| Different people have different body structures. For | | | | Knee flexing is supposed to be held at the least |
| each motion produced by a muscle in a certain | | | | amount. This will allow a comfortable swing of the |
| direction, there is another muscle of the same mass | | | | hips when making a swing. If one stands stiff-legged |
| that produces motion in another direction. All this is | | | | to the ball, they will find it hard to properly turn when |
| tackled in the study of the human body structure | | | | making the swing. This is because when making the |
| and is very important when it comes to the game of | | | | swing, a player may be distracted by a force trying |
| golf. This study is known as biomechanics. | | | | to straighten the leg at the time of the swing. The |
| Biomechanics of golf is the study in which | | | | reflexive action may cause the golf player some pain |
| movements of a golfer's muscles are studied when | | | | and his body will react to it, making the move a very |
| they are making a golf swing. Every part of the body | | | | bad one. For one to acquire the kind of force |
| that is required to play golf is studied and the results | | | | required to swing the ball in 100 mps or more, they |
| can help a golfer learn the best way to hold and use | | | | must first be comfortable and think of the kind of |
| the club in a game. | | | | pressure they will be putting on their body during the |
| For one to achieve speed in a game muscles come | | | | game. |
| into play and different reactions determine just how | | | | "Sweet pot" is the name golfers use to refer to the |
| well a swing will be. For a player to reach a speed of | | | | act of the golf making contact with the center of |
| 100 mps which is good for a far shot, the player | | | | the club-head. For this kind of shot, there is less |
| needs the right swing with the right power. All this | | | | torque on the shaft of the club. This keeps the club |
| can be determined by the biomechanics of golf which | | | | properly placed and there is minimal rotation |
| shows an individual player just what they need to do | | | | movement. If the club head happens to hit the ball |
| to hit the golf ball the right way. | | | | off-center, the ball tends to go in a direction that a |
| The distance of yards that one hits can result to | | | | player never intended and this may lead to a bad |
| added strokes of a game. If it so happens that the | | | | game. |
| distance hit is 230 yards you don't lose any strokes, | | | | These are just but a few but very important things |
| but if 10 yards are deducted from the maximal | | | | that one needs to know to become a great golf |
| distance, you lose two strokes. It is therefore very | | | | player, which they are sure to be with the right |
| important to learn your best and also comfortable | | | | knowledge of their biomechanics in the game. |
| way to hit the golf ball. | | | | |