The effect of alterations in foot centre of pressure on lower body kinematics during the five-iron golf swing

TY - JOUR

T1 - The effect of alterations in foot centre of pressure on lower body kinematics during the five-iron golf swing

AU - Faux, Lesley

AU - Carlisle, Alison

AU - Vickers, John

AU - Diss, Ceri

PY - 2019/5/10

Y1 - 2019/5/10

N2 - The research aimed to evaluate the effects of an intervention aimed at altering pressure towards the medial aspect of the foot relating to stability mechanisms associated with the golf swing without detriment to performance. The hypothesis that by altering the position of the centre of pressure under each foot, the lower body stabilisation would improve which in turn would enhance weight distribution and underpinning lower body joint kinematics. Eight PGA golf coaches performed five golf swings, recorded using a nine-camera motion analysis system synchronised with two force platforms. Following verbal intervention they performed a further five swings. One participant returned following a one-year intervention programme and performed five additional golf swings to provide a longitudinal case study analysis. There were no changes in golf performance evidenced by the velocity and angle of the club at ball impact. although the one-year intervention significantly changed the percentage of weight experienced at each foot in the final 9% of downswing, which provided an even weight distribution at ball impact. This is a highly relevant finding as it indicates that the foot centre of pressure was central to the base of support and in-line with the centre of mass, indicating significantly increased stability when the centre of mass is near maximal acceleration. © 2019, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The attached document (embargoed until 10/05/2020) is an author produced version of a paper published in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

AB - The research aimed to evaluate the effects of an intervention aimed at altering pressure towards the medial aspect of the foot relating to stability mechanisms associated with the golf swing without detriment to performance. The hypothesis that by altering the position of the centre of pressure under each foot, the lower body stabilisation would improve which in turn would enhance weight distribution and underpinning lower body joint kinematics. Eight PGA golf coaches performed five golf swings, recorded using a nine-camera motion analysis system synchronised with two force platforms. Following verbal intervention they performed a further five swings. One participant returned following a one-year intervention programme and performed five additional golf swings to provide a longitudinal case study analysis. There were no changes in golf performance evidenced by the velocity and angle of the club at ball impact. although the one-year intervention significantly changed the percentage of weight experienced at each foot in the final 9% of downswing, which provided an even weight distribution at ball impact. This is a highly relevant finding as it indicates that the foot centre of pressure was central to the base of support and in-line with the centre of mass, indicating significantly increased stability when the centre of mass is near maximal acceleration. © 2019, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The attached document (embargoed until 10/05/2020) is an author produced version of a paper published in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

U2 - 10.1080/02640414.2019.1614714

DO - 10.1080/02640414.2019.1614714

M3 - Article

SN - 0264-0414

JO - JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

JF - JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

ER -