Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Assessing a coach's technical knowledge of a sporting technique can reveal key technical parameters directly associated with a successful performance.Biomechanical analysis of the key technical parameters can reveal information regarding golfer technique to support or provide new knowledge for golf coaching.However, there are few, if any, scientific studies that have used the content of golf coaches' knowledge to guide biomechanical investigation.Therefore, the purpose of this thesis was firstly to identify the key technical parameters that golf coaches associated with a successful golf swing and then to biomechanically analyse these parameters using appropriate data collection and analysis methods.The results of this thesis advance knowledge of golf biomechanics specifically to support future golf coaching.Qualitative methods were used to determine golf coaches' perceptions of the key technical parameters based on the coaching-biomechanics interface.Five interlinked key technical parameters were identified in conjunction with six descriptors of the technical parameters.Furthermore, even though the swing was commonly analysed at key events, the coaches were also keen to consider the swing as a whole.On comparing Firstly, I would like to thank my supervisors at the Sports Technology Institute, Dr. Jonathan Roberts and Dr. Steph Forrester for their guidance, patience and continuous support throughout the PhD.I truly appreciate everything you have both done for me and endeavour to become a better researcher because of your influences.I would also like to thank Professor Eric Wallace for his expertise and it has been insightful to work with someone so highly regarded within golf biomechanics research.To all my family, thank you for being incredibly supportive and understanding, through what must have seemed an eternity for you, but I hope you know that your faith and confidence in me has made this possible.To Steve, thank you for being there for me in my moments of doubt and
Author: A. C. Smith
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2204975047