1Department of Physical Education and Health Education, Springfield College, MA, USA
2Department of Sports Science, Jishou University
3Department of Sport Management, Delaware State University, DE
American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.
2017,
Vol. 5 No. 2, 15-20
DOI: 10.12691/ajssm-5-2-1
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Liye Zou, Lifang Zhang, Scott Thornton, Yankai Shu. Wrist-Lagging Angle Impact on Both Golf Swing Distance and Accuracy.
American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2017; 5(2):15-20. doi: 10.12691/ajssm-5-2-1.
Correspondence to: Liye Zou, Department of Physical Education and Health Education, Springfield College, MA, USA. Email:
liyezou123@gmail.comAbstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of wrist-lagging angle on both distance and accuracy in golf downswing among NCAA Division I female golfers. Seven female golfers from a university of the East Coast of the United States volunteered to participate in the study. While performing a full swing with 7-iron, a standardized Golf Simulator was used to obtain swing related data and Dartfish was utilized to measure the wrist angles in the downswing. Multivariate General Linear Regression (MGLR) analysis was conducted to determine predictor variables for hitting distance and accuracy. The results have shown that for irons wrist-lagging angle is a significant predictor for the accuracy, but not for the distance. Other variables such as club head speed, smash effect, sidespin and backspin were also found significant in MGLR model (p < .01). Future studies should gain a comprehensive understand of how wrist-lagging angle impact on male golfers.
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