Morris · understand your data
Start with the group of shots, not your longest shot. This worked example turns a screen full of numbers into one question for your next practice session.
What about your real yardages, club by club?
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Morris · Example report
Synthetic data. No real player.
Invented values to explain the reading. This is not a connected account, a performance target or an improvement result.
Club
7i
Mean carry
136 m
Sample
6
| Shot | Club mph | Ball mph | Smash | Carry m | Lateral m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80.0 | 104.00 | 1.30 | 139 | 3 |
| 2 | 81.0 | 105.30 | 1.30 | 141 | -2 |
| 3 | 79.0 | 102.70 | 1.30 | 137 | 1 |
| 4 | 80.0 | 100.00 | 1.25 | 130 | 10 |
| 5 | 81.0 | 105.30 | 1.30 | 140 | -1 |
| 6 | 79.0 | 98.75 | 1.25 | 129 | 12 |
Lateral: negative left, positive right of the intended line. Carry range: 129–141 m.
Club speed and ball speed use mph here. Smash factor has no unit: 104 ÷ 80 = 1.30 in the first invented shot. Compare the same club; a driver target is not a universal target for an iron or wedge. Loft and impact conditions matter.
Carry describes the airborne distance at the starting elevation, not the final resting position. The sample uses metres and a level landing area. Left/right is the lateral offset from the intended line; positive means right in this example. A spread is a pattern, not just its average.
The six invented carries average 136 m and range from 129 to 141 m. The two shortest shots are also the two furthest right, with lower ball speed relative to club speed. The useful question is whether strike location or delivery changed on those shots.
That is a hypothesis, not a diagnosis. These rows contain no face angle, club path or impact-location measurement. Morris should not invent them. Check the face with an impact marker and add a clear swing video before choosing a technical correction.
Keep the same club, ball type and target. Mark each strike location and record the next group, including poor shots. Look for a tighter carry range without losing the intended start direction. This is a Morris practice proposal, not a promise of extra distance.
If a report mixes normalised and measured data, indoor and outdoor sessions or different units, separate those sets first. A cleaner comparison is more useful than an attractive average built from unlike shots.
A swing video and a description of your miss help turn a general idea into a specific check.
It is ball speed divided by club speed. In this synthetic first shot, 104 mph ÷ 80 mph = 1.30. Interpret it alongside the club, strike and delivery; it is not a score for how good your swing looks.
Do not apply a driver reference to every club. TrackMan explains that expected smash factor changes with loft. Use your own same-club pattern and a coach's assessment of contact, rather than chasing one universal number.
No. Every shot was invented for this worked example. The report is an educational Morris layout, not a TrackMan account export or a claim about a player's improvement.
Yes. Follow the free analyzer link, upload one swing video and describe the ball flight. Video can help examine the movement; it cannot replace launch-monitor measurements that were never captured.
Tell Morris how far your 7-iron carries and he maps out your whole bag. Play with a Garmin? He reads them from your rounds.
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