Increase Driver Trajectory..Shaft vs. Loft??

[golfgnome]

I guess NOT! If I want to hit it low into the prevailing Oklahoma gale I close the clubface...then trace a plane line perpendicular to the closed face...I then rotatate the machine to the right so that although the face is still hooded it is aligned to the intended target...resulting in a pull...with a lower trajectory. Apparently Sam Snead did a bit of this although I am sure he could do it all. My point was that tracing left tends to close the clubface relative to the target line (what MORAD refers to as CP)...tracing right has the clubface "open" to the target line thus increasing loft. So I guess the trip your sweetspot takes in relation to target line impacts...well...impact and the resulting launch angle. sorry for thinking out loud!

If I am understanding you correctly, you are rotating the plane line to alter shot shape.

I use the same procedure but explain it differently: The target is always the target. I try to aim the face where I want the ball to end up align my body where I want it to start. When my body is aimed left of target and I swing on plane relative to my body but leave the face aimed to the target I hit a cut shot. The opposite holds true for a draw.

I would tell you that when hitting into a strong wind, less spin is desired. I have the most success when I swing at a slower speed. The slower speed will produce lower launch with less spin which is ideal for strong wind. When you swing at full speed you will increase launch and spin, the wind will magnify this spin and may produce less than desirable results.

Give it a try and let me know how it works.