Training in Timing Improves Accuracy in Golf

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ID9956491
AuthorsTerry M Libkuman (Central Michigan University, corresponding author), H Otani (0000-0002-2347-8715, Central Michigan University), Neil Steger
Year2002
Volume129
Issue1
Pages77-96
Publication date2002-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221300209602034
PMID12038497
OpenAlexW2059265005
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

In this experiment, the authors investigated the influence of training in timing on performance accuracy in golf. During pre- and posttesting, 40 participants hit golf balls with 4 different clubs in a golf course simulator. The dependent measure was the distance in feet that the ball ended from the target. Between the pre- and posttest, participants in the experimental condition received 10 hr of timing training with an instrument that was designed to train participants to tap their hands and feet in synchrony with target sounds. The participants in the control condition read literature about how to improve their golf swing. The results indicated that the participants in the experimental condition significantly improved their accuracy relative to the participants in the control condition, who did not show any improvement. We concluded that training in timing leads to improvement in accuracy, and that our results have implications for training in golf as well as other complex motor activities

Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Simulation · Swing · Training (meteorology · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics

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