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Resolution of low-velocity control in golf putting differentiates professionals from amateurs
Hasegawa, Yumiko
72717
Fujii, Keisuke
72718
Miura, Akito
72719
Yamamoto, Yuji
72720
Fine motor control
precision
peak velocity
overlap
differentiation
It is difficult for humans to apply small amounts of force precisely during motor control. However, experts who have undergone extended training are thought to be able to control low-velocity movement with precision. We investigated the resolution of motor control in golf putting. A total of 10 professional and 10 high-level amateur golfers participated. Putting distances were 0.6–3.3 m, in increments of 0.3 m. We measured the impact velocity and the club-face angle at impact, and the acceleration profile of the downswing. The professionals showed significantly smaller coefficients of variation with respect to impact velocity and smaller root mean square errors in relation to acceleration profiles than did the amateurs. To examine the resolution of motor control for impact velocity, we investigated intra-participant differences in the impact velocity of the club head at two adjacent distances. We found that professionals had higher velocity precision when putting small distance intervals than did amateurs. That is, professionals had higher resolution of low-velocity control than did high-level amateurs. Our results suggest that outstanding performance at a task involves the ability to recognise small distinctions and to produce appropriate movements.
Published online: 11 Aug 2016
journal article
Taylor & Francis
2017
application/pdf
Journal of Sports Sciences
13
35
1239
1246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1218037
http://hdl.handle.net/2237/26779
0264-0414
https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/24562/files/JSS16HasegawaLast.pdf
eng
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1218037
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Bioscience, Journal of Sports Sciences on 11/08/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/110.1080/02640414.2016.1218037.