Who creates proper techniques in sports, and what makes it “right?”

Question

I’ve played quite a few sports growing up, and am recently trying to learn golf. There’s quite a bit of technique involved in a golf swing and then I got thinking “how do we know this is the right/most efficient way to swing?”. Same thing for a hockey slapshot, diving, etc. Who comes up with the “proper” technique and why is it standardized? Does it come the best performers, and then everyone mimics (like the famous high jump technique)?

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Answer 1

A shit ton of science goes into technique and efficiency. Top athletes are measured, filmed, and poked and prodded to see if they’re efficient in their technique and if there are ways to improve performance.