Examination of the neuromechanical factors contributing to golf swing performance

Sheehan, WB; Watsford, ML; Pickering Rodriguez, EC

Examination of the neuromechanical factors contributing to golf swing performance

Sheehan, WB

Watsford, ML

Pickering Rodriguez, EC

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Sports Sciences, 2019, 37 (4), pp. 458 - 466
Issue Date:: 2019-02-16

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dc.contributor.author	Sheehan, WB https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6976-367X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Watsford, ML https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-6377	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pickering Rodriguez, EC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-6541	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-02-16	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sports Sciences, 2019, 37 (4), pp. 458 - 466	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0264-0414	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132408
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study investigated the relationship between a range of neuromechanical variables in the lower- and upper-body, and golf performance. Participants were assessed for individual muscle stiffness, vertical stiffness (Kvert), flexibility, power and maximal isometric strength. Furthermore, golf performance was determined by handicap and club head speed. Pearson’s correlations quantified the relationships between neuromechanical variables and performance measures. Participants were also separated into relatively high club head speed (HC) and low club head speed (LC) groups and compared for physical characteristics. Club head speed showed positive relationships with Kvert and power and a negative relationship with hip mobility. The HC group exhibited superior Kvert and power, while strength and flexibility measures were not related to performance. Higher levels of lower-body stiffness, rate of force development and power output appear to be beneficial for generating superior club head speed. A stiffer system may reduce the time needed to remove the “slack” from the series elastic component therefore, reducing electromechanical delay and enhancing rate of force development. The large positive association with rate of force development suggests that increasing this component, along with power production may be superior focal components for training in golfers due to the short duration of the downswing.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sports Sciences	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02640414.2018.1505185	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Muscle, Skeletal	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hand Strength	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Range of Motion, Articular	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rotation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Golf	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Performance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biomechanical Phenomena	en_US
dc.title	Examination of the neuromechanical factors contributing to golf swing performance	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	37	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	37	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study investigated the relationship between a range of neuromechanical variables in the lower- and upper-body, and golf performance. Participants were assessed for individual muscle stiffness, vertical stiffness (Kvert), flexibility, power and maximal isometric strength. Furthermore, golf performance was determined by handicap and club head speed. Pearson’s correlations quantified the relationships between neuromechanical variables and performance measures. Participants were also separated into relatively high club head speed (HC) and low club head speed (LC) groups and compared for physical characteristics. Club head speed showed positive relationships with Kvert and power and a negative relationship with hip mobility. The HC group exhibited superior Kvert and power, while strength and flexibility measures were not related to performance. Higher levels of lower-body stiffness, rate of force development and power output appear to be beneficial for generating superior club head speed. A stiffer system may reduce the time needed to remove the “slack” from the series elastic component therefore, reducing electromechanical delay and enhancing rate of force development. The large positive association with rate of force development suggests that increasing this component, along with power production may be superior focal components for training in golfers due to the short duration of the downswing.

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