Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance
There is a paucity of evidence assessing the efficacy of warm-up interventions with junior golfers. This study assessed the acute effects of warm-up protocols on junior golfers’ driving performance. In a randomised, repeated, counter-balanced design, fifteen junior golfers (age=14.77 years ± 2.08; h...
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| description | There is a paucity of evidence assessing the efficacy of warm-up interventions with junior golfers. This study assessed the acute effects of warm-up protocols on junior golfers’ driving performance. In a randomised, repeated, counter-balanced design, fifteen junior golfers (age=14.77 years ± 2.08; hcp=7.57±6.53) undertook control, dynamic and RAMP (i.e. raise, activate, mobilise, potentiate) warm-up conditions, before club and ball metrics were recorded using a Trackman 4 launch monitor. Repeated measures ANOVAs found significant increases (p<0.05) in club head speed (CHS) (ηp²=.142), and significant decreases in launch angle (ηp²=.060), max height (ηp²=.436) and dispersion (ηp²=.126) for both conditions compared to control, indicative of a more penetrative ball flight and improved accuracy, however, significant differences between dynamic and RAMP conditions were not observed. Despite increased CHS, golfers were unable to translate this to increased ball speed, thus impacting upon distances achieved. In conclusion, both dynamic and RAMP warm-ups can have acute benefits on measures of golf drive performance in junior golfers. It is recommended that golfers work with Professional Golfers’ Association golf coaches and strength and conditioning coaches to assess all impact factor and ball flight metrics when aiming to integrate improvements to on course performance. Future research should also attempt to assess the translation of increased golf driving performance to strokes gained on the golf course with junior golfers.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0de0f55fe49149e0a0bb1b7da5919dbf2025-01-27T19:54:06ZengInternational Universities Strength and Conditioning AssociationInternational Journal of Strength and Conditioning2634-22352025-01-015110.47206/ijsc.v5i1.343Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive PerformanceChris Goswami0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3159-8649Alan Shepherd 1https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4840-2263Ben Langdown2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9440-4764Jamie Knight3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2963-9621Andrew Maguire4https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0260-7592Middlesbrough CollegeMiddlesbrough CollegeThe Open UniversityMiddlesbrough CollegeMiddlesbrough CollegeThere is a paucity of evidence assessing the efficacy of warm-up interventions with junior golfers. This study assessed the acute effects of warm-up protocols on junior golfers’ driving performance. In a randomised, repeated, counter-balanced design, fifteen junior golfers (age=14.77 years ± 2.08; hcp=7.57±6.53) undertook control, dynamic and RAMP (i.e. raise, activate, mobilise, potentiate) warm-up conditions, before club and ball metrics were recorded using a Trackman 4 launch monitor. Repeated measures ANOVAs found significant increases (p<0.05) in club head speed (CHS) (ηp²=.142), and significant decreases in launch angle (ηp²=.060), max height (ηp²=.436) and dispersion (ηp²=.126) for both conditions compared to control, indicative of a more penetrative ball flight and improved accuracy, however, significant differences between dynamic and RAMP conditions were not observed. Despite increased CHS, golfers were unable to translate this to increased ball speed, thus impacting upon distances achieved. In conclusion, both dynamic and RAMP warm-ups can have acute benefits on measures of golf drive performance in junior golfers. It is recommended that golfers work with Professional Golfers’ Association golf coaches and strength and conditioning coaches to assess all impact factor and ball flight metrics when aiming to integrate improvements to on course performance. Future research should also attempt to assess the translation of increased golf driving performance to strokes gained on the golf course with junior golfers. https://journal.iusca.org/index.php/Journal/article/view/343GolfGolf swingWarm-upRAMPDynamic stretchingClub head speed |
| spellingShingle | Chris Goswami Alan Shepherd Ben Langdown Jamie Knight Andrew Maguire Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance International Journal of Strength and Conditioning Golf Golf swing Warm-up RAMP Dynamic stretching Club head speed |
| title | Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance |
| title_full | Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance |
| title_fullStr | Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance |
| title_short | Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance |
| title_sort | acute effects of different warm up protocols on junior golfers drive performance |
| topic | Golf Golf swing Warm-up RAMP Dynamic stretching Club head speed |
| url | https://journal.iusca.org/index.php/Journal/article/view/343 |
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