Kinetic and Kinematic Differences in a Golf Swing in One and Both Lower Limb Amputees

Šťastný, Petr; Maszczyk, Adam; Tománková, Kristína; Kubový, Petr; Richtrová, Michaela; Otáhal, Jakub; Čichoň, Rostislav; Mostowik, Aleksandra; Żmijewski, Piotr

doi:10.1515/hukin-2015-0089

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“…The finding that CV kinematics during putting did not vary between the golfers with and without disability pointed to a sufficient level of individual technique in disabled golfers ( Table 2 ). The consistency and repeatability of the golf swing has been considered one of the key factors in golf performance ( Meister et al, 2011 ), which was not dependent on the disability level in this study and a previous study performed on a disabled group ( Stastny et al, 2015 ). If the golfers had low swing variability (a fluent and consistent swing), their rotational variables of shoulder and pelvic orientation should correlate with clubhead speed at impact ( Meister et al, 2011 ; Myers et al, 2008 ), yet this dependence was not confirmed in the study of Kwon et al (2013) Therefore our study did not analyze this relationship.…”

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“…Sports performance in subjects with disability is influenced by the range of deteriorated movements and body functions, which influence the range of swing motion and other variables, e.g. the information about the weight distribution (weight-shift) between the limbs ( Gerych et al, 2013 ; Jelen et al, 2005 ), which causes the differences in golf swings ( Stastny et al, 2015 ).…”

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Performance and Kinematic Differences in Putting Between Healthy and Disabled Elite Golfers

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et al. 2017

Journal of Human Kinetics

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Golfers with disability are limited in the execution of the full golf swing, but their performance in putting may be comparable because this stroke does not demand significant strength, balance and range of motion. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare putting performance, kinetic and kinematic consistency between golfers with different disabilities and healthy athletes. The participants consisted of three disabled athletes (perinatal cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, below knee lower limb amputee) and three healthy golfers (age 34 ± 4.5 years, body height 178 ± 3.3 cm, body mass 83 ± 6.2 kg). The golfers’ movements were recorded by active 3D markers for kinematic analyses; the subjects performed 10 trials of a 6 m putting task while standing on separate force platforms placed under each lower limb. Putting performance was measured by the distance of the final ball position to the centre of the hole. ANOVA analyses did not show any differences in clubhead speed and total ball distance from the hole. The consistency of those two parameters expressed by the coefficient of variation (CV) was CV = 0.5% or better in both groups for clubhead speed and ranged from CV = 0.40 to 0.61% in healthy and CV = 0.21 to 0.55% in disabled athletes for total error distance. The main effect ANOVA showed differences in weight shift, hip and shoulder kinematics (p < 0.05) between healthy players and all players with disability. All disabled athletes shifted their weight toward the healthy side (towards the healthy lower limb) and alternated the end of the swing. The player with below knee amputation had the lowest range of motion in the shoulder joint during the putting stroke. The players with perinatal cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis had the largest range of motion in the hips. Putting performance of disabled golfers was similar to healthy athletes. During training of disabled players, coaches should pay attention to the specificity of a particular disability when focused on putting performance. However, individual technique should achieve the same consistency as observed in healthy players.

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Performance and Kinematic Differences in Putting Between Healthy and Disabled Elite Golfers

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“…In terms of motion mechanics, the technique of hitting golf is nearly identical to the swing technique in baseball. However, in baseball, the ball is hit at waist height, whereas in golf, the ball is hit on the ground [8]. Also, to get a long shot in baseball, the player not only expends the power of the arm swing, but also the speed of rotation of the upper body, which coincides with the swing of the golf club [9].…”

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Golf Learning: 3D Kinematics Approach to Long Drive Swing Shot

Rusdiana¹,

Sartono²,

Syahid³

et al. 2021

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The aim of this study is to determine the difference between long drive swing mechanical movement and ball velocity among skilled and unskilled golfers using a 3D kinematics approach. The method used was descriptive quantitative, and the data analysis technique was an assessment of the average test difference. Moreover, the sample was 6 skilled and 6 amateur male player groups, with an average height of 1.67 ± 2.43 m, weight 72.4 ± 86.3 kg, and age 25.4 ± 36.2 years. According to the results, four indicators revealed significant differences among the ten kinematics variables investigated, including club speed at impact (P = 0.038), lateral bend after impact ball (P = 0.041), hip rotation at the top (P = 0.045), and shoulder rotation (P = 0.028). In summary, the long drive swing technique in producing maximum ball speed is dependent on the harmonization of the motion sequence from the lower body to the swing of the stick. Furthermore, the rotational speed of the hip joint at the beginning of the downswin followed by the shoulder angular velocity is a movement characteristic of professional players.

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“…In laboratory, some studies had investigated the influence of ground reactions forces (GRF) on swing performance but most of them had only considered the vertical component of the GRF. More especially, they investigated the weight transfer [5,6] which occurs from the trail to lead sides during the downswing, with a peak before the ball impact [7]. However, only a few studies have investigated the role of the GRF horizontal components (HGRF) and showed that HGRF amplitude increases with ball flight distance but not their direction in the horizontal plane [8].…”

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Effect of Horizontal Ground Reaction Forces during the Golf Swing: Implications for the Development of Technical Solutions of Golf Swing Analysis

Bourgain

Sauret

Prum

et al. 2020

The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association

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The swing is a key movement for golf. Its in-field performance could be estimated by embedded technologies, but often only vertical ground reaction forces (VGRF) are estimated. However, as the swing plane is inclined, horizontal ground reaction forces (HGRF) are expected to contribute to the increase of the club angular velocity. Thus, this study aimed at investigating the role of the HGRF during the golf swing. Twenty-eight golf players were recruited and performed 10 swings with their own driver club, in a motion analysis laboratory, equipped with a full body marker set. Ground reaction forces (GRF) were measured with force-plates. A multibody kinematic optimization was performed with a full body model to estimate the instantaneous location of the golfer’s center of mass (CoM). Moments created by the GRF at the CoM were investigated. Results showed that horizontal forces should not be neglected regarding to VGRF because of their lever arm. Analyzing golf swing with only VGRF appeared not enough and further technological developments are still needed to ecologically measure other components.

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Kinetic and Kinematic Differences in a Golf Swing in One and Both Lower Limb Amputees

Cited by 10 publications

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Performance and Kinematic Differences in Putting Between Healthy and Disabled Elite Golfers

Performance and Kinematic Differences in Putting Between Healthy and Disabled Elite Golfers

Golf Learning: 3D Kinematics Approach to Long Drive Swing Shot

Effect of Horizontal Ground Reaction Forces during the Golf Swing: Implications for the Development of Technical Solutions of Golf Swing Analysis

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