Golf Swing

Braithwaite78 asked:

A very brief pointer from the man himself.

Elaina

Golf Gift asked:


Mastering the art of the golf swing could be complicated and challenging, and you are most probably trying to improve yours. There are a couple of very simple errors in balance that most people make but can easily be avoided. Here are two simple tips on improving your balance and golf swing, as well as correct the basic slip-ups that you could be doing.

1. A Good Setup, A Good Balance, A Good Swing

A good tip for improving your golf swing would be improving your setup. A lot of golfers do not have a good balance because they started off from a bad setup. If you have a good and solid setup, you would be able to keep balanced as you swing. Maintaining your balance would give you a solid swing plane as well as a good pivot. Make sure keep your whole body under control during your setup so you could improve your balance and swing.

2. Swinging Too Hard

Although having great distance is essential, having perfect control of your swing is equally important. What usually happens is since you want distance, you give your all you can when you swing. This causes you to wheel around and lose your balance, as you swing too hard. What you would need to do is trust your club. It is already designed to send the ball to great lengths so you would need to focus on making your swing as solid, as steady and as balanced as possible to stay in the fairway.



Jaime

canon_xc asked:


I did a round with my friend. I’m a newbie for golf. When I tried to hit the ball, I missed it. My back got hurt. What should I do? Is my golf swing really bad? In the game of golf, even though you can hit the ball well, will you still get hurt on your back?

Jakob

da-chi-town-man asked:


I understand the wrist hinge and the shoulder turn but what about the arms. I have been told not to lift them vertically but if you don’t lift them how does the club get off the ground? If you just do a level turn won’t the club be too low? Do I move them laterally across my chest?

Katelynn

simonlesorcier asked:

‘06 Torrey Pines Tiger Woods swing

Jasmin

gabejantz asked:


I do not have money for a lesson, but I want to improve my swing, any ideas how?

Dana

John Lynch asked:


The secrets to a consistent golf swing are hidden in the laws of physics

I was recently discussing the golf swing with a physics professor I had met on the golf course. He said there are really only 2 physical principals that impact a consistent golf swing (he described the forces due to gravity as being negligible in the golf swing).

The physics professor went on to say - “The truth is COAM and Torque is by far the 2 most important factors when learning to build a consistent golf swing.”

COAM being the Conservation Of Angular Momentum - the principal that states angular momentum of an object remains constant as long as no external force or moment acts on that object.

COAM says if the object (club head) is brought closer to the axis (formed by the golfer’s stable spine), it speeds up. If the club head is moved further out, it slows down. In a consistent golf swing, as the player rotates the club, the hands move farther from the body or axis and slow down. This reduction in momentum feeds into the much lighter club and increases the speed of the club head in the last part of the stroke, in a whiplash type of effect, increasing the force of impact on the ball.

To further illustrate Conservation Of Angular Momentum, picture an ice skater performing a stationary spin on ice. When the skater moves her arms closer to her body, she spins much faster…as the arms are brought farther from the body, the ice skater spins slower.

He described the other principal in a consistent golf swing as Torque.

Torque equals Force X Length(T = FL); where “F” being Force and “L” being length of the lever in our case the length of the golf club shaft.

“F” or Force can be further broken down using Newton’s equation for Force; F= ma (Force equals mass X acceleration)

So we now have Torque = mass x acceleration x length (T = maL)

“m” being the mass of the club head, “a” being the acceleration of the club head, and “L” being the length of the golf club.

It is Torque or the twisting action of the golf club that gives real leverage in a consistent golf swing.

Now that you know a little golf swing physics, how do you maximize the principals of Torque and COAM into YOUR golf swing? The secret - you must develop the late hit or “lag” into your golf swing.

The truth is, you will unleash an enormous amount of power at impact because of the principals of Torque and COAM.

The secret is to find a golf instruction system that teaches you how to develop the late hit into your golf swing or you will never reach your potential as a golfer.

It is simply amazing how fast you can build a consistent golf swing by learning the late hit. This is because your swing will now be in harmony with the physical laws of nature - this is how a 150LB golfer can crush 340 yard drives - he is able to harness an incredible amount of power due to Torque and COAM!

Hit ‘em Long & Straight!

–John



Charlotte

mocramento asked:

Charles Barkley’s awkward golf swing, from the Celebrity Pro-Am in Lake Tahoe.

Laila

Ground-runner asked:


I play golf and i want to build up strength in my golf swing i go to a gym so the variety of equipment is huge which one will benefit me most

Henry

woods asked:


I used to be muscular, and while I could hit the ball pretty far, I couldn’t hit it consistently well. My muscles, notably chest muscles, would impede my golf swing. Now that I’m much less muscular (rather skinny), my golf swing is like butter and I hit it extremely well (though not as far). However, I want to put on muscle mass again and am wondering if there’s a way to maintain my current golf swing while doing so.

Thanks in advance.

Joseph