The Analysis Of A Proper Golf Swing

Golfers like Tiger Woods are envied for their skill in the execution of the proper golf swing. The pure joy of watching them swing their clubs and sending the ball soaring up into the air and away over the fairway, knows no bounds. The proper golf swing can be called the Holy Grail of Golf. It is the proper golf swing that separates the chaff from the grain; the rookie from the veteran and the true golfer from the pseudo.

The popularity of golf throughout the world has spawned a number of books, golf swing instructions and DVDs aimed at improving the swinging ability of the golfer. Some people find these materials effective some do not. The principal reason behind the failure of most of these guides is the difference in the anatomy of every individual golfer. No two golfers are the same, neither are two golf swings. Some of the techniques in golf swing instruction guides simply will not work on some people because of their anatomy. And guides cannot be expected to address all anatomical differences.

For instance, the flexibility and agility of a slender golfer cannot be normally matched by the powerful swing of a stocky person and vice versa. The stocky golfer uses his broad shoulders to create the power to strike the ball to a far distance and this is matched by the legerity and the suppleness of the slender golfer to take his back swing far behind his back and thus give a longer downswing, which translates into the power required for hitting the ball.

The distance travel by the ball may be the same for each golfer, but the technique is as different as chalk and cheese. The techniques are different because the body structures are different.

A little bit of mathematics and physics could help you perceive the differences in the proper golf swing of each individual, the stocky and the slender golfer. Most professional golfer can attain a club head speed of about a hundred miles per hour (mph) – Tiger Woods is known to have hit 125 mph. – at the moment the clubface makes contact with the ball.

Tiger Woods is able to achieve this golf swing speed because he pivots far behind his back than most golfers can. The effect of the angular motion and the torque force on the club at the moment of impact has been studied in detail by physicists. They have found that velocity also has a telling effect on your proper golf swing. Practically all golf club heads have the same weight and to achieve distance the golfer has to hit the ball with the maximum force and this can be created only if the club head reaches the maximum velocity.

One of the most common mistakes that a novice at golf makes is to snap the wrist just before impact. It usually happens if the golfer is standing too close to the ball. This actually slows down the speed of the club, hence the force and translates into a lesser travel distance of the ball.