Do you understand the ball flight laws? This will help
The Laws of Ball Flight might be the single most important concept in golf. It's the key that helps you be the detective of your own game:
- What is the cause of your bad shots
- What you did well on the good shots
- What to change to hit different shots
Using The Ball Flight Builder below, an interactive tool available exclusively to Golf Digest+ members, you can begin seeing how the different elements work together to create different ball flights.
And for a full explainer on the Laws of Ball Flight, head over to Golf Digest's YouTube channel and check our latest Film Study video.
Film Study
The Ball Flight Builder
Good players know what causes their good shots—and their bad ones. Use our visualizer to help you understand the Laws of Ball Flight.
AIM
Swing Path
Square to aim
Clubface
Matched the swing path
Or jump to a shot
Your clubface and your club path were both pointing exactly where you were aiming. You've hit a straight shot — rare, but real.