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Hitting the Sweet Spot: Synchronized Metronome Training Ups Golf Accuracy
Published in Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Keywords
Adult, Motor Skills, Sports Performance
This study from Europe replicated earlier research investigating the effects of Interactive Metronome (IM) training on golfers’ swing control and shot accuracy.
A total of 26 experienced male golfers (average age of 27 years; average golf handicap 12.6) were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group that underwent IM training for 12 sessions over four weeks (n=13), and a control group that trained their golf swing (n=13).
The results showed that the golfers who participated in IM training significantly improved in sensorimotor timing and golf shot accuracy, displaying less variability and more consistent performance from one shot to the next.
The control group, however, did not show any significant improvement.
Abridged Summary & Results of Study
Improved motor-timing: effects of synchronized metronome training on golf shot accuracy
YEAR: 2009
PUBLICATION: JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
AUTHOR: Marius Sommer & Louise Rönnqvist
RESULTS:
Experienced golfers who participated in IM training demonstrated significant gains in sensorimotor timing & golf shot accuracy, demonstrating less variability & greater consistency of performance from one shot to the next, compared to the control group who did not demonstrate any significant improvement.
DETAILS:
- n= 26 experienced male golfers (mean age 27 years; mean golf handicap 12.6) were randomly assigned to 2 groups:
- experimental: n=13 IM training, 45-50 minutes each for 12 sessions (over 4 weeks)
- control: n=13 training the golf swing
- Â golf shot accuracy was measured for 3 different clubs using a golf simulator
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