The Perfect Anatomy of a Golf Swing

A lot of people envy the likes of Tiger Woods because of his world championship winning golf swing. To the avid golfer, the pleasure of watching these pros in action and seeing the way they swing the club to strike the ball is a joy like no other. To a true enthusiast of the sport the flawlessness of the swing is the Holy Grail of golf. The golf swing is the crucial skill that separates the novice from the expert and the golfer from the poser. Because of the recognition of golf in almost all of the countries of the world, many people have come up with instructional guides, books and CDs that could help develop the golfer’s swing. Some of them are of use with some people and some of them are not. The rationale behind this difference in the output is the human anatomy. There are no two people that are precisely alike in the same way no two golf swings are alike. Because of the body structure of some people, there are techniques that in reality don’t work for them. For example a stocky golfer would have a hard time matching the flexibility and dexterity of a slender golfer and in return the slender golfer will have a gruelingtime matching the power of the swing of the stocky golfer. Because of the stoutness of golfer A, he is able to use his wide shoulders in smashing the golf club far, but because of the nimbleness and flexibility of golfer B he is able to reach past behind his back to give his club a wider range of motion for the swing creating a top velocity impact on the ball. The outcome of the distance of the two golfer’s swing maybe the same but the technique is different with each golfer. This difference in technique is because of the difference of the body type.

Another way to look at your golf swing is with the help of mathematics and a little bit of physics. When you look at it this way you will be able to see the impact of the numbers on your game. A study shows that most professional golf players achieve a club head speed of 100 miles per hour at the very bottom of their swing right before they hit the ball. Tiger Woods can swing up to 125 miles per hour that means he can hit 25 mph faster that other pros. He achieves this by reaching farther back on his set up that most golfers. Physicist have already studied golf in relation to the angular motion and the torque force that changes the angle of the club when it hits the ball. Velocity is also an important factor in your golf swing. Almost all club heads weigh the same and for a golfer to hit the ball farther they need to achieve maximum club velocity or they must have higher club head speed at the bottom of their swing. One of the most common misconceptions that a golfer has is snapping the wrist right before impact is like pressing the nitro button in the straightaway lane. When golfers do this they are actually slowing down the velocity of the clubhead making the golf swing lighter. This is a poor habit that must be avoided. This frequently happens when a golfer is standing to close to the ball for the duration of the golf swing.