I played hockey for 20 years, had D1 offers but passed on them to pursue other interests. I'm the golf swing itself, hockey I haven't found to translate much outside of the wrists releasing the club at impact. I never learned how to take a slap shot, my wrist shot was clocked in the low 90's in high school so I never saw the benefit of learning a slap shot. The hip rotation absolutely will translate over into golf. However, medical studies on NHL players have found that 90%+ of hockey players have at least 1 labrum tear in at least one hip joint, trust me, Ive already had 1 hip surgically reconstructed from the havoc hockey had on my hips and am about to have my other hip operated on due to this. So if your background is hockey, hip mobility exercises and strengthening routines will be crucial. I've recently found that lacrosse players actually have a much more powerful base for golf swings than hockey players. Look at long pole defenders ripping worm burners on YouTube. They start with a split grip, rotate and allow their trail hand to slide to their lead hand as they shoot. The wrist release is later than what you want for a golf swing, but the same principles apply and they often have a similar follow through to a golf swing, provided they aren't about to get wrecked by the other team.
I played hockey for 20 years, had D1 offers but passed on them to pursue other interests. I'm the golf swing itself, hockey I haven't found to translate much outside of the wrists releasing the club at impact. I never learned how to take a slap shot, my wrist shot was clocked in the low 90's in high school so I never saw the benefit of learning a slap shot. The hip rotation absolutely will translate over into golf. However, medical studies on NHL players have found that 90%+ of hockey players have at least 1 labrum tear in at least one hip joint, trust me, Ive already had 1 hip surgically reconstructed from the havoc hockey had on my hips and am about to have my other hip operated on due to this. So if your background is hockey, hip mobility exercises and strengthening routines will be crucial. I've recently found that lacrosse players actually have a much more powerful base for golf swings than hockey players. Look at long pole defenders ripping worm burners on YouTube. They start with a split grip, rotate and allow their trail hand to slide to their lead hand as they shoot. The wrist release is later than what you want for a golf swing, but the same principles apply and they often have a similar follow through to a golf swing, provided they aren't about to get wrecked by the other team.
