Science and Golf II : Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf
, by Cochran,
- ISBN: 9780419187905 | 0419187901
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/9/1994
This book contains the papers presented at the second World Scientific Congress of Golf. the overall theme of the congress is the application of science, scientific method and scientific research in golf. the congress is intended to provide a forum for scientists of different disciplines to meet and discuss their ideas and research and for practising coaches to interact with scientists.
| Author's names and addresses | |
| Foreword | |
| How has biomechanics contributed to the understanding of the golf swing? | p. 3 |
| Usefulness of partial swings in the rehabilitation of a golfer | p. 14 |
| Back pain in novice golfers, a one-year follow-up | p. 20 |
| Discrete pressure profiles of the feet and weight transfer patterns during the golf swing | p. 26 |
| Ground reaction forces and torques of professional and amateur golfers | p. 33 |
| The biomechanics of the shoe-ground interaction in golf | p. 40 |
| A biomechanical analysis of the respiratory pattern during the golf swing | p. 46 |
| Spine and hip motion analysis during the golf swing | p. 50 |
| Centrifugal force and the planar golf swing | p. 59 |
| Categorisation of golf swings | p. 65 |
| Dynamic model and computer simulation of a golf swing | p. 71 |
| A concise method of specifying the geometry and timing of golf swings | p. 77 |
| A study of the correlation between swing characteristics and club head velocity | p. 84 |
| Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the golf swing | p. 91 |
| One move to better ball flight | p. 97 |
| Common pre-swing and in-swing tendencies of amateur golfers | p. 103 |
| Golf development in Australia | p. 109 |
| Teaching methods and epistemic styles of golf instructors | p. 117 |
| Possibilities available in teaching using videos and computers | p. 123 |
| Research based golf: from the laboratory to the course | p. 127 |
| Contributions of psychological, psychomotor, and shot-making skills to prowess at golf | p. 138 |
| Factors affecting the salience of outcome, performance and process goals in golf | p. 144 |
| The self-regulatory challenges of golf | p. 150 |
| Promotion of the flow state in golf: a goal perspective analysis | p. 156 |
| Mental preparation for golf: achieving optimal performance | p. 162 |
| Visual performance differences among professional, amateur, and senior amateur golfers | p. 168 |
| Toward putting performance enhancement: a methodology using quantitative feedback | p. 174 |
| A study of golfers' abilities to read greens | p. 180 |
| How to lower your putting score without improving | p. 186 |
| Comparing players in professional golf | p. 193 |
| An analysis of 1992 performance statistics for players on the US PGA, Senior PGA and LPGA tours | p. 199 |
| The Ryder Cup: an analysis of relative performance 1980-1993 | p. 205 |
| The ageing of a great player; Tom Watson's play in the US Open from 1980-1993 | p. 210 |
| A unified golf stroke value scale for quantitative stroke-by-stroke assessment | p. 216 |
| The search for the perfect handicap | p. 222 |
| Outlier identification procedure for reduction of handicaps | p. 228 |
| The state of the game, equipment and science | p. 237 |
| Golf shafts - a technical perspective | p. 247 |
| The dynamic performance of the golf shaft during the downswing | p. 259 |
| An investigation of three dimensional deformation of a golf club during downswing | p. 265 |
| The attitude of the shaft during the swing of golfers of different ability | p. 271 |
| Golf shaft flex point - an analysis of measurement techniques | p. 278 |
| Kick back effect of club-head at impact | p. 284 |
| Experimental determination of inertia ellipsoids | p. 290 |
| Contact forces, coefficient of restitution, and spin rate of golf ball impact | p. 296 |
| Measurement of dynamic characteristics of golf balls and identification of their mechanical models | p. 302 |
| An analytical model for ball-barrier impact Part 1: Models for normal impact | p. 309 |
| An analytical model for ball-barrier impact Part 2: A model for oblique impact | p. 315 |
| The effects of driver head size on performance | p. 321 |
| Video monitoring system to measure initial launch characteristics of golf ball | p. 327 |
| The relationship between golf ball construction and performance | p. 334 |
| A new aerodynamic model of a golf ball in flight | p. 340 |
| An indoor testing range to measure the aerodynamic performance of golf balls | p. 348 |
| Changes in golf ball performance over the last 25 years | p. 355 |
| Does it matter what ball you play? | p. 362 |
| The golf equipment market 1984-1994 | p. 369 |
| Chemistry and properties of a high performance golf ball coating | p. 376 |
| Novel high acid ionomers for golf ball cover applications | p. 383 |
| A design system for iron golf clubs | p. 390 |
| Environmental protection and beneficial contributions of golf course turfs | p. 399 |
| The playing quality of golf greens | p. 409 |
| A method for classifying the quality of golf green turf | p. 419 |
| The effects of light-weight rolling on putting greens | p. 425 |
| Golf ball impacts, greens and the golfer | p. 431 |
| Improving the performance of golf turf soils by cultivation | p. 437 |
| Soil macropore effects on the fate of phosphorus in a turfgrass biosystem | p. 443 |
| Experimental studies on black layer | p. 449 |
| The role of fungi on the development of water-repellent soils on UK golf greens | p. 455 |
| Subterranean insects and fungi: hidden costs and benefits to the greenkeeper | p. 461 |
| A golf club on a volcano | p. 467 |
| Response of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) to natural organic fertilizers | p. 471 |
| Characterization of localised dry spots on creeping bentgrass turf in the United States | p. 477 |
| Australian bunker sands - quantifying playability | p. 483 |
| Nutrient transport in runoff from two turfgrass species | p. 489 |
| Impact of golf courses on ground water quality | p. 497 |
| Dislodgeable and volatile residues from insecticide-treated turfgrass | p. 505 |
| Fate and mobility of pre-emergent herbicides in turfgrass | p. 511 |
| Reducing the environmental impact of golf course insect management | p. 519 |
| Health risk assessment from pesticide use in golf courses in Korea - Part two | p. 527 |
| Course design with precision and control | p. 534 |
| The role of management planning and ecological evaluation within the golf course environment | p. 540 |
| The development and growth of the U.S. golf market | p. 546 |
| Development of golf courses: market research and appraisal | p. 554 |
| Golf course development in Japan: its abnormal supply and demand | p. 562 |
| Market appraisals for new golf projects | p. 569 |
| The database of golf in America: a guide to understanding U.S. golf markets | p. 576 |
| Targeting for success - the European golf market | p. 589 |
| Spectators' views of PGA golf events | p. 596 |
| Golf for all? The problems of municipal provision | p. 602 |
| Golf, development and the human sciences: the swing is not the only thing | p. 611 |
| Discipline and flourish: golf as a civilising process? | p. 620 |
| Golf, media and change in Australia | p. 626 |
| Index | p. 635 |
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