Why Tiger Woods Golf Swing Technique Is So Effective

Written by Mike Pedersen


Golf sensation Tiger Woods’ golf swing technique has beenrepparttar subject of many interesting studies.

One thing that has come out very clearly from this leading golfer’s style and his golf swing technique is his amazing flexibility and high fitness level which have contribute tremendously to his golf career. A career that has seen him crowned inrepparttar 142236 minds of many asrepparttar 142237 undisputed greatest golfer inrepparttar 142238 history ofrepparttar 142239 sport.

The Tiger Woods golf swing technique sees Wood utilizing his flexibility atrepparttar 142240 back of his swing to comfortably reach far back.

As he begins his swing, his level of fitness and muscle strength enables him to build up club head velocity by turning his torso quickly and pressing his right leg forward. There is minimal waste of energy as he maintains his position aboverepparttar 142241 golf ball.

Driving through, Woods uses his hips, shoulders and wrists to concentrate his force and create a high initial ball speed. Research has shown that within a few feet offrepparttar 142242 tee,repparttar 142243 ball is usually traveling at about 180 miles per hour. The average tour pro usually manages only 160 miles per hour.

The Impact of Golf Specific Exercise

Written by Mike Pedersen


Golf specific exercises are part and parcel ofrepparttar modern day golf game. Yet many people associate golf specific exercises with exercises used in other sports and by other athletes involved in more rigorous sporting activities.

For example many golfers look down on golf specific exercises that involve lifting weights. The fear that they will develop muscles which will tend to make them stiff and less flexible in their golf game. Everybody knows that flexibility is very important in golf.

Yetrepparttar 142235 truth ofrepparttar 142236 matter is that golf specific weight exercises have nothing to do with building muscles like a weight lifter. This is because lighter weights are used andrepparttar 142237 lifting action is repeated more times. The effect of this is to build strength and not muscles.

Strength in muscles has a remarkable effect onrepparttar 142238 quality of a golf game, especially whenrepparttar 142239 muscles targeted are all “golf muscles”.

The other wrong image people often have about golf specific exercises is that there are as rigorous and as demanding asrepparttar 142240 sort of exercises one would find in a marine corps training program.

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