Recently, 19-year-old rookie Yuna Yoon's explosive long hitting is becoming a big topic on the Korean women's professional golf and KLPGA tour.
In particular, at the 'McCall-Mona Park Open with SBS Golf' held earlier this month, Ina Yoon captured the fans' attention at once with her cool long shot show.
With her average drive distance of 263.7 yards this season, the KLPGA Tour overall No. 1 Yuna teeed over 300 yards on the downhill par 4 and par 5 holes.
In particular, the scene where he succeeded in 'two on' by hitting the second shot on the green at a distance of 222 meters from the 18th hole (par 5) to the pin at the last round of the final round and the uphill of 17 meters was absolutely the highlight.
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"To my surprise, he talked a lot about 'two on', the second shot of the last hole. Actually, I was a little stunned. I didn't expect that you would like it this much. . So I swung hard, and luckily I got a good shot."
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Ena Yoon, from the national team, passed the Jump Tour (Tour 3) and Dream Tour (Tour 2) at high speed in one year last year and debuted on the regular tour this year.
She went straight to the Dream Tour last year, winning once and runner-up twice in her four jump tour competitions, where she 'skied' on the Dream Tour with two victories on the Dream Tour to even claim the prize money trophy.
At her Jump Tour event in June of last year, her signature slugging power led her to become the first KLPGA player to record three single-round eagles.
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The secret to long hitting that Yuna Na talks about is 'ground reaction force'.
As you jump, you step on the ground hard to double your power.
*Ground reaction force: The reaction force when a force is applied to the ground.
Since all objects are subjected to gravity, an equal force acts on the object on the ground according to the law of motion.
"I've always liked to hit hard from a young age. I think that my inclination also played a big role. And I tend to use 'ground reaction force' well, but I think that might have helped my long hitting."
“If you look at me when I swing, you can see that my left foot rises a bit in the impact section. It happens because I try to use the ground reaction force well.
▲ Yuna's swing video
In this season's regular tour, large rookies from the national team such as Yuna, Lee Ye-won, Madasom, and Kwon Seo-yeon are competing in good faith, boasting their individuality and skills.
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“Actually, most of the players who came up as rookies this time are the players we spent our childhood together with. In the case of Yewon Lee and Madasom, they also spent a lot of time in the national team camp together, so rather than competing, they cheered each other on, encouraging each other that they did well. "
In the beginning of the season, Yuna had a bit of trouble adapting to the regular tour, but in recent three tournaments, she finished runner-up once and placed third, raising her season prize money ranking to 16th (230 million won).
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“The first goal of the season was actually to keep the seed, and I think that goal has been achieved to some extent, so the next goal is to win the first one.”
The player that Yuna Yun uses as her role model is Shin Ji-ae, who holds the record for the most professional wins (61 wins) by a Korean female golf player.
Shin Ji-ae, 34, is still showing off her skills, winning two on the Japan JLPGA Tour last year.
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"I really respect Pro-Shin Ji-ae. You're still on tour and you're still the best. You always seem to be positive when you see her always doing her best, her never-ending spirit of challenge, and whenever she plays. Shin Ji-ae's game I want to learn operational skills or anything else.”
Ena Yoon, who is attracting attention as another big star on the KLPGA tour, which produces new stars like a fire, will continue to repay fans' interest and love with cool and unstoppable play.
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"It's so much fun to go to the tournament every week, and I think I'm learning new things every tournament. ."
(Photo=KLPGA Tour, Getty Images Korea)