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Mechanics of a Golf Swing
By: Nick Kuta, Tyler Meerdink, John
Hellekson
Gripping Techniques
There are three
primary gripping
techniques golfers
primarily use when
attempting a golf
swing.
- Overlapping
- Interlocking
- Baseball
Overlapping
-The Overlapping Grip, is the most
common grip among golf players.
- This grip places the club in the
fingers and is the grip most likely
to be taught by golf instructors.
- Place your hands on the handle
and place it between the index
and middle finger on the lead
hand (for right-handed golfers,
the lead hand is the left and vice
versa).
- The lead hand thumb should fit
in the lifeline of the trailing hand.
Interlocking
- The next most common grip is
called Interlocking.
- This grip is very popular and has
been used by many male and
female golfers.
- To use the Interlock grip, take
the little finger on the trailing
hand (the trailing hand for righthanded golfers is the right hand)
and intertwine it with the index
finger on the lead hand.
- Interlocking grip is extremely
useful to golfers who have small
hands, weak forearms and wrists,
and beginners in many cases
prefer this style of grip.
Baseball
- The baseball group is the least
preferred grip among teachers.
- Although it is not favored by
teachers, there are still
professional golfers who have
used it: Beth Daniel, Bob Estes
and Dave Barr, Art Wall Jr.
- Teachers often suggest this grip
to beginners as it simplifies early
instruction.
- To position your hands properly
for the baseball grip, start with a
enclosed lead hand grip, followed
by a perfect secondary grip.
- Basically what a golfer does is
grip the club with both hands
entirely.
Professional Golfers Grip Preferences
Interlocking
Overlapping
Baseball
Tiger Woods
Harry Vardon
Beth Daniel
Jack Nicklaus
Phil Mickelson
Bob Estes
Rory McIlroy
Arnold Palmer
Art Wall Jr
Lee Westwood
Vijay Singh
Dave Barr
Feet Placement
Chipping
- Place your feet close together.
Your heels should be between 6 to
8 inches apart.
- Angle out your toes slightly so
that you have a more open stance.
Putting
- Begin by comfortably positioning your feet. This can be close
together or a few feet apart. Unlike with a basic swing, foot position
during putting is largely up to the preference of each golfer.
- Take a few practice putts 4 to 5 feet away from the hole to
determine your accuracy. If you're hitting the cup every time, back
away a few feet.
- Now change your foot position by moving them closer together or
farther apart, and take a few more putts. Take note of your accuracy
with your feet in different positions and use that which works best
for you.
Driving
- Place your feet shoulder-width apart. A
good rule of thumb: the longer your club,
the wider your stance needs to be.
- Determine which foot is closer to the
hole and angle it outward approximately
3 inches.
- Point your other foot straight forward,
or perpendicular to your target. This is
important to the backswing, since all of
your body weight will shift to this foot.
Upper Body/Follow Through
-When getting ready to swing a golf
club, the golfer first needs to
properly place the golf ball where
he feels it is most comfortable at.
-Next, obtain whichever golf grip
you prefer and lay the head of the
club on the ground near your ball.
- when laying the head of the club
on the ground your arms should be
very lose and have a slight bent at
the elbow.
-Next, make sure that your grip,
feet, arms and ball are exactly
where you want them, because you
want to be comfortable on your
back swing
-As you enter your back swing, twist
at the core and lift and extend both
arms behind you.
- Make sure your top arm is bent at
a 180 degree angle while your
bottom arm is at a 90 degree angle.
- While making sure your arms are at the proper
degrees, your head looks down and does not
move.
-As soon as you extend your arms behind you,
your head shall be on top of your top arms
shoulder looking downwards.
-Next, when you start moving to target the ball,
slowly bring your hands and arms on a
downward angle towards the ball while still
making sure arms are slightly bent, head stays
still the whole way and hold tight your grip.
- As soon as your strike the ball (see below
image.)
Caption #1
As you see at
moment of contact
the golfers head is
still and down,
arms are slightly
bend, and still
maintains his
proper grip.
He is in a proper
stance to deliver a
powerful strike
through the ball.
Practice, Practice, Practice
-No golfer becomes good
because they were born with
the proper mechanics.
Wrong!
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-A golfer needs to put hard
work and dedication into their
game in order for them to be
successful.
Right!
-Rain, snow, hail or sleet,
golfers need to find ways to
improve their game so when
any conditions arise during a
match that they are up for the
challenge.
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