Motor abundance and control structure in the golf swing |
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| Institution: | 1. Sport and Exercise Science Research Institute, Ulster University, UK;2. School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin, Ireland;1. School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, 301 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA;2. CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasilia – DF 70040-020, Brazil;1. School of Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK;2. Centre for Applied Autism Research, Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, 1-3, Tataramiyakodani, Kyotanabe-city, Kyoto, 610-0321, Japan;2. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, 1-3, Tataramiyakodani, Kyotanabe-city, Kyoto, 610-0321, Japan;3. Research Department II, Research & Development HQ, SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD, 1-1, 2-Chome, Tsutsui-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0071, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Variability and control structure are under-represented areas of golf swing research. This study investigated the use of the abundant degrees of freedom in the golf swing of high and intermediate skilled golfers using uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis. The variance parallel to (VUCM) and orthogonal to (VOrth) the UCM with respect to the orientation and location of the clubhead were calculated. The higher skilled golfers had proportionally higher values of VUCM than lower skilled players for all measured outcome variables. Motor synergy was found in the control of the orientation of the clubhead and the combined outcome variables but not for clubhead location. Clubhead location variance zeroed-in on impact as has been previously shown, whereas clubhead orientation variance increased near impact. Both skill levels increased their control over the clubhead location leading up to impact, with more control exerted over the clubhead orientation in the early downswing. The results suggest that to achieve higher skill levels in golf may not lie simply in optimal technique, but may lie more in developing control over the abundant degrees of freedom in the body. |
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| Keywords: | Golf Synergy Redundancy Kinematics Coordination |
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