التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The effectiveness of combining kinesthetic practice with custom-fitted equipment on golf swing performance. |
| المؤلفون: |
Bertram, Christopher P., Guadagnoli, Mark A., Hayes, Sean |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology; Jul2007 Supplement, Vol. 29, pS55-S55, 3/4p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
KINESTHETIC method (Education), GOLF swing study & teaching, GOLF equipment, GOLF training, SPORTS sciences, GOLF clubs (Sporting goods), SPORTING goods design & construction |
| مستخلص: |
Previous studies have shown kinesthetic practice to be an effective means of improving characteristics of the golf swing. The current study sought to determine if combining this method of practice with custom-fitted equipment would result in further improvements in performance. A launch monitor system was used to obtain measures of club head speed, club face angle, and tempo to quantify baseline performance and any subsequent change in performance following the experimental procedures. Following a pretest, which involved recording 12 swings with a standard 6-iron, participants were assigned to one of six practice groups: 1) kinesthetic-fitted (KF), 2) kinesthetic-opposite (KO), 3) kinesthetic-standard (KS), 4) self-guided-fitted (SGF), 5) self-guided-opposite (SGO), 6) self-guided-standard (SGS). Kinesthetic practice involved a 20-min session using the Explanar golf training system. Clubs were custom fit to each participant for length, shaft flex, and lie angle according to the Henry-Griffitts TotalTest system. Alternately, the self-guided practice group hit golf shots for 20 min independent of any formal instruction. Posttests were administered first immediately following the practice session, and one final time following a 10-min break. During the posttests, participants unknowingly used either a properly fitted club, a purposely poorly fitted club, or the same standard club used in the pretest. Our data support our previous findings in that kinesthetic practice was found to significantly improve swing characteristics. More specifically, kinesthetic practice was superior to self-guided practice not only in terms of overall club head speed and tempo changes, but also in terms of increased consistency as compared to baseline. Furthermore, interactive effects revealed that these performance gains were particularly pronounced when participants had the benefit of a properly fitted club. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
