THE SCIENCE INVOLVED

The Minimalist Golf Swing takes into account all of the aspects

of science mentioned below:

Ball Flight Laws

1. •  Inside PATH
   

2. •  Shallow ANGLE OF APPROACH
   

3. •  Square club-face
   

4. •  Maximum CLUBHEAD SPEED
   

Physiology

1. •  Trunk Lateral Flexion - right vs left side
   

2. •  Right shoulder and arm - external vs internal rotation
   

3. •  Right elbow - flexion/extension in sagittal plane only
   

4. •  Right wrist extension vs no extension
   

Physics

1. •  F=ma, so add body-mass to club-mass for more force at impact
   

2. •  Potential Energy
   

3. •  Ground Reaction Forces
   

4. •  Stable Center of Gravity and Center of Mass
   

5. •  Concept of Parallelogram of Forces