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Entries from September 2008

How can I maintain a fluid golf swing with muscles in the way?

September 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

woods asked: I used to be muscular, and while I could hit the ball pretty far, I couldn’t hit it consistently well. My muscles, notably chest muscles, would impede my golf swing. Now that I’m much less muscular (rather skinny), my golf swing is like butter and I hit it extremely well (though not as […]

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Tags: Golf

Kim keeps lead in Tour Championship, but Garcia pulls into second

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Anthony Kim takes the lead in the PGA Tour Championship

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Tags: PGA Tour

How much torque (N m) does a golf swing put on the average person/Tiger’s knee? What can I compare this to?

September 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Kevin B asked:
As is obvious to anyone who has seen Tiger swing a club, he puts a tremendous amount of torque on the knee he is getting surgery on. I am wondering if there are exact measurements as to how much torque people, particularly Tiger, put on their knee during a golf swing. […]

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Tags: Physics

How do i keep the club face closed on my golf swing?

September 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments

n.burt79 asked:
I seemed to have developed a slice on my golf swing and can’t sort it out. I think i’ve got it down to opening the club face on my down swing. Has anyone got any ideas how to solve this?

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How can I play baseball without messing up my golf swing?

September 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Mets 2009 World Champs asked: I am on the golf team in high school? And I am doing baseball in gym? But I don’t want to mess up my golf swing?
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How would you fix a golf shoe to prevent swaying in a golf swing?

September 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

nunu asked: Someone on a previous post suggested , cut the sole and raise it in - and this will prevent a sway in the golf swing. Can somone who has done this be a little more descriptive on how to do this?
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What should the wrist hinge feel like in the golf swing?

September 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Chris M asked: I just began golfing and find that many of the instructional aids don’t discuss what the hands should be doing during the golf swing. My question is should I hinge my wrist towards my forearm or should they hinge towards the sky? Thanks for any help.Website content

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Looking for a reasonabally priced camcorder to record golf swing?

September 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

robigd2923 asked: I am looking to purchase a camcorder to record my golf swing. I am not looking to spend $3,000 on something like the Minolta Swing Vision camera you see them using on TV with the 4000 frames per second. Does anyone have any recommendations for camcorders they have used to record their golf […]

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Tags: Camcorders