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Relationship between field based measures for strength and power, and golf club head speed in elite women golf players.
Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Biological and Environmental Systems (BLESS), Biomechanics and Biomedicine.
Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), Biological and Environmental Systems (BLESS), Biomechanics and Biomedicine.
2014 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Samband mellan fältbaserade mätningar för styrka och kraft, och klubbhastighet inom golf för kvinnliga elitgolfspelare. (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

Background: The game of golf has developed a lot since the beginning of the 21th century and especially the importance of physical conditioning for elite players. Club head speed (CHS) is one important variable, which has been shown to be positively affected by muscle power. Studies on women elite golf players, as well as consideration of accuracy when measuring CHS, are limited and results from male counterparts does not necessarily transfer to women players because of the possible different body anthropometrics and recruitment patterns during different aspects of the game of golf.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare measures for strength and power, with golf club head speed (CHS) in elite women golf players. A secondary aim was to compare CHS with a new test for CHS corrected for accuracy (CHSac).

 

Method: Women golf players (n=4, mean age 21.0 SD 1.4, mean height 168.8 cm SD 5.3, mean weight 70.7 SD 9.0, mean handicap +1.8 SD 1.0) performed a test measuring golf CHS and four different physical tests which included squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), medicine ball seated throw (MBST) and medicine ball rotational throw (MBRT).

Results: A moderate correlation of r=0.53 was found between CHS and SJ and a low correlation of r=0.36 between CHS and CMJ. A high correlation was obtained between CHS and MBST (r=0.76) and CHS and MBRT (r=0.81).

Conclusion: Higher correlations were seen between CHS and upper body power compared to correlation between CHS and lower body strength in women elite golf players. This gives indications of what elite women golf players should prioritize during physiological conditioning in order to increase golf CHS. A test was developed for CHS correcting this variable for accuracy, but the usefulness of this accuracy related CHS could not be determined in this study. 

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Golf har utvecklats under det senaste årtiondet, speciellt de fysiska kraven på elitspelare. Klubbhastighet (CHS) är en viktig variabel, vilken har blivit visad vara positivt påverkad av muskelkraft. Studier på kvinnliga elitgolfspelare är begränsade, så väl som korrigering för riktning när CHS mäts, och resultat från manliga motsvarigheter behöver nödvändigtvis inte vara överförbara till kvinnliga spelare på grund av de möjliga skillnaderna i kroppsantropometri och rekryteringsmönster under olika aspekter av golfspelet.

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att jämföra mätningar för styrka och kraft, med klubbhastighet (CHS) hos kvinnliga elitgolfspelare. Ett sekundärt syfte var att jämföra CHS med ett nytt test för CHS korrigerat för riktning (CHSac).

 

Metod: Kvinnliga golfspelare (n=4, medelålder 21.0 SD 1.4, medelhöjd 168.8 cm SD 5.3, medelvikt 70.7 SD 9.0, medelhandikapp +1.8 SD 1.0) utförde ett test för golf klubbhastighet, och fyra olika fysiska tester vilka inkluderade squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), sittande medicinbollskast (MBST) och rotationskast med medicinboll (MBRT).

Resultat: En moderat korrelation av r=0.53 hittades mellan CHS och SJ och en låg korrelation av r=0.36 mellan CHS och CMJ. En hög korrelation erhölls mellan CHS och MBST (r=0.76) och CHS och MBRT (r=0.81).

Slutsats: Högre korrelationer sågs mellan CHS och styrka i överkroppen än mellan CHS och styrka i underkroppen hos kvinnliga elitgolfspelare. Detta indikerar vilken typ av fysisk träning som borde prioriteras av kvinnliga elitgolfspelare som vill öka golf CHS. Ett test utvecklades för att mäta CHS korrigerat för riktning, men användbarheten av detta test kunde inte fastställas i denna studie. 

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2014. , p. 19
Keywords [en]
elite, golf club head speed, strength, power
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Natural Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-25464OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-25464DiVA, id: diva2:720628
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Biomedicine Targeting Physical Education
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Available from: 2014-06-16 Created: 2014-06-01 Last updated: 2014-06-16Bibliographically approved

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