Movement variability in the golf swing of male and female skilled golfers

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1474-1483

  Horan, Sean A ^a   Evans, Kerrie ^a   Kavanagh, Justin J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

COORDINATION; GENDER DIFFERENCES; GOLF SWING; MOTOR CONTROL

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GOLF; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIS; ROTATION; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961021073     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318210fe03     Document Type: Article

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