12th Grade Physical Education

Jacob Wainwright

GOLF

HISTORY 100 BC: Early form of

the game played by the Romans

15th century: origins of the modern game in Scotland

1729: First reference to golf in the US

1901: First PGA is formed in the UK

1930: Bobby Jones completes the Grand Slam

HISTORY 1950: the LPGA is

formed in the US 1976: Women's British

open played for the first time

2000’s: New materials such as graphite and carbon fiber are used to construct golf clubs

2016: Golf is reintroduced into the Olympics

(International Golf Association, 2014)

TYPES OF CLUBS Putter

Wedges Pitching: 46-

48 Gap:50-52 Sand:54-56 Lob:58-60

TYPES OF CLUBS Short irons

9-8 Mid irons

7-5 Long irons

4-2

Long Mid Short

TYPES OF CLUBS Hybrid

Used in place of long irons

Easier to hit Woods

3-5 fairway woods Driver

GRIP Overlapping

Pinky finger of dominant hand overlaps index finger of non dominant hand

Interlocking Index finger of non dominant hand and

pinky finger of dominant hand interlock Baseball

Most basic Ten fingers on grip

GRIP

Overlapping InterlockingBaseball

GRIP Basic grip used for all strokes

Putting Chipping Irons Woods

PUTTING, SETUP

Feet shoulder width apart

Make a triangle with your arms and shoulders

Ball in the middle of stance

PUTTING, STROKE

Head directly over ball

Swing only arms (Pendulum motion)

Lower body and head stay completely still

CHIPPING, SETUP Wedges used for

this shot Feet closer

together Hands slightly

forward of the ball

CHIPPING, STROKE Length of stroke

depends on shot length

Triangle pendulum (like putt)

Wrists locked

BASIC CHIP

IRON FULL SWING, SETUP Feet shoulder width

apart Ball in middle of

stance Hands slightly

forward of ball

In this picture we see the use of a hybrid, Hybrids are used in the same way as irons

IRON FULL SWING, STROKE Same basic stroke

as chip Bring back so that

club is parallel with ground

Follow through, turning hips toward target

BASIC IRON SWING

FULL WOOD SWING, SETUP Feet slightly wider

than shoulder width

Further from the ball

Ball slightly forward in stance

FULL WOOD SWING, STROKE Same basic

stroke as iron and chip

Bring back so that club is parallel with ground

Follow through, turning hips toward target

BASIC WOOD SWING

WORKS CITED http://www.igfgolf.org/about-golf/history/