10/4/08 Robert Grober - The Physics of Golf
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Channel: YaleUniversity
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Length: 40min 29sec (2429 seconds)
Published: Wed Sep 10 2014
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Very interesting. I feel my tempo is better when I'm walking rather than riding. Something about walking up to your next shot keeps you more focused and on pace with your play. Anyone else feel the same?
This is a talk using golf as a vehicle to teach physics concepts, not to teach golf. You can have great tempo, but if you have a poor, improperly sequenced swing, all the great tempo in the world isn't going to help.
There's a LOT of things that separate the pros from the rest.
Balance and tempo are the two most important traits towards being a good player. You can even overcome bad mechanics with superb balance and tempo.
This is why you should listen to podcasts and not music on the range. The music will literally affect your tempo. Spoken word wont. There are also tempo trainers out there for iphones/android.
Jack Nicklaus has a tip at the very end of Golf My Way where he says that the best swing tip he ever got was to try to make your downswing the same speed as your backswing. It's a thought that helps create good tempo.
Dude needs to clean up his desktop
I take a cart ....but usually walk here and there throughout the round. Plus drives me nuts when my playing partner is not talking golf but telling me about his crappy week!
I typically split the cart cost with friends when we play, but I will just strap my bag to the cart & walk to my shots. You alleviate the stress of carrying your bag and becoming fatigued, yet still are indeed walking the course.
Edit: I guess I'm lucky that I have lazy friends who will always ride in a cart, so I always have this option lol