At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?

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At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?  

  By: Ed C on Oct. 27, 2019, 11:24 p.m.

I just watched the video on Alpha Torque. If I understood the video correctly, I can't help but wonder if the 9 o'clock position in the downswing is where the clubhead is traveling the fastest?

I would think 3D could pick this up, but a simple Internet search didn't turn up anything convincing.

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Re: At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?  

  By: Tyler F on Oct. 29, 2019, 7:57 a.m.

+Ed C The clubhead speed is almost always fastest at impact for professionals. It can peak a little sooner for ams with a cast pattern, but it's usually acceleration that changes, not speed.
Attached is a typical pro speed profile.

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Re: At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?  

  By: Ed C on Oct. 29, 2019, 1:08 p.m.

+Tyler F Thanks for clearing that up with a graph.

Out of curiosity, if there were no ball & tee, would you expect to see peak speed occur just past the point of where impact would normally be?

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Re: At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?  

  By: Tyler F on Oct. 31, 2019, 9 a.m.

+Ed C I'm guessing it would be just past impact instead of at impact.

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Re: At what point in the golf swing is the clubhead traveling the fastest?  

  By: Andrew T on Nov. 22, 2024, 3:13 p.m.

Impact with the ball in a “normal” swing is the first point of resistance so the club head actually slows down through impact and just after.

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