Is the arc of the swing like a swinging door?

[sev112]

Personally, apart form VERY good pros, i think Weight transfer is a by-product

You stand centrally balanced. you slowly move your arms (quite heavy) and club (reaonably heavy) outside your centre of gravity to the right - to stay in equilibrium your "wieght shifts" to the right as well.

You then reverse it, move the arms and club back to teh centre (and your weight starts shifting back to the centre), and the arms and clubs carry on the the left, and again your "weight shifts" further to the left to stay in balance.

Some VERY good golfers swing the club head (note i said head, not just eth club) VERY fast indeed and accelaret it, in which case i can perceive it being an idea to positively/proactively shift teh weight otherwise it wont catch up and you will fall over.

Go and try it tomorrow - back swing EVRY slowly - your weight will automatcially shift to stay in balance
Instead swing back REALLY quickly, you will find you have to shift yoru weight proactively to not fall over !

 

[RGDave]

I don't know the answer, but when I watch a good player hit the ball, it amazes me how the club head seems to track along the grass through impact, like you say, a kind of travel generated by lateral movement.

I'd like to see some slow video. Vertically, I think there can be a flat spot, but in term's of swing path, not so sure.

 

[JustOne]

and the arms and clubs carry on the the left, and again your "weight shifts" further to the left to stay in balance.

Your Honour..... the defense would like to put forward the arguement that when your arms shift to the left the body would hardly also move left as one might fall over, would it not be wise to remain erect by counterbalancing any weight that may either be moving forwards or backwards?

One can only assume that (for example) during a backswing as the arms (and club) move to the right any sane person wishing to remain standing might be advised to counter that weight by moving left.... lest he make an ass of himself?... it could be wisely assumed that the opposite be true.

 

[SGC001]

If you want to find out about human movement, google human movement, balance, stability and equilibrium. I have notes on it somewhere, but not likely to find them anytime soon.

http://thesportdigest.com/archive/article/importance-balance-and-stability-mastery-sport-skills

This link came up not had time to check it out, but it may help to clarify some ideas.