Recently, in the Facebook golf groups there has been a lot of interest in basic biomechanics principles, so I thought I would post this document. I originally wrote it last year for the LPGA to be incorporated as part of their Integrated Performance System. It presents selected topics on basic biomechanics principles for the golf swing. The topic covered … [Read more...]
The Importance of Stretching the X-Factor in the Downswing of Golf: The X-Factor Stretch
Back in 2000 my colleagues and I wrote a paper where we showed that an increase in the X-Factor at the beginning of the downswing seemed to be more important that the X-Factor itself. We called this the “X-Factor Stretch”. Jim McLean is well known for his teaching of the X-Factor and has also mentioned in several articles that the hips should turn into the downswing before … [Read more...]