The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vertically-oriented resistance training on golf driving performance. Ten Division-I collegiate golfers completed 2 resistance training sessions per week for 10 weeks during the fall tournament season. Pre- and posttraining assessments of strength-power and golf performance were compared. To assess strength-power, jump height, peak force, and peak power (PP) were measured from static and countermovement (CMJ) vertical jumps; peak force and rate of force development from 0-250 ms were measured from an isometric mid-thigh pull. Golf performance was assessed in terms of ball launch speed (BS), spin rate, carry yardage (CY), and total yardage (TY), averaged from 5 shots using a driver. Following training, all measures of strength-power improved, with CMJ PP improving significantly (p<0.00625). The golf performance assessment indicated significant increases (p<0.0125) in BS, CY, and TY. These results suggest that vertically-oriented resistance training can improve golf driving performance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3820 |
| Date | 01 December 2014 |
| Creators | Driggers, Austin R |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | Copyright by the authors. |
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