Forward pitch and span

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Forward pitch and span

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When increasing forward pitch to the thumb, how much reduction in span should you expect?

I would like to experiment with forward pitch with my thumb as I often have problems with my thumb slipping in the hole during my backswing, causing me to grab at the ball. At the moment I am using a 4 1/2" span and 1/4 reverse in the thumb.

I thought I would ask here first though to see if people with the experiance could tell me what works and what doesn't before actually punching holes in a ball. :)
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DanTheMan wrote:When increasing forward pitch to the thumb, how much reduction in span should you expect?

I would like to experiment with forward pitch with my thumb as I often have problems with my thumb slipping in the hole during my backswing, causing me to grab at the ball. At the moment I am using a 4 1/2" span and 1/4 reverse in the thumb.

I thought I would ask here first though to see if people with the experiance could tell me what works and what doesn't before actually punching holes in a ball. :)

The span pitch relationship that I teach in the Advanced class is:

1/16" change of span for 1/4" change in thumb pitch
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DanTheMan wrote:When increasing forward pitch to the thumb, how much reduction in span should you expect?

I would like to experiment with forward pitch with my thumb as I often have problems with my thumb slipping in the hole during my backswing, causing me to grab at the ball. At the moment I am using a 4 1/2" span and 1/4 reverse in the thumb.

I thought I would ask here first though to see if people with the experiance could tell me what works and what doesn't before actually punching holes in a ball. :)
Before going anywhere......are you sure your thumb hole isn't too big? :D
may be you have a round and your thumb is ovalshaped.... ;)
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