| Many people envy the likes of Tiger Woods because | | | | The outcome of the distance of the two golfer's |
| of his world championship winning golf swing. To the | | | | swing maybe the same but the technique is different |
| avid golfer, the joy of watching these pros in action | | | | with each golfer. This difference in technique is |
| and seeing the way they swing the club to hit the | | | | because of the difference of the body type. |
| ball is a joy like no other. To a true lover of the sport | | | | Another way to look at your golf swing is with the |
| the perfection of the swing is the Holy Grail of golf. | | | | help of mathematics and a little bit of physics. When |
| The golf swing is the defining skill that separates the | | | | you look at it this way you will be able to see the |
| greenhorn from the veteran and the golfer from the | | | | impact of the numbers on your game. A study |
| poser. | | | | shows that most professional golf players achieve a |
| Because of the popularity of golf in almost all of the | | | | club head speed of 100 miles per hour at the very |
| countries of the world, many people have come up | | | | bottom of their swing right before they hit the ball. |
| with instructional guides, books and CDs that could | | | | Tiger Woods can swing up to 125 miles per hour that |
| help improve the golfer's swing. Some of them are | | | | means he can hit 25 mph faster that other pros. |
| effective with some people and some of them are | | | | He achieves this by reaching farther back on his set |
| not. The reason behind this difference in the output is | | | | up that most golfers. Physicist have already studied |
| the human anatomy. There are no two people that | | | | golf in relation to the angular motion and the torque |
| are exactly alike in the same way no two golf swings | | | | force that changes the angle of the club when it hits |
| are alike. Because of the body structure of some | | | | the ball. Velocity is also an important factor in your |
| people, there are techniques that really don't work | | | | golf swing. Almost all club heads weigh the same and |
| for them. | | | | for a golfer to hit the ball farther they need to |
| For example a stocky golfer would have a hard time | | | | achieve maximum club velocity or they must have |
| matching the flexibility and nimbleness of a slender | | | | higher club head speed at the bottom of their swing. |
| golfer and in return the slender golfer will have a hard | | | | One of the most common misconceptions that a |
| time matching the power of the swing of the stocky | | | | golfer has is snapping the wrist right before impact is |
| golfer. Because of the stockiness of golfer A, he is | | | | like pressing the nitro button in the straightaway lane. |
| able to use his broad shoulders in smashing the golf | | | | When golfers do this they are actually slowing down |
| club far, but because of the nimbleness and flexibility | | | | the velocity of the clubhead making the golf swing |
| of golfer B he is able to reach farther behind his back | | | | lighter. This is a bad habit that should be avoided. |
| to give his club a wider range of motion for the | | | | This usually happens when a golfer is standing to |
| swing creating a higher velocity impact on the ball. | | | | close to the ball during the golf swing. |