| Golf sensation Tiger Woods' golf swing technique has | | | | If you have carefully watched woods and his golf |
| been the subject of many interesting studies. | | | | swing technique, you will note that he usually allows |
| One thing that has come out very clearly from this | | | | the club head's momentum to extend his |
| leading golfer's style and his golf swing technique is | | | | follow-through far around his back, thus completing a |
| his amazing flexibility and high fitness level which have | | | | long and smooth club-head rotation. |
| contribute tremendously to his golf career. A career | | | | Tiger's golf swing technique cannot possibly be |
| that has seen him crowned in the minds of many as | | | | achieved by somebody who is not physically fit or |
| the undisputed greatest golfer in the history of the | | | | somebody who does not work out regularly. In fact |
| sport. | | | | achieving an effective golf swing technique these |
| The Tiger Woods golf swing technique sees Wood | | | | days requires conditioned muscles that will enable you |
| utilizing his flexibility at the back of his swing to | | | | to perform consistently and at your best. |
| comfortably reach far back. | | | | Gone are the days when golf was viewed as a |
| As he begins his swing, his level of fitness and muscle | | | | leisure sport where players would move around the |
| strength enables him to build up club head velocity by | | | | course in electric golf cars to avoid breaking into a |
| turning his torso quickly and pressing his right leg | | | | sweat of any kind. |
| forward. There is minimal waste of energy as he | | | | This is not to say that a good golf swing technique |
| maintains his position above the golf ball. | | | | calls for rigorous golf strength exercising and golf |
| Driving through, Woods uses his hips, shoulders and | | | | stretching. Actually, most of the critical golf-specific |
| wrists to concentrate his force and create a high | | | | exercises involve stretches. There is also the lifting of |
| initial ball speed. Research has shown that within a | | | | light weights to build specifically on strength rather |
| few feet off the tee, the ball is usually traveling at | | | | than muscle. |
| about 180 miles per hour. The average tour pro | | | | Clearly golf-specific exercises are the only way to |
| usually manages only 160 miles per hour. | | | | develop a good golf swing technique. |