Where Does Power Come...
Where Does Power Come From In Golf?
You’ve got the muscles; they’re plainly evident every time you ‘flex’ in the bathroom. The golf swing looks just as good from the same reviewer. So why does all that potential power end up in the rough?
The hips are the key. They initiate the turn to the ball and pull the body through. Most older and less skilled golfers get less than 50 percent of the rotation of the skilled golfer. This creates a major loss in club velocity
Power in golf comes sequentially, from the feet up as the golfer rotates the body into the shot. Energy is transferred from the legs, to the hips, to the trunk, to the shoulders and out through the arms to the wrist and hands and finally through the club.
The simplest motion of the body is rotation. Rotation is also the thing that is lost as we age or become victim to disease processes such as arthritis. Power comes from weight transfer and rotation. An object is swung faster in rotation than in a line. The determiners of rotational speed potential are strength, swing efficiency, balance, weight transfer and maintenance of spine angles. An individual’s power is accumulated in the backswing, generated during the transition, is stored in the forward swing, delivered at impact, and released after impact. Any compensation that does not allow for appropriate sequential movement of the hips, torso, arms and club head takes away from the rotational power of the swing.
Every golfer has certain potential to generate rotational speed and power to the swing. The ability to unlock that potential can be realized or left wanting.
You’ve got the muscles; they’re plainly evident every time you ‘flex’ in the bathroom. The golf swing looks just as good from the same reviewer. So why does all that potential power end up in the rough?
The hips are the key. They initiate the turn to the ball and pull the body through. Most older and less skilled golfers get less than 50 percent of the rotation of the skilled golfer. This creates a major loss in club velocity
Power in golf comes sequentially, from the feet up as the golfer rotates the body into the shot. Energy is transferred from the legs, to the hips, to the trunk, to the shoulders and out through the arms to the wrist and hands and finally through the club.
The simplest motion of the body is rotation. Rotation is also the thing that is lost as we age or become victim to disease processes such as arthritis. Power comes from weight transfer and rotation. An object is swung faster in rotation than in a line. The determiners of rotational speed potential are strength, swing efficiency, balance, weight transfer and maintenance of spine angles. An individual’s power is accumulated in the backswing, generated during the transition, is stored in the forward swing, delivered at impact, and released after impact. Any compensation that does not allow for appropriate sequential movement of the hips, torso, arms and club head takes away from the rotational power of the swing.
Every golfer has certain potential to generate rotational speed and power to the swing. The ability to unlock that potential can be realized or left wanting.
