A new study at Loughborough University is aiming to better understand the role of a practice swing in golf by assessing golfers of different abilities and their pre shot practice routines.
The study has two different parts. The questionnaire is open to all golfers provided you have a handicap. It only takes about 10 minutes to complete with most questions being multiple choice. There is no limit to the amount of responses so anyone can pass on to their friends or colleagues to reach as many people as possible.
The second part of the study takes place at Loughborough University and is open to male golfers with a handicap of 15 or lower.
The testing takes around 2.5-3 hours in total and involves the participants having markers applied and taking a total of 72 recorded shots. The shots will be taken under different practice swing conditions, as well as from different slopes using their own 7 iron.
Source – National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine