Golf swing

The stance is critical in making sure that the golfer has a low center of gravity in order that they may remain balanced throughout the swing path.

When the club head reaches the level of the hip, two things happen: there is a stern wrist cock that acts as a hinge along with the left knee (for a right-handed swing), building up its torque by moving into the same line as the belly button before the start of the upswing.

[1] Importantly, all of the movements occur with precise timing, while the head remains completely still with eyes focused on the ball throughout the entire swing.

One recommended exercise is free weight training, which is not reliant on machines to stimulate and balance the fine muscles.

[6] Timing is the most critical element of the golf swing because it connects all of the different moving parts of the body into one motion.

Both of these interlocking pendulum movements must be timed correctly in order to reach maximum club head speed.

[10] "On the backswing aka the first part of the swing, the order of movement goes like this: hands, arms, shoulders, hips" (Ben Hogan: Five Lessons: the Modern Fundamentals).

[11] The golf swing is capable of producing great force, though it takes practice to be able to effectively utilize it in a productive manner.

[2] The power of the golf swing is not unlocked by muscle or by fastest club head speed, but by the precise timing and mechanics of a motion that has to be put together in harmony.

However, more power in the golf swing can be attributed to the development of these lower limb muscles: tibialis anterior, peroneus longus, gastrocnemius medialis, gastrocnemius lateralis, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, gluteus maximus, vastus medialis, rectus femoris and vastus lateralis.