Dispersion
Also known as: shot pattern, shot scatter
Dispersion is how spread out your shots are, plotted as a pattern. A tight dispersion means repeatable contact; a wide one signals inconsistency in face, path, or strike.
Dispersion is the honest measure of consistency, because a single great shot hides the misses around it. SwingVantage plots dispersion as a scatter chart so you can see direction and distance scatter separately. A pattern biased one way points to a path or face tendency; a round, wide pattern usually points to strike-location variability.
Example
Ten 7-irons that land within a 15-yard-wide oval show tight dispersion; the same shots spread across 40 yards reveal a contact problem.
Why it matters
Improvement is dispersion shrinking, not your longest drive growing. SwingVantage measures the pattern so progress is real and repeatable.
Related terms
- Smash FactorSmash factor is ball speed divided by club speed — a measure of strike efficiency. A driver smash factor near 1.50 means the ball left the face at 1.5× the clubhead speed, the practical maximum.
- TempoTempo is the overall timing and rhythm of your swing — the ratio of how long the backswing takes versus the downswing. A smooth, repeatable tempo is what makes contact consistent.
- Face AngleFace angle is where the clubface points at impact, relative to the target line, in degrees. It determines roughly 75–85% of the ball’s starting direction.
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