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dc.contributor.authorSweeney, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorMills, Peter
dc.contributor.authorAlderson, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Bruce
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-16T12:31:20Z
dc.date.available2017-05-16T12:31:20Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-08-30T23:29:53Z
dc.identifier.refurihttp://w4.ub.uni-konstanz.de/cpa/issue/view/ISBS2011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/45285
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to investigate the importance of wrist flexion and trunk rotation relative to the pelvis about a vertical axis (X-factor) in the golf swing, through the use of kinematic simulation. Empirical data of 5 highly skilled golfers were collected using a 3D optoreflective system. A full body, 3D forward kinematic model was created that predicted the endpoint of the club to within 0.02 mm of the empirical data. X-factor rotation, then flexion of the wrist was locked at zero degrees throughout the downswing, with the effect on the kinematics of the club-head analysed. The results indicated that effective extension/flexion at the wrist is of great importance to performance with an average reduction of club-head velocity at impact of 46%, when wrist flexion is restricted during the downswing. Effective rotation of the trunk was also important to performance variables.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Konstanz
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.publisher.urihttp://w4.ub.uni-konstanz.de/cpa/article/view/4991
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameInternational Society of Biomechanics in Sports XXIXth Conference (ISBS 2011)
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleProceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports XXIXth Conference
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2011-06-27
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2011-07-01
dc.relation.ispartoflocationPorto, Portugal
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomechanics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110601
dc.titleThe importance of wrist flexion and X-factor in the golf swing: a forward kinematic approach
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
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gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorMills, Peter


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