Hi, Shawn,

1. On the release, I take it there’s no appreciable (conscious mind) difference between (for driver) a release for draw vs fade? The last while, I’ve been focusing quite a bit on release. Currently, my imagination feels that, with a fade, if I do a strong (quick, good, proper) release, that will over-close face to path at point of impact. Whereas with a draw intention, the more release the better (for the most part). Fred Couples a model on that.
2. Separately: Would a video on controlling driver backspin be possible? The long drivers say that low loft helps lower spin, and that for elevation one must increase AoA (a lot). A recent session experimenting with 8.5 degree driver loft (versus my typical 10.5 or 11.5) gave poor results — lost 30 yards carry and spin averaged over 4000. I gather that strike location on driver face also factors in a lot (lower spin from slightly higher and slightly more toe-ward than dead center). In a session, there might be a few strikes where the numbers line up well; but typically backspin has wide variation and typically is closer to 3000 than 2000. The Ping chart suggests optimal spin sits at roughly 2300 (at my ball speed and AoA of around 4 degrees). (Part of the current issue for me may be shaft related — 41g in L flex, at 80 to 85 mph SS. A shaft fitting is coming in the near future.)

Thanks, again.