The Physics of Golf

by Jorgensen, Theodore P.

• ISBN13: 9780387986913
• ISBN10: 038798691X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Copernicus Books

Summary

This book is an revision and expansion of the best selling AIP Press title, Physics of Golf. It includes a new chapter on putting, a new appendix on the fundamental physics covered in the book, increased coverage of modern club design, and an updated reference section. As in the previous book, most of the mathematics is relegated to a technical appendix. The first edition of this book sold 8500 units USP and was reviewed enthusiastically by the both the sciece press in Physics Today, IEEE Spectrum, and Nature and the golf world in American Golf Pro and Golf Week. Excerpts from reviews: "Jorgensen's book may be about the last word on the golf swing... for anyone who has swung a golf club, the book is fun to read." Physics Today, 6/94, by Bob Adair, author of Physics of Baseball."...(book) gives us new insights and precise views into the forces and torques developed in the downswing...Thank you, Dr. Jorgensen. We will all treasure your book." American Golf Pro, winter 1996 "Jorgensen writes for a wide readership ranging from nongolfing fellow physicists... to nonscientific golfers..." Nature, 1994 "Daly's book is in the bucket; my sporting future is assured due to the Physics of Golf". Contemporary Physics, 1994

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	v
1 The Secret of Golf Is in the Swing	1	(3)
2 A First Look at the Golf Stroke	4	(14)
3 A Second Look at the Golf Stroke	18	(15)
4 Variation of Parameters Brings New Understanding of the Golf Swing	33	(9)
5 The Energy of the Swing	42	(4)
6 Producing Power with Precision	46	(5)
7 Developing Your Own Golf Stroke	51	(14)
8 The Aerodynamics of Golf	65	(13)
9 When the Clubhead Meets the Ball	78	(14)
10 The Harry Vardon Swing	92	(4)
11 The Matching of Clubs	96	(12)
12 The Flexibility of Shafts	108	(10)
13 Examining the Handicap System	118	(12)
14 A Short Chapter on Short Putts	130	(3)
References	133	(1)
Technical Appendix	134	(53)
1: Parameters of Golf Clubs	134	(2)
2: The Matching of Clubs	136	(3)
3: Clubhead and Ball	139	(11)
4: The Differential Equations	150	(11)
5: Torques and Energies	161	(5)
6: Treatment of Data	166	(2)
7: Stroboscopic Photograph of the Golf Stroke	168	(2)
8: Tables	170	(2)
9: Newtonian Dynamics	172	(15)
Index	187