Golf Swing Biomechanics: A Systematic Review and Methodological Recommendations for Kinematics

Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate golf swing performance in both preventing injury and injury occurrence. The objective of this review was to describe state-of-the-art golf swing biomechanics, with a specific emphasis on movement kinematics, and when possible, to suggest recommenda...

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Published inSports (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 91
Main Authors Bourgain, Maxime, Rouch, Philippe, Rouillon, Olivier, Thoreux, Patricia, Sauret, Christophe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 09.06.2022
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Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Bioengineering
Biomechanics
Engineering Sciences
golf
Injuries
Kinematics
Life Sciences
recommendation
Review
Reviews
sport biomechanics
Systematic review
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Summary:Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate golf swing performance in both preventing injury and injury occurrence. The objective of this review was to describe state-of-the-art golf swing biomechanics, with a specific emphasis on movement kinematics, and when possible, to suggest recommendations for research methodologies. Keywords related to biomechanics and golf swings were used in scientific databases. Only articles that focused on golf-swing kinematics were considered. In this review, 92 articles were considered and categorized into the following domains: X-factor, crunch factor, swing plane and clubhead trajectory, kinematic sequence, and joint angular kinematics. The main subjects of focus were male golfers. Performance parameters were searched for, but the lack of methodological consensus prevented generalization of the results and led to contradictory results. Currently, three-dimensional approaches are commonly used for joint angular kinematic investigations. However, recommendations by the International Society of Biomechanics are rarely considered.
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ISSN:2075-4663
2075-4663
DOI:10.3390/sports10060091