A few months ago, the USGA released the “Science of Golf” series, looking at various topics such as the physics of a golf club and the evolution of the golf ball. As the newly crowned BMW PGA Champion Rory McIlroy demonstrated in an episode of Sportscience, improvement in golf technology has certainly moved the game forward tremendously and it’s all due to a better understanding of science!
In the latest episode of Science of Golf, the USGA takes a look at the two key physical concepts to each golfers’ swing, torque and the moment of inertia. To help explain these two concepts, USGA technical director Matt Pringle is joined by LPGA tour player Benlén Mozo to demonstrate how torque is created in the golf swing and carried to the club head, which is then further amplified by rotational inertia! It all sounds a bit complicated but it’s definitely interesting and we get to see why the USGA has set certain limits in the design of golf clubs!
Source: USGA YouTube
