Son S, Han K, So WY. The relationships of waist and mid-thigh circumference with performance of college golfers.
J Phys Ther Sci 2016;
28:718-21. [PMID:
27134346 PMCID:
PMC4842427 DOI:
10.1589/jpts.28.718]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
[Purpose] Our aim was to evaluate the relationships between waist and mid-thigh
circumference, used as proxy measures of trunk and lower limb strengths, respectively, and
selected parameters of driver and putting performance in Korean college golfers. [Subjects
and Methods] The participants were 103 college golfers (81 male, 20 to 27 years old).
Measurements of body composition, waist and mid-thigh circumference, and grip strength, as
well as assessment of golf performance, including driver distance, driver swing speed,
putting accuracy, and putting consistency, were performed at the golf performance
laboratory at Konkuk University in Chungju-si, Republic of Korea. Average round score was
obtained from 10 rounds of golf completed during the study period. The relationships
between strength measures and golf performance were evaluated by partial correlation
analysis, with adjustment for age, golf experience, and body mass index. [Results] Waist
circumference did not correlate with any of the performance variables in both males and
females. Mid-thigh circumference correlated with putting consistency (r = 0.364) in males
and with putting consistency (r = 0.490) and accuracy (r = 0.547) in females. No other
significant correlations between waist and mid-thigh circumference and golf performance
were identified. [Conclusion] Lower limb strength may be an important component of putting
performance. Further studies are needed to fully characterize the contributions of trunk
strength to performance.
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