Cory Puyear
During the golf swing the body produces power and then
transfers it from segment to segment in an efficient manner, by allowing each
segment, (i.e. hips, torso, arms) to accelerate and decelerate at the proper
time during the downswing. The towel
whip affect is the best analogy to use.
The arm initiates the movement and then decelerates in order for the
energy to be transferred from the arm/hand to the end of the towel. Therefore the arm/hand had to accelerate and
then decelerate in order for the end of the towel to accelerate into the end of
the motion.
During the downswing the power is initiated from the ground applying proper pressure into the feet in order to create power up through the body. Once the feet are stable, the hips accelerate then decelerate which is repeated with the torso, the arms and finally the club accelerating into the point of impact. This is best understood by visualizing the body unwinding from the top of the backswing. The body will unwind starting from the ground and work upwards and out to the clubhead. The first thing to unwind will be the hips and the last thing to accelerate prior to impact should be the club. Each segment of the body is like the towel and should double in rotational speed. For this to happen properly your body has to be able to initiate acceleration as well as accept deceleration. For rotational acceleration, the body needs to have rotational mobility and for deceleration of segments the body needs to have stability. If you are unsure of your characteristics see a qualified golf biomechanic for a 3D kinetic link analysis and find out exactly why your swing faults keep reoccurring. For more information contact Cory at cpuyear@athletico.com or visit www.athletico.com
Cory Puyear, PT, CSCS,
MGFI
As a licensed physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Cory has dedicated his career to understanding the biomechanics, manual therapy, rehabilitation and corrective exercises as they relate to golf. Cory has been an adjunct staff to many golf schools and has appeared on The Golf Channel as a golf fitness expert. He has worked closely with many PGA teaching professionals including two of Golf Digest's top Six PGA instructors. Cory has been certified as a golf biomechanic through the C.H.E.K. Institute and as a Master Golf Fitness Instructor through Advantage Golf.
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