FORCE ON THE BALL
OFF THE TEE
Each club we use possesses a different loft and length and thus should by design, result in a different contact point and vertical force vector relative to the center of mass of the ball thus producing a different ball flight. The higher the contact point on the ball the lower the initial flight and the more the force vector is below the center of mass of the ball (assuming the club speed is equal) the more backward spin will be created on the ball.
Of the clubs designed to get the ball in the air, the driver has the least amount of vertical elements by design and so generally to allow a golfer to get both the initial contact point of club on ball below to equator of the ball and the force vector of the center of mass of the clubhead from above the center of mass of the ball without having to have to vertical an angle of clubhead we use a tee-peg to raise the ball above the center of mass of the clubhead.
Driving the golf ball well is about creating sufficient ball speed while maneuvering your ball between whatever penal areas the golf course has to defend itself.
BALL SPEED
The speed of the ball is determined by the speed of the clubhead and the force vector of the center of mass of that clubhead relative to the center of mass of the ball during the collision between club and ball.
BALL CONTROL
The direction of the ball is determined by the contact point of the ball on the club and more importantly the force vector of the center of mass of the clubhead relative to the center of mass of the ball in a horizontal axis.
VERTICAL SPIN RATE
The spin rate of the ball is determined by the force vector of the center of mass of the clubhead in a vertical axis relative to the center of mass of the ball