respect to horizontal location. If a pitcher is optimizing for a specific outcome (such as a swing and miss), horizontal and vertical location become much bigger factors as opp...
If you believe the model above is overly simplistic, a simple modification would be to convert each zone into pizza slices. This would look something like this: One could then capture the distance (Heart/Control/Command) as well as nuance (up and in/up and away/down and in/down and away). This would give us 12 distinct zones to classify pitches tha...
The strike zone is a beautiful, constantly shifting puzzle; the pitcher has to decide, based on a host of variables, where he should aim his pitch. In part one, “It’s Not a Square,” we argued that the strike zone is better represented as a superellipse, rather than a rectangle. Today, we pushed the envelope one step farther, suggesting that we shou...
Rob Arthur, FiveThirtyEight, “Baseball’s New Pitch-Tracking System Is Just A Bit Outside”Wayne Boyle, Baseball Prospectus, “Prospectus Feature: The Universal Strike Zone“Wayne Boyle, Sean O’Rourke, Jeff Long, and Harry Pavlidis, Baseball Prospectus, “Robo Strike Zone: It’s Not as Simple as You Think“Sep 14, 2015 · Therefore, a ball that simply passes through the strike zone for a total of one inch should technically be called a strike. This is where you may think of back door strikes: the slider that...
- Eric Lang
Oct 27, 2022 · Empirical evidence has taught us that the club strikes the ground where the nose and sternum are at impact, and at least 80% of our weight must be on our left side when the club meets the ball.
Oct 6, 2023 · Once you start to strike your irons more consistently, you may notice distance gaps starting to appear between the irons, which is frustrating, and that’s the time to bite the bullet and invest in a full set of golf irons.
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Jan 2, 2024 · The lie angle of your club can have a profound effect on your shots. A flat lie angle tends to produce a lower ball flight, potentially leading to hooks for some golfers. On the other hand, an upright lie angle generally results in a higher ball flight, which can help counteract a hook tendency.
