Thorax and pelvis kinematics during the downswing of male and female skilled golfers

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1456-1462

  Horan, Sean A ^a   Evans, Kerrie ^a   Morris, Norman R ^a   Kavanagh, Justin J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Golf swing; Motor control

Indexed keywords

3-D KINEMATICS; ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; AXIAL ROTATION; DISCRETE POINTS; GOLF SWING; MOTOR CONTROL; OPTICAL MOTION; PELVIS KINEMATICS; PHASE PLANE TRAJECTORIES; TILT ANGLE;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

KINEMATICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR CONTROL; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GOLF; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PELVIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; THORAX;

EID: 77952582059     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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