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Joseph Urman
Fred Doherty
Leva Tien
Katelyn Carroll
Kristina Wilcox
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Ä Theorized that golf originated from Scotland in

the 1100s.
Ä u
 derives from the Dutch 
 which means
stick, club, bat

Ä £ entlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden£ acronym

for olf ( which is not true by the way)
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Ä ÿ
 of golfers within the United States who

play left handed, however, most golfers prefer
right handed when playing

Ä olf is the unofficial sport of the business

world.
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Ä Large Musc
e ur ups

‰ Trunk, back, hips, legs, shoulders

Ä O a

Musc
e ur ups

‰ Feet, forearms, wrists, hands, fingers
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Ä oal to achieve a fluid motion

‰ uscle groups contract and relax
Ä Try not to interfere with acceleration

   


1. Stance Phase
2. Back Swing
3. Downswing
ÿ. Impact





Ä Correct stability (Firm

center of balance)
‰ Proper placement of feet
in relationship to
shoulders
‰ Flexing and straightening
the knees, hips, spine,
neck
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Ä Depression of the arm and scapula as

shoulders roll forward to grip the club

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s  r a
 V mid trunk

Ä Lever ar s V mid trunk and thigh

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Ä Torso flexed forward to create pr
ary sp
a

ag
e (ab u 45 degrees)

Ä Oec dary ag
e V lateral bending to right in

spinal segments (about 16 degrees)


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Ä Torque The tendency of a force to cause

rotation around a pivot point
‰ agnitude of the torque is equal to the product of
the force and the lever arm
Ä The length of the arm club lever at the point of
impact will have a direct result on the velocity
of the ball
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Ä Brings club to highest

position in preparation
for acceleration
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Ä Mecruitment of energy
‰
s club moves backwards shear force is applied to
anterior portion of the right foot
‰ Posterior shear force is applied to left foot

Ä
dditional torque V rotation of knees, hips,

spine, and shoulders
‰ Imaginary axis
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Ä
force produced
movement where
angular velocity creates
club head speed
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Ä Finishes backward movement and begins

forward movement
‰ Weight shift onto the inside of right foot and begins
towards left foot
‰ lastic energy stored as a result
‰ ips closed at ÿ degrees and shoulders closed at about 100
degrees
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Ä ajority of torque created by lower body

muscle groups
‰ Produces acceleration in the upper body as
transferred energy




Ä Follow through and

recovery
‰ Deceleration of the golf
swing
Ä uscle relaxation
Ä Meduces risk for injury
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Ä Weight transfer is complete

Ä Shear force from both feet are towards the
target
Ä Potential energy transfers to kinetic energy as
club head contacts golf ball
‰ Left foot supports 80  of body weight
 

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Ä Body decelerates by rotating to a completion

point
‰ Occurs as a result of energy absorption back up
through the kinetic chain of the body
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Ä First echanism
‰ Postural control for balance during underarm swing
and weight shift
Ä Second echanism
‰ Sequential movement of the arms and hands
throughout golf swing

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Ä Î olfer s lbow
or
lateral epicondylitis
‰ Left wrist goes into flexion
as hands near impact
phase
Ä Creating pull on the
lateral epicondyle and
lengthening of the
extensor muscles

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Ä DeQuervain s Syndrome or tendinitis of the

extensor and abductor muscles of the thumb
caused by:
‰
dditional load on muscles due to limitations of
shoulder motion
Ä Posterior cuff
‰
bsorption of contact forces and rapid shortening
and lengthening of muscles

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Ä Spinal and back injuries

‰ Laterally shift lower body to increase club speed on
downswing instead of rotating pelvis in sync with the
shoulders
‰ Spine forced to flex laterally
‰ Shear and rotational forces act on the spine and can
cause hyperextension of the spine
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