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Improve your golf game by learning the underlying fundamentals of the golf swing in this acclaimed, unique contribution to the sport. Finally, youll understand: why shortening your backswing doesnt substantially decrease clubhead velocity what components contribute to the optimal swing and what vari...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jorgensen, Theodore P. (Theodore Prey)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer : AIP Press, [1999]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Physics.
Golf.
Force and energy.
Golf (sport)
Natuurkunde.
Énergie.
Physique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Secret of Golf Is in the Swing
  • 2. A First Look at the Golf Stroke
  • 3. A Second Look at the Golf Stroke
  • 4. Variation of Parameters Brings New Understanding of the Golf Swing
  • 5. The Energy of the Swing
  • 6. Producing Power with Precision
  • 7. Developing Your Own Golf Stroke
  • 8. The Aerodynamics of Golf
  • 9. When the Clubhead Meets the Ball
  • 10. The Harry Vardon Swing
  • 11. The Matching of Clubs
  • 12. The Flexibility of Shafts
  • 13. Examining the Handicap System
  • 14. A Short Chapter on Short Putts
  • Technical Appendix. 1. Parameters of Golf Clubs. 2. The Matching of Clubs. 3. Clubhead and Ball. 4. The Differential Equations. 5. Torques and Energies. 6. Treatment of Data. 7. Stroboscopic Photograph of the Golf Stroke. 8. Tables. 9. Newtonian Dynamics