Weight transfer and the Golf Handicap

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Difference in Peak Weight Transfer and Timing based on Golf Handicap.
Queen RM, Butler RJ, Dai B, Barnes CL.
J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Dec 4.

Weight shift during the golf swing has been a topic of discussion among golf professionals; however it is still unclear how weight shift varies in golfers of different performance levels. The main purpose of this study was to examine: 1) the changes in the peak ground reaction forces (GRF) and the timing of these events between high and low handicap golfers and 2) the differences between the leading and trailing legs golfers. Twenty-eight male golfers were recruited and divided intobased on having a low handicap (LHCP, < 9) and or high handicap (HHCP, >9) which defined the experimental groups. Three-dimensional GRF peaks and the timing of the peaks were recorded bilaterally during a golf swing. The golf swing was divided into phases: 1) address to the top of the backswing, 2) top of the backswing to ball contact, and 3) ball contact to the end of follow through. Repeated measures ANOVAs (a=0.05) were completed for each study variablethe magnitude and the timing of peak vertical GRF, peak lateral GRF, and peak medial GRF (a=0.05). The Low handicapLHCP group had a greater transfer of vertical force from the trailing foot to the leading foot in phase 2 than the high handicap groupHHCP. The LHCPLow handicap group also demonstrated earlier timing of peak vertical force throughout the golf swing than the high handicap groupHHCP. The LowLHCP and high handicapHHCP groups demonstrated different magnitudes of peak lateral force. The LHCP Low handicap group also had an earliery timing of peak lateral GRF in phase 2 and earliery timing of peak medial GRF in phase 1 and 2 than the high handicap groupHHCP group. In general, Low handicapLHCP golfers generally demonstrated greater and earlier force generation than high handicapHHCP golfers. It may be relevant to consider both the magnitude of the forces as well as the timing of these events during golf specific training to improve performance. Theise data may identify differences in reveal weight shifting differences that can be addressed by teaching professionals to help their students better understand weight transferload transmission during the golf swing to optimize performance.
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