Purpose: to explore the difference of instantaneous speed of the golf hitting club head before and after three different interventions (baseball pitching, tennis swinging, and traditional golf hitting) for the golf beginners. Method: A total of 57 subjects participated in the study, the subjects were assigned randomly as baseball pitching practice group (N=18), tennis swinging practice group (N=21), and traditional golf training group (N=18). Paired t test was used to examine the significant difference of the club head instantaneous speed in the groups before and after the intervention. One-way ANOVA was used to assess the difference of the club head instantaneous speed among the groups. The significance level was set as α=.05. Results: After 8 weeks different training approaches, the results showed the club head speed increased 4.24±8.72 mph in tennis swing training (p<.05), 5.54±8.63 mph in traditional golf training (p<.05), and 4.57±8.00 mph in baseball pitching training (p<.05). No differences of the club head speed were found among the groups. Conclusion: Because of the trunk rotation training by these three interventions, the results showed that all the club head speeds were improved after these training. Therefore, the interventions (tennis swing, golf training, and baseball pitching) in this study were effective approaches for the golf beginner to increase the club head speed.
Purpose: to explore the difference of instantaneous speed of the golf hitting club head before and after three different interventions (baseball pitching, tennis swinging, and traditional golf hitting) for the golf beginners. Method: A total of 57 subjects participated in the study, the subjects were assigned randomly as baseball pitching practice group (N=18), tennis swinging practice group (N=21), and traditional golf training group (N=18). Paired t test was used to examine the significant difference of the club head instantaneous speed in the groups before and after the intervention. One-way ANOVA was used to assess the difference of the club head instantaneous speed among the groups. The significance level was set as α=.05. Results: After 8 weeks different training approaches, the results showed the club head speed increased 4.24±8.72 mph in tennis swing training (p<.05), 5.54±8.63 mph in traditional golf training (p<.05), and 4.57±8.00 mph in baseball pitching training (p<.05). No differences of the club head speed were found among the groups. Conclusion: Because of the trunk rotation training by these three interventions, the results showed that all the club head speeds were improved after these training. Therefore, the interventions (tennis swing, golf training, and baseball pitching) in this study were effective approaches for the golf beginner to increase the club head speed.