How Golf Clubs Really Work and How to Optimize Their Designs

Explains what goes on in a golf shot, from impact until the ball stops, and backs it up with good science. Contains 37 short chapters with general information for golfers and technical notes for club designers, plus definitions and illustrations. Topics covered include characteristics of the scatter of hits on the faces of clubs, full and partial shots with irons, factors that affect distance, and aiming. The authors are affiliated with product development firms in the private sector. Much material was adapted from some 70 articles written for the Japanese monthly publication Golf Equipment World . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)