[jfengel]

I would have expected the physics of golf to be subordinate to technique. A great many golfers seem to understand the basics of how hard to hit the ball and in which direction. The hard part is controlling a weight on the end of a lever arm, using your own double pendulum of forearm and upper arm. All with a few dozen muscles that pull in a variety of directions (but only one each, and no push at all.) It's remarkable that we can do it at all.

I wonder if any current humanoid robots could do it. They have much better control.