Author: Barrie
Aaron Rai: PGA Champion
Aaron Rai’s 2026 PGA Championship victory at Aronimink was not a surprise to anyone who had studied his swing. This analysis examines the biomechanical conditions — ball position, GRF sequencing, kinematic chain delivery — that made his win structurally inevitable.
Scottie Scheffler: A Biomechanical Analysis of the World Number One
Aspect Scottie Scheffler (2025 PGA Champion) General Tour Field (2026 Context) Backswing plane High, upright (Nicklaus-esque) Typically flatter, more neutral depth Downswing initiation Extreme lateral hip shift before rotation Variable; most players rotate earlier Footwork Dynamic foot slide (back foot) Generally braced rear foot Impact Neutral path, stable arm structure Variable Ball flight Controlled high…
Nelly Korda. Memorial Park. Why the Fit Is Closer than It Appears.
A biomechanical analysis of Nelly Korda’s golf swing and why its centred pivot, Force Order sequencing, and controlled draw suit Memorial Park in 2026.
The Masters 2026: How Rory McIlroy’s Biomechanical Blueprint Conquered Augusta
A study of pressure, power, and optimising kinematic sequencing. When Rory McIlroy slipped on the Green Jacket for the second consecutive year at Augusta National in April 2026, he joined an extraordinarily exclusive group – Jack Nicklaus (1965–66), Nick Faldo (1989–90), and Tiger Woods (2001–02) – as the only players in the modern era to…
The Masters 1996: Clinical Precision or Biomechanics Compromise?
2026 marks three decades since Nick Faldo’s iconic final victory at Augusta National. While history remembers the collapse of Greg Norman, the biomechanical reality reveals a different story: a deliberate engineering choice to prioritize ‘syncing’ over ‘sequencing.’ This week, we examine why one of golf’s most athletic frames apparently produced relatively ‘modest power’—and why that…
Swingtrace AI
Swingtrace AI – a mobile app, making golf coaching and learning commensurate with perception, biomechanics & physical ability
Golf Coaching and Artificial Intelligence
I recently asked Grok 3 to consider the online content of golfbiomechanics.net and with that in mind, go search for relevant sources and data, in order to provide a biomechanics analysis of world number one Scottie Scheffler’s golf swing. At first pass things looked quite promising, but more than a few details seemed oddly rationalised.…
Optimising Swing Dynamics Part 2
How to curtail unwanted hand and wrist dynamics in the golf swing.
Optimising Swing Dynamics Part 1
How passive and active torque influence golf swing dynamics and determine kinematic sequencing.
Is the Golf Swing ‘Top-down’ or ‘Bottom-up’?
Where does the energy that powers the golf swing originate?