The Biomechanics of Golf Swing
There is a way to develop an excellent golf swing. You simply need to learn the biomechanics of golf swing. Keeping in mind that each person will have a different swing, knowing the general biomechanics of golf swing will greatly help you develop your own unique – successful – swing.
The first step is to make sure that your arms, and shoulders form a perfect triangle when you are gripping your club and lining up with the ball. This is true for everyone. This triangle should be thought of as one of the basic rules of golfing…it isn’t really a rule, but if you approach each shot like it is, your swing will improve.
The hardest part of the golf swing is continuing to keep everything lined up when you pull the club back for the swing. This is where the majority of people lose it. It doesn’t matter how perfect your grip is, how well you are lined up, or how great your stance is….if you lose all of that when you pull the club back, you won’t ever be any good at golf – unless you correct this problem.
Once your shot is lined up, look at the ball and don’t move. In fact, do a brief ‘check’ to ensure that nothing is moving, and everything about your body is still lined up right. Keeping your eye on the ball, start pulling back for the swing. Now, stop right where you are and think about that….what changed? Did your stance change? Did you lose your triangle by breaking the lock on your wrists, did you head move? If anything changed, your swing wasn’t right.
The wrists must remain locked, and that triangle that is formed by your shoulders and arms should not change – even on the back swing. The backswing begins by dropping your left shoulder, and allowing your waist to slightly turn as you are pulling back – but the arms, the wrists, and the head must remain absolutely locked.
The biomechanics of golf swing take time to learn. If fact, you may not realize that you are moving your arms. Have someone else watch you, and have them tell you what you’ve moved, and when you moved it. Another option is to video tape yourself taking a shot. Make sure that the video is up close enough to see what you are doing wrong!
