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A New Method to Identify the Location of the Kick Point During the Golf Swing
Research outputs 2013
  • Christopher Joyce, Edith Cowan University
  • Angus F Burnett
  • Miccal T Matthews, Edith Cowan University
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Human Kinetics Inc
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
School of Exercise and Health Sciences / Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research
RAS ID
16627
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Joyce, C. , Burnett, A. F., & Matthews, M. T. (2013). A New Method to Identify the Location of the Kick Point During the Golf Swing . Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 29(6), 779-784. Origoinal article available here

Abstract

No method currently exists to determine the location of the kick point during the golf swing. This study consisted of two phases. In the first phase, the static kick point of 10 drivers (having identical grip and head but fitted with shafts of differing mass and stiffness) was determined by two methods: (1) a visual method used by professional club fitters and (2) an algorithm using 3D locations of markers positioned on the golf club. Using level of agreement statistics, we showed the latter technique was a valid method to determine the location of the static kick point. In phase two, the validated method was used to determine the dynamic kick point during the golf swing. Twelve elite male golfers had three shots analyzed for two drivers fitted with stiff shafts of differing mass (56 g and 78 g). Excellent between-trial reliability was found for dynamic kick point location. Differences were found for dynamic kick point location when compared with static kick point location, as well as between-shaft and within-shaft. These findings have implications for future investigations examining the bending behavior of golf clubs, as well as being useful to examine relationships between properties of the shaft and launch parameters.

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DOI
10.1123/jab.29.6.779
Citation Information
Christopher Joyce, Angus F Burnett and Miccal T Matthews. "A New Method to Identify the Location of the Kick Point During the Golf Swing" (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chris-joyce/5/