ABSTRACT
Traditional golf instruction has mainly relied on collecting swing kinematics in order to analyze swing movements/positions and provide feedback to the golfer. The forces coming from the connection between the golfer's feet and the ground are called ground reaction forces (GRFs). Pressure is defined as the amount of force per unit area and is measured only perpendicular or normal to the surface. In golf, this can help us to determine how much vertical force is under different parts of both feet during the swing and how these move during the swing. Force plates are the current golf standard in the measurement of GRFs; however, they are currently significantly more expensive than pressure measurement devices. The combination of 3D kinematic data, 3D GRF data, and some golfer-specific anthropometrics data allows for the calculations of the external joint forces and moments that go into producing any movement.
