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Timothy D Lee1, Tadao Ishikura, Stefan Kegel

  • 1McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. scapps@mcmaster.ca

Journal of Motor Behavior
|July 17, 2008
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Expert golfers use a different coordination pattern (egocentric) than less skilled golfers (allocentric) when putting. These fundamental differences in movement strategies were observed regardless of putt distance or ball presence.

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Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Motor Control
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Expertise in sports like golf is often associated with superior performance.
  • Understanding the underlying motor control strategies differentiating experts from novices is crucial for skill acquisition and coaching.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the coordination patterns of expert and less skilled golfers during putting.
  • To determine if these coordination patterns differ based on skill level, putt distance, or the presence of a ball.

Main Methods:

  • Participants included expert and less skilled golfers performing putting tasks on an indoor surface.
  • Trials involved putts towards targets at 1, 3, and 5 meters, with and without a ball present.
  • Kinematic data, including head and putter displacement and velocity profiles, were analyzed.

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Main Results:

  • Experts outperformed less skilled golfers across various outcome and kinematic measures.
  • Less skilled golfers exhibited high positive correlations between head and putter movement (allocentric coordination).
  • Expert golfers showed high negative correlations (egocentric coordination), indicating distinct movement strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Fundamental differences in putting coordination modes exist between expert and less skilled golfers.
  • These differences, characterized by allocentric versus egocentric coordination, are not influenced by putt distance or ball presence.
  • Findings challenge traditional beliefs about putting mechanics and offer insights into expert motor control.