ABSTRACT
Three groups of 10 golfers of differing handicap ranges were videoed driving a golf ball for distance. 3-d motion analysis techniques were used to measure kinematic data at five points in the golf swing. Analysis of variance results showed 11 parameters that were different among groups at p<0.001. Some of these parameters were correlated allowing further trimming of the list to; the vertical distance between the clubhead and hands at the top of the backswing, the position of the hips and knees at the middle of the downswing, maximal clubhead velocity, trunk angle at address and the angle between the left arm and the clubshaft at the middle of the downswing and this angle's angular velocity at ball contact. This study's data agreed with previous literature that emphasised the delay of wrist adduction or ‘uncocking’. The major limitation in this study was the relatively small sample size and frame rate.
