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On Par with Timing: How Interacitve Metronome Timing Training Enhances Golf Accuracy
Published in The Journal of General Psychology
Keywords
Adult, Pediatric, Motor Skills, Sports Performance
In a study involving 40 golfers, those who underwent Interactive Metronome (IM) training exhibited significantly better performance in a golf simulator compared to the control group.
The IM training, which focused on timing and rhythm, improved shot accuracy by enhancing the tempo of the golf swing and aligning cognitive intention with motor execution.
The control group received golf tips to read during the study period but did not show the same level of improvement of those who simply trained with Interactive Metronome.
Golfers who participated in the experimental Interactive Metronome (IM) training demonstrated significantly better performance in the golf simulator compared to the control group.
Timing training appears to improve shot accuracy by fine-tuning the tempo and rhythm of the golf swing and synchronizing cognitive intention with motor execution.
Abridged Summary & Results of Study
Training in timing improves accuracy in golf
YEAR: 2002
PUBLICATION: THE JOURNAL OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
AUTHOR: Terry M. Libkuman & Hajime Otani
RESULTS:
Golfers who participated in the experimental Interactive Metronome (IM) training demonstrated significantly better performance in the golf simulator compared to the control group. Timing training appears to improve shot accuracy by fine-tuning the tempo and rhythm of the golf swing and synchronizing cognitive intention with motor execution.
DETAILS:
- n=40 (6 female, 34 male) 25-61 year old golfers were randomly assigned to
- experimental group: participated in 12 sessions of IM training (50 minutes each) in a group setting; each participant partitioned off from the other to minimize distraction
- control group: received a letter containing 12 pages of golf tips taken from popular golf magazines to be read once daily during the study period
- Full Swing Golf Simulator was used to measure golf shot accuracy pre & post (15 shots with driver, 9, 7 and 5 irons)
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