What other sport actions closely resembles a full golf swing?

[longdrive23]

What about this?

:) Funny. I think this (faintly) resembles an absolute beginner trying to chip the ball out of deep rough.

[MasterP]

What about bowling?

At a high level the bowling motion exhibits some some similarities. Backswing, swing plane, hand/wrist/forearm manipulation at the bottom of the swing, follow-thru and balance. I'm not talking about glow bowling with house balls, but if you watch professionals or higher level amateur bowlers you can spot each of their individual styles, but they all have a few things in common - consistancy of the swing, balance, and effortless power.

[Kieran123]

Chaps: how about some video of Clive Lloyd getting a quick half-century?

How about this? This is in 20 over style cricket too.

The best display of aggressive batting...EVER

[shortstop20]

What about this?

What's so special about that?

[brgolf]

A free in hurling or a sideline cut is very like the golf swing except more happy gilmore.

[sean_miller]

To someone who know nothing about either "sport", field hockey resembles golf with the length of stick and sometimes motionless ball - in the way Rosie O'Donnell resembles Jessica Alba.

[WUTiger]

Tennis and baseball. Back in the 1970s, golf pro Jimmy Ballard did comparisons of golf, tennis and baseball swings. he said all involved similar approaches to hand loading .

As far as overall balance goes, some athletic trainers have identified boxing and the martial arts as excellent cross training sports. Boxers + MAs, like golfers, succeed if they have good balance, proper breathing, short backswings and explosive follow through.

Through the years, I have met three different martial arts professionals who were decent golfers, and decided to earn PGA golf certification in their late 40s. They thought golf would be less wear and tear physically than making a living doing high kicks as a senior citizen.

Also, if anyone knows of a good source explaining hand loading in the golf swing, please share. I've tried to google it related to golf, and came up with sites like one for skeet shooters who also play golf, or ones that only talk about baseball swings.

I suspect that hand loading (golf style) and lag are related.

[spike]

I have, but I've never seen someone intentionally try to induce those effects as they do in golf or tennis.

A right handed batter deliberately hitting to right field would be the exact comparison. The swing needed to get the ball to right field will make it fade/slice.

[sean_miller]

A right handed batter deliberately hitting to right field would be the exact comparison. The swing needed to get the ball to right field will make it fade/slice.

You can either wait on it and push it into right field or slice around first base into the rf corner.

[hero12]

Hockey. Same backswing, transfer of weight, firing your hips, keeping your head behind the point of impact, releasing the face, toe comes through pointing up, and all weight finishes forward. To hit it high, finish high, to keep it low, finish low. A driver swing and a slapshot are nearly identical. Baseball is different because you keep your weight back for the most part.

[Jay-Bird]

American Football - kicking the ball (not punting). Most place kickers are good golfers.

[Zeph]

Hockey. Same backswing, transfer of weight, firing your hips, keeping your head behind the point of impact, releasing the face, toe comes through pointing up, and all weight finishes forward. To hit it high, finish high, to keep it low, finish low. A driver swing and a slapshot are nearly identical. Baseball is different because you keep your weight back for the most part.

You got 14 different clubs to hit a golf ball, only one hockey stick.

The face of the hockey stick is angled close to similar to the shaft. You are holding farther down and much closer to the puck with a hockey stick. You can hit the ice far behind the puck and still hit a good shot. The face of the hockey stick is larger. The motions are very similar, so it resembles golf a lot, but the amount of precision needed is in my opinion higher in golf. Of course, any sport where you swing or throw something will be somewhat similar. Baseball, hockey, cricket, tennis etc. The problem with golf is that it is not logical. The swing path, the downward strike, it is not something that comes naturally to people. I'm sure a person without knowledge of either sport will learn to hit a puck well before a golf ball.

[jamo]

American Football - kicking the ball (not punting). Most place kickers are good golfers.

Adam Vinatieri used to be a member at the country club in my town. Before he went over to the dark side, of course.

[sean_miller]

I'm sure a person without knowledge of either sport will learn to hit a puck well before a golf ball.

The one that makes initial contact with a hockey stick and puck easier (assuming the person can skate and has some sense of balance) is the placement of one hand low on the shaft (like the way children instinctively hold a golf club) and the low swingweight. I golf, swingweight is necessary, but if you've ever tried to "golf" the puck out of your end while playing hockey, you'll realize the lack of swingweight (and even the blade's wind resistance) are a problem.

Either way, hitting something "well" is relative. There are people who play in organized hockey leagues who can't hit the puck very well. Same as golf leagues. Some people aren't very good at sports.

[Stretch]

To someone who know nothing about either "sport", field hockey resembles golf with the length of stick and sometimes motionless ball - in the way Rosie O'Donnell resembles Jessica Alba.

I do believe you could tell them apart in a pinch because Rosie would have the shorter fingernails.

[GaijinGolfer]

The hockey slapshot or a baseball are probably the closest thing to a golf swing.

[hero12]

You got 14 different clubs to hit a golf ball, only one hockey stick.

I think the title of the thread is "what sport actions closely resemble a full golf swing." Therefore object used in the swing and placement of hands don't really matter. The precision needed is very similar. In hockey, it can be necessary to shoot from approx. 64 feet, and hit a target, yes hit not land on, that is maybe 5 in. in diameter. It takes as much touch on a shot like this as a 55 yd wedge, provided you don't hit some wedge full at that distance. You can sweep the puck, just like you can with a driver. If you bottom your swing out at the ball while using your driver, then you are swinging wrong. With both swings, you are supposed to hit up on the object. This means both swings bottom out before the ball/puck. If you bottom out too soon with either you will top them, too late you will push them.

I play hockey and golf left handed. I was an allconference hockey player in high school and am a 9 handy in golf. I can shoot around 110 golfing right handed, but a 10 year old kid could out shoot me in hockey if I tried right handed. Bet ya a random guy off the street couldn't get the puck in the air but could hit a 150yd drive. Should probably be pretty good at both before you say which one takes more precision. Somebody who is athletic can be a 15 handicap in 2 years with a little work. I played hockey with people for 8 years who had a worse slapshot than my sister.

[bigoak]

They don't intentionally spin the ball in tennis?

Have to see you face an American Twist Serve. Played HS and Collegiate Tennis and Oh yes we do spin the ball.