Influence of shaft length on golf driving performance.

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F . H . ( Sam ) Froes andS . J . Haake Materials and Science in Sports The Effect of Golf Club Shaft Stiffness on Golf Performance Variables — Implications for Club - Fitting

The process of matching clubs with appropriate shafts to individual players is largely one of trial and error. Bending stiffness or shaft flex, mass, damping, torsional stiffness, and bend point are widely accepted as being the five main shaft properties that affect performance in golf. Considerable debate surrounds the individual and combined dynamic influence of these factors during the golf ...

Golf Coaches Use Tacit Knowledge to Improve Transfer Performance: Understanding the Mediating Role of Transfer Capacity in Golf Coaching

Background. Golf is relatively new in China, and overall playing skills are low. Although golf coaches are vital in improving golf skills, their teaching skills are underdeveloped. Objectives. This study aims to explore how the coach’s tacit knowledge affects the transfer performance by exploring the factors that affect the teaching ability of Chinese golf coaches. It aims to improve the teach...

The physics of golf

An overview of the application of physics to the game of golf is given. The golf swing is modelled as a double pendulum. This model and its variations have been used extensively by researchers in determining the effect that various swing parameters have on clubhead speed. These results as well as examples of three-link models are discussed. Kinematic and kinetic measurements taken on the record...

The influence of golf shaft stiffness on grip and clubhead kinematics.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of shaft stiffness on grip and clubhead kinematics. Two driver shafts with disparate levels of stiffness, but very similar inertial properties, were tested by 33 golfers representing a range of abilities. Shaft deflection data as well as grip and clubhead kinematics were collected from 14 swings, with each shaft, for each golfer using a...