[Daryl]

Hopefully something educational comes out of this ... this is his answer: "not sure I understand. What does he think I got wrong specifically?

and yes, I am saying hit the ball before the ground. And that, all things being equal, a low point which is lower will enter the turf earlier."

I don't mean to offend him. I'm just saying that his article is not about Low Point. His "Ball Flight Laws" section is also misinformed. He is repeating Jorgenson, Trackman and some old Golf Books. Path is a misinformed concept. Get up to date. All of his is related (Geometry of the Circle, Right Forearm Tracing, Right Forearm Angle of Approach, Low Point). Learn how the direction of Force produced by the Clubshaft can be changed. Homer Kelley spent much of the Geometry of the Circle outlining the concept.

When Homer Kelley coined the term "Low Point", it had nothing to do with how high or low the Clubhead is above or below ground. Low Point is an Alignment. Clubshaft, Clubhead, Clubface, and the Center of Radius for the Primary Lever. This confluence of Alignments can only occur at one single point on the Clubhead Arc (and it is at the bottom of the arc because it's opposite the Radius of the Swing).

When your Clubshaft is perpendicular to the Plane Line and on the correct Lie Angle Plane (for that club), and the Clubface is square to the target and the COG of the Clubhead is exactly opposite your left shoulder. You are aligned to Low Point.

Here is $1,000,000.00 worth of Knowledge-Education

The Force in a Golf Swing is at 90 degrees to the Shaft. Low Point, is where this 90 degree force also becomes "Parallel" to the Plane Line (Target Line). Normally, if you played the Ball straight back from Low Point, the 90 degree force from the shaft is aligned to the right [Angular Force, most everyone calls this "Path" (mistaken term)], and if you square the clubface, you will produce a "Hook".

Question: Per Homer Kelley, In order to hit a straight shot, when the Ball is played 3" aft in your stance, How do you re-align the 90 degree force coming from the shaft so that it is parallel to the plane line?

Answer: Per Homer Kelley, Stand 3" closer to the Ball and align the Clubface square to the base line of the inclined Plane.

This is Low Point Geometry. Homer Kelley was first to discover, understand, and fully conceptualize this Geometry.



To Help you further:
Ball played to the Right of the Orange Line with a square clubface will Hook.
Ball played to the Left of the Orange Line with a square clubface will Slice.
Ball played on the Orange line with an open Clubface will Fade.
Ball Played on the Orange line with a closed Clubface will Draw.

Everyone thinks that ball laws are about Path and Clubface. More precise, they're about Force and Alignment. The Path is always on-plane. Angle of Approach helps you understand that the Force is Angular.