A comparison of stroke distance error from dominant and non-dominant putting stance in professional and novice golfers
A comparison of stroke distance error from dominant and non-dominant putting stance in professional and novice golfers
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职业高尔夫球手和新手高尔夫球手占主导地位和非占主导地位的推杆姿势的击球距离误差的比较
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2019
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D. Ichikawa
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T. Suzuki;Y. Manabe;H. Arakawa;J. Sheahan;I. Okuda;D. Ichikawa
Every golfer needs to execute a precise putting skill on the green but this is especially the case for professional golfers (PG). PG have a very high cup-in success rate when putting from their dominant stance. However, to clarify this reason it is relevant to use a target putting task rather than a cup-in putting task. In this study, we designed a putting task to evaluate putting ability in PG. The putting task was carried out 4 times in one week using both dominant and non-dominant putting stances and compared with novice golfers (NG) who undertook the same task. The results showed that the PG had significantly lower distance error than NG in both dominant and non-dominant putting stance from a 2m target when measured for distance from the target lengthways, laterally, and directly. However, there were no significant different between dominant and non-dominant putting stances in all distance error variables. Analysis of lengthways distance (Total distance error) was further divided into far-side, which is the distance between the ball and target of a putt that overshot the target (Far-side distance: +) and near-side, which is the distance between the ball and target of a putt that did not reach the target (Near-side distance: -). The Far-side (+) distance rate of NG and PG was significantly higher in both dominant and non-dominant putting stances. PG had a significantly high rate (85.9%) of Far-side distance (+) from dominant putting stance when compared to Near-side distance (-) (14.1%). Oppositely, Far-side rate from the dominant putting stance in NG was 54.7%, which was closer to Near-side (43.7%). From DAY1 PG showed a significantly higher ability to put the ball nearer to the target than NG from both putting stance and further significantly reduced their Total distance error from DAY3. These results indicate that PG not only had a high putting accuracy in their dominant hand from the initial test but also in their non-dominant hand. It also showed that PG have a strong putting skill tendency to slightly overshoot a putt from their dominant putting stance. In this study, it was shown that this occurs even in a low-pressure environment.