Differences between experts and novices in kinematics and accuracy of golf putting

Sim, Mikyong; Kim, Jinuk

doi:10.1016/j.humov.2010.07.014

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“…2 Performance of the cross-handed laparoscopic surgery task was perceived as more mentally and physically demanding (measured using the SURG-TLX scale; Wilson et al (2011) (Malhotra et al, 2015;Pelz, 2000;Sim & Kim, 2010).…”

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Examining Movement-Specific Reinvestment and Performance in Demanding Contexts

Malhotra

Poolton

Wilson

et al. 2015

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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Two experiments examined the roles of the dimensions of movement-specific reinvestment (movement selfconsciousness and conscious motor processing) on performance under demanding conditions. In Experiment 1, novice golfers practiced a golf putting task and were tested under low- and high-anxiety conditions. Conscious motor processing was not associated with putting proficiency or movement variability; however, movement self-consciousness was positively associated with putting proficiency and appeared to be negatively associated with variability of impact velocity in low-anxiety conditions, but not in high-anxiety conditions. Increased anxiety and effort possibly left few attention resources for movement self-consciousness under high anxiety. In Experiment 2, participants performed a quiet standing task in single- and dual-task conditions. Movement self-consciousness was positively associated with performance when attention demands were low (single task) but not when attention demands were high (dual task). The findings provide insight into the differential influence of the two dimensions of movement-specific reinvestment under demanding conditions.

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Examining Movement-Specific Reinvestment and Performance in Demanding Contexts

Malhotra

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Wilson

et al. 2015

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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“…There was no difference in time-to-contact between the novices and experts (Sim & Kim, 2010). Given the results of these studies, it is unclear whether the optimal way to modulate putt distance is via alterations in backswing length, downswing acceleration or some combination of the two.…”

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“…Paradisis and Rees (2000) reported low handicap golfers had a proportionally smaller backswing and follow-through, less vertical displacement during the backswing and achieved maximum clubhead velocity more consistently at ball contact than high handicap golfers when putting a distance of 2.46-m. Five expert golfers achieved higher accuracy with lower impact velocity than five novice golfers when using two putter weights (500 g, 750 g) over three putt distances (1.7-m, 3.25-m, 6-m) (Sim & Kim, 2010). Novices showed symmetrical movements, while experts exhibited more asymmetry in their movements as a result of modulating their relative timing, relative amplitude and velocity of their putting stroke differently from novices.…”

Section: Organismic Constraints -Golfer Characteristics (Age Gendermentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Six studies compared golfers of varying ability when putting (Carnahan, 2002;Coello, Delay, Nougier, & Orliaguet, 2000;Delay, et al, 1997;Fairweather, 2002;Paradisis & Rees, 2000;Sim & Kim, 2010). Delay (1997) examined how ten golfers (<5 hcp) and ten non-golfers executed putts as accurately as possible to 1-m, 2-m, 3-m, or 4-m targets.…”

Section: Organismic Constraints -Golfer Characteristics (Age Gendermentioning

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Evidence for biomechanics and motor learning research improving golf performance

Keogh

Hume

2012

Sports Biomechanics

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This review sought to determine the evidence for how biomechanics and motor control/learning may improve golf performance. To be eligible, the biomechanics and motor learning studies had to use direct (ball displacement, shot accuracy) or indirect (clubhead velocity, clubface angle) golf performance outcome measures. Biomechanical studies suggested that reducing the radius path of the hands during the downswing, increasing wrist torque and/or range of motion, delaying wrist motion to late in the downswing, increasing downswing amplitude, improving sequential acceleration of body parts, improving weight transfer and utilising X-factor stretch and physical conditioning programmes can improve clubhead velocity. Motor learning studies suggested golf performance improved more when golfers focused on swing outcome or clubhead movement rather than specific body movements. A distributed practice approach involving multiple sessions per week of blocked, errorless practice may be best for improving putting accuracy of novice golfers, although variable practice may be better for skilled golfers. Video, verbal, or a combination of video and verbal feedback can increase mid-short iron distance in novice to mid-handicap (hcp) golfers. Coaches should continue to critique swing technique but also consider how the focus, structure and types of feedback for practice may alter learning for different groups of golfers.

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“…The movement during putting mainly 3 consists of movement of the arms and club in a pendulum way. During putting, the club head velocity must be 4 accurately adjusted to the distance from target [27]. Club head velocity is a resultant of backswing amplitude and 5 downswing duration.…”

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