This study is to verify the effect of motor learning through ground reaction force (hereafter GRF)feedback in golf putting. The experimental groupin this research is expected to constantly keep theirweight of both feet in putting action through provid...
This study is to verify the effect of motor learning through ground reaction force (hereafter GRF)feedback in golf putting. The experimental groupin this research is expected to constantly keep theirweight of both feet in putting action through providing GRF information as a kinetic feedback. The subjects are composed of 30 numbers of males who are novices at golf without pre-experience in golf putting, students at Y University in Seoul, and all right-handed.
The group was made up of 3 groups (GRFfeedback group, performance knowledge feedback group and control group) and 10 participants were randomly assigned to each group. Golf putting learning was conducted for two days withthe feedback information of each group. The experimental design of the acquisition stages utilized Repeated Measures ANOVA repeatedly measuring 3 (group) x 5 (division) factors. Retention and transfer tests were performed on the three groups using One-way ANOVA.
As a result, the GRF feedback showed statistically significant learning effect in improving starting direction of golf ball in the transfer test. In addtioon, the GRF feedback showed statistically significant learning effect in reducing the deviation of the ground reaction force against the weight in the top-impact section in the retention and transfer tests.
To conclude, this study, limiting other variables in golf putting action yet focusing on GRF, successfully experimented and proved co-relations between GRF feedback and starting direction of golf ball, thus confirmed statistically significant learning effect through GRF feedback.