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SL Spin Lab Golf Irvine, CA · Est. 2016
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Release Notes

Release Notes

Notes from the bay — plain explanations of the spin variables that shape ball flight and roll more than most golfers realize.

Roll Conversion and Toe Hang

Why the distance it takes a putt to stop skidding and start rolling true is a better fitting signal than a head's toe hang label alone.

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Lie Angle and Spin Axis at Release

How a putter's lie error tilts the face at address and shows up as sidespin the instant the ball leaves the putter face.

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Stroke Arc and the Release Window

Why the shape of your putting stroke sets the narrow window during which a putter head has to deliver the face square.

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Driver Spin Axis, Explained

Sidespin and backspin aren't separate things — spin axis is one number that explains both, and why it matters more than clubhead speed for shot shape.

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Groove Wear and Spin Decay

How much stopping power a wedge quietly loses over a season, and why it happens well before the grooves look worn to the eye.

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Attack Angle and Spin Loft

Why two golfers with identical clubhead speed can produce very different iron spin numbers, and what attack angle has to do with it.

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Put This on the Release Bay

Reading about spin mechanics is a start — seeing your own numbers captured at the Release Bay is where it actually clicks.