| You are probably asking yourself what exactly is | | | | weight from one foot to the other you will lose |
| biomechanics and how will it help me improve my golf | | | | balance during the swing itself. This is why it is crucial |
| swing? Well you don't need to have a PhD in biology | | | | that you focus on your balance during swing and shift |
| to learn how a few simple exercise techniques can | | | | weight from your feet properly. |
| improve your golf swing. | | | | Take a look at some video on the internet of |
| Simply stated biomechanics is the application of | | | | professional golfers taking a swing in slow motion. |
| mechanical principles to living organisms. In this case | | | | You can see how elegant, effortless and smooth the |
| the living organism is your average golfer. So how do | | | | swing is. This is the key of improving your own |
| you apply biomechanical principals to a golf swing? | | | | swing. By using as little force as possible during the |
| Without getting into too much technical jargon the | | | | swing itself and relaying entirely on swing inertia you |
| position of the hips relative to the shoulders affects | | | | can drastically improve your golf swing. For example, |
| the way the golf club swings. This is why many | | | | think of a simple child spin toy. Once you set use the |
| beginners are told to 'swing with the hips and not | | | | initial force to set it in motion it will keep spinning. The |
| with the shoulders'. The reason for this is that your | | | | same basic principal applies to a golf swing. You use |
| body can generate much more torque on the | | | | force in your hips to initiate the swing and the rest |
| downswing by moving the hips first and following | | | | should follow through by the force of the swing |
| through with the shoulders. More torque on the golf | | | | inertia. |
| swing translates directly to the shoulders, hands and | | | | If you want to learn more about how biomechanics |
| the club itself and therefore allowing you to hit | | | | can help you swing better just take a look at a few |
| further. | | | | guides available on the internet. Some have taken the |
| Another aspect of biomechanics which translates to a | | | | scientific approach and created entire system based |
| better golf swing is the weight shift that takes place | | | | on biomechanical knowledge gathered through |
| during the swing itself. If you have ever swung a golf | | | | experiments and research. |
| club you know that unless you properly shift your | | | | |