Bruce Lee on golf

[bryan@nobackswing.com]

I just read this in the Tao of Jeet Kune Do (published 1975), immediately thought of you guys:

"after momentum in a throwing or elliptical striking movement has been generated by a long radius and a long arc in the swing, the speed may be increased without applying additional force by suddenly shortening the radius of the arc. this is seen in the "pull-in" at the last of the arc in the hammer throw, in the backward thrust against the forward leg by the batter in baseball, and so on. snapping a towel or a whip are common examples of the same "shortened lever" principle."

 

[Brian Manzella]

Bruce Lee would have been a really good golfer.

Did he play?

 

[ekennedy]

This may have relevance to several current forum topics...

Does anyone remember when Vijay Singh and his teacher started tinkering with his left foot during the golf swing? On video, they didn't like how much it moved prior to impact and rolled to the outside after impact, so they set out to eliminate the movement and keep his left foot planted through impact and stay flat into his finish. They credited some of their "findings" and "research" toward Vijay's affinity toward martial arts and balance.

 

[spktho]

This may have relevance to several current forum topics...

Does anyone remember when Vijay Singh and his teacher started tinkering with his left foot during the golf swing? On video, they didn't like how much it moved prior to impact and rolled to the outside after impact, so they set out to eliminate the movement and keep his left foot planted through impact and stay flat into his finish. They credited some of their "findings" and "research" toward Vijay's affinity toward martial arts and balance.

Was this a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[natep]

This may have relevance to several current forum topics...

Does anyone remember when Vijay Singh and his teacher started tinkering with his left foot during the golf swing? On video, they didn't like how much it moved prior to impact and rolled to the outside after impact, so they set out to eliminate the movement and keep his left foot planted through impact and stay flat into his finish. They credited some of their "findings" and "research" toward Vijay's affinity toward martial arts and balance.

This is a big deal in Tai Chi, having balance and being "rooted". One of the fundamentals is the "three nails" concept for the grounding of the foot. Hogan and Knudson were also advocates of keeping balance on a flat left foot through impact to the finish.

 

[Kevin Shields]

Being rooted.......terms that sound dirty but really aren't.

 

[Lindsey Newman]

"Mr.Lee! Why you no wear uniform"

 

[jenhaoyen]

Bruce Lee would have been a really good golfer.

Did he play?

I'm Bruce Ree.

 

[SteveT]

This may have relevance to several current forum topics...

Does anyone remember when Vijay Singh and his teacher started tinkering with his left foot during the golf swing? On video, they didn't like how much it moved prior to impact and rolled to the outside after impact, so they set out to eliminate the movement and keep his left foot planted through impact and stay flat into his finish. They credited some of their "findings" and "research" toward Vijay's affinity toward martial arts and balance.

If VJ had access to Force Plates to measure his GRFs (Ground Reaction Forces), his problems would be resolved quickly. Instead he had to depend on voodoo coaching.

 

[bryan@nobackswing.com]

Bruce Lee would have been a really good golfer.

Did he play?

i don't think so, unfortunately.

there are some golf-applicable gems in the book though. i highly recommend.