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Effects of nine weeks isokinetic training on power, golf kinematics, and driver performance in pre-elite golfers

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, December 2017
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Title
Effects of nine weeks isokinetic training on power, golf kinematics, and driver performance in pre-elite golfers
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13102-017-0086-9
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James Parker, Charlie Lagerhem, John Hellström, M. Charlotte Olsson

Abstract

It has previously been shown that isotonic strength training can improve driver performance among golfers, though few studies have investigated effects of strength training on swing kinematics together with driver performance. In this study we investigated whether isokinetic rotational training could improve driver performance and swing kinematic variables amongst elite golfers. Twenty competitive pre-elite golfers (handicap better than -3.0), 13 men and 7 women, were split into two groups, one group received the isokinetic power training (IK) alongside their normal isotonic pre-season strength-training and the other group continued with their normal isotonic pre-season strength-training regime (IT). The IK group completed 12 sessions of isokinetic power training on a standing rotation exercise (10% body weight at 1 m/s) and barbell squat (25 kg plus 10% body weight at 0.5 m/s). The IT group continued with their normal isotonic pre-season strength-training regime. Participants were tested for rotational power, lower body power, golf swing kinematics, and driver performance before and after a nine-week training period. After the nine-week training period both the IK and the IT groups increased their dominant side rotational force and power (effect sizes between 0.50-0.96) and magnitude based inference indicated that IK had a likely (> 80%) more beneficial increase in dominant side rotational force and power. For swing kinematics, IK had a likely (> 80%) more beneficial improvement in lead arm speed and acceleration compared to the IT group. For driver performance, IK had a possible (65%) beneficial effect on ball speed and likely (78%) beneficial effect on carry distance when compared to IT, whereas neither of the groups improved club head speed. In the present study on pre-elite golfers we found that 9 weeks of isokinetic training increased seated rotational force and power, peak arm speed and arm acceleration, ball speed, and carry distance more compared to isotonic training. Even though isokinetic training did not increase CHS, it did result in greater carry distance.

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Unknown 81 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 12 15%
Student > Master 11 14%
Researcher 8 10%
Lecturer 7 9%
Student > Postgraduate 5 6%
Other 13 16%
Unknown 25 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 36 44%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 4%
Engineering 3 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 4%
Other 3 4%
Unknown 27 33%
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