Mechanics of a Golf Swing

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Mechanics of a Golf Swing

• By Nick Kuta, Tyler Meerdink, John Hellekson

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Gripping Techniques

• There are three primary gripping techniques
  golfers primarily use when attempting a golf
  swing.
• Overlapping
• Interlocking
• Baseball

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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.

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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 right-handed 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.

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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.

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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
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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.
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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.
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Practice, Practice, Practice

• No golfer becomes good because they were born
  with the proper mechanics.
• A golfer needs to put hard work and dedication
  into their game in order for them to be
  successful.
• 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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