Golf Swing Research Paper

There are two main components that go into golf swing physics. Both these will result in the best possible shot good swing speed of the arms and shoulders. Uncorking the wrists at the right moment so that the club connects squarely with the ball. Uncorking the wrists means letting the wrists rotate freely, while still holding on to the club. You must generate good swing speed to hit the ball hard enough, so that it goes far. The second point is not as obvious. To understand the physics of a golf swing one must consider the mechanics of rotational motion. When an object travels around in a circle it moves outward, if unconstrained. To visualize this, imagine yourself sitting in a car that makes a sharp left turn. If you 're not wearing your seat belt you 'll go sliding across the seat towards the right, due to the effects of centripetal acceleration. Similarly, by uncorking your wrists during the golf swing,

At the top part of the swing, the golf club remains at a fixed angle relative to his arms (since his wrists are cocked). But in the bottom part of the swing, the golf club begins to "release" and the angle between it and his arms begins to rapidly increase (since his wrists are now uncorked), and the club moves radically outwards as a result. At the bottom of the swing the golf club is almost perfectly parallel to his arms. This is where contact is made with the ball.

Part of the physics of a golf swing (from the point of view of the golfer), means finding the release (wrist uncorking) point so that at the bottom position, where the players hands are directly above the ball, the golf club is in the vertical position parallel to his arms. This will maximize the speed of the club head upon impact, and result in the farthest