Improved Performance in Amateur Female Golfers (MESH Term: Body Composition)
Conditions
Keywords
golf, strength training, physical performance tests, body composition
Brief summary
Amateur female golfers were randomized to either a functional weight lifting group or a traditional weight lift group. Testing, consisting of performance measures and golf measures, was performed at baseline and after 10 weeks of weight lifting.
Detailed description
A randomized control trial to compare the effects of 10 weeks of two different types of training in recreationally active female golfers was performed. Participants were recruited through postings at local country clubs and public golf courses, as well as through emails to state and local women's golf associations. Following written informed consent approved by the university's institutional review board, participants completed a medical and golf history questionnaire. Golf-specific information gathered via the history form included self-reported number of years playing golf, handicap, frequency of play, frequency of practice. Baseline testing followed, consisting of measurement of height and weight using a stadiometer, bone density and body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), 7-iron and driver club speed and total ball distance using a golf simulator (High Definition Golf, Interactive Sports Technologies, Vaughan, Ontario), and physical performance tests. Participants were then randomly assigned, using a random number generator, to either a traditional resistance training group (TRAD) or a golf-specific resistance training group (GSRT). Resistance training was conducted 3 days per week for 10 weeks. Each training session was directly supervised by at least one of the researchers, such that correct technique and appropriate resistance could be monitored. Following the 10 weeks of training, participants repeated the testing procedures under similar conditions as baseline testing.
Interventions
dead lifts, bench press, wrist curls, and lat pulldowns as examples
OTHERFunctional Strengthening
diagonal chops, one leg deadlifts, lateral plyometrics as examples
Sponsors
High Point University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* females ≥18 years of age, * and an official handicap or completion of at least 5 rounds of golf within the last year
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Driver distance | 10 weeks | Driver distance-continuous variable measured in yards |
| Driver club speed | 10 weeks | Driver club speed- continuous variable measured in mph |
| 7-iron club speed | 10 weeks | 7-iron club speed-continuous variable measured in mph |
| 7-iron distance | 10 weeks | 7-iron -continuous variable measured in yards |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted ball seated toss | 10 weeks | sitting in a declined position, use a chest pass motion to toss a 6 lb ball as far as possible- continuous measure measured in cm |
| Seated rotation flexibility | 10 weeks | sit and rotate left and right- continuous variable measured with a goniometer in degrees |
| Weighted ball golf toss | 10 weeks | Using a golf-like motion, toss a 6lb ball as far as possible- continuous scale measured in cm |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bone density | 10 weeks | bone density- continuous measure measured using a dual image x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan |
| Body fat percentage | 10 weeks | body fat percentage- 0-100% scale measured using a DEXA scan |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed