Training in timing improves accuracy in golf.

Full Abstract

In this experiment, the authors investigated the influence of training in timing on performance accuracy in golf. During pre- and posttesting, 40 participants hit golf balls with 4 different clubs in a golf course simulator. The dependent measure was the distance in feet that the ball ended from the target. Between the pre- and posttest, participants in the experimental condition received 10 hr of timing training with an instrument that was designed to train participants to tap their hands and feet in synchrony with target sounds. The participants in the control condition read literature about how to improve their golf swing. The results indicated that the participants in the experimental condition significantly improved their accuracy relative to the participants in the control condition, who did not show any improvement. We concluded that training in timing leads to improvement in accuracy, and that our results have implications for training in golf as well as other complex motor activities.

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Author information

Author/s: Libkuman, Terry M (TM); Otani, Hajime (H); Steger, Neil (N);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant 48859, USA. libku1tm(-atsign-)cmich.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of general psychology (J Gen Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jan; vol 129 (issue 1) : pp 77-96

Dates: Created 2002/05/31; Completed 2002/11/19; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12038497, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult
Analysis of Variance
Female
Golf
Humans

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