We’re delighted to be able to make available the full line-up of talks at the 2018 conference along with all of the submitted abstracts. Please find the list below, with live links to the abstracts we have.
DAY 1: JULY 11, 2018 PRESENTATIONS
- The Impact of Pistol Putting Grips on Putting Performance (Henrikson)
- How Clubhead Mass Affects Driver Swing Performance: Is Lighter Better? (Duffy)
- The Influence of Grip Size on Driver Clubhead Delivery (Broadie)
- The Experiences of ‘unsuccessful’ British & Irish Amateurs Upon Turning Professional (Toms)
- Teaching Adult Athletes: Canadian Pros’ Approaches (Rathwell)
- Examining Implicit/explicit Approaches to Life Skills Development on the Quality of Youth Golf Programming (Kramers)
- Defining the Golf Grip and the Effect of Strong and Weak Grips on Swing Kinematics and Kinetics (Cheetham and Rowles)
- Relationship Between the Dominant Leg in Producing Ground Loading in a Vertical Jump and Ground Loading Patterns During the Golf Swing (Garcia)
- Analysis of the Magnitude and Temporal Components of Ground Reaction Force During the Golf Swing: a Pilot Study (Trunt)
- The Rsm Player Performance Study L (Bridge)
- A Preliminary Analysis of Pga Tour Players’ Career Dynamics (Koenigsberg)
- Tournament Preparation in Competitive Golf: Does Expert Consensus Reflect Current Practice? (Pilgrim)
DAY 2: JULY 12, 2018 PRESENTATIONS
- Forward Head Posture and the Golf Swing (Bridge)
- Golf Footwear: Effects on Gluteal Muscle & Performance (Ward)
- Playing Surface influences Limb Accelerations During the Golf Swing (Fradkin)
- Don’t They Know It’s Different For Girls? Young Female Golfers’ Experiences Within Junior Club Membership (Spink)
- Golf Coaches’ Theories of Ability: Gender Differences and Implications For Feedback (Shapcott)
- The Rise and Fall of Golfing Capital: a Qualitative Case Study of Former Tour Players (Toms)
- Driver Ball Flight in the Rain: An Analysis of The Effect of Water on Lift, Drag, and Resultant Trajectory (Wood)
- Video Measurement of Golf Green Putting Speed Using a Cellphone (Sommer)
- An investigation into Impact Ratio For Putter Club Design and Impact Location (Hurrion)
- Practice and Tournament Volumes of Young Golfers in Regional and National Squads (Langdown)
- Warm-up Habits of Highly-skilled Golfers Prior To Practice and Tournament Conditions (Langdown)
- The Acute Effects of “swingoil™” Supplement on Flexibility and Clubhead Velocity During the Golf Swing (Coleman)
- Ranking Putters on the Pga Tour Using Green Contours (Broadie)
- Improving Fairness in Match Play Golf Through Enhanced Handicap Allocation (Puterman)
- Golf As Therapeutic Exercise For Older Adults (Du Bois)
- Effects of a Golf Training Program on Dual-task Gait Speed in Older Military Veterans (Marcione)
- Assessing the Impact of Strength and Conditioning on Golf Swing Biomechanics and Performance (Macfadden)
- A Comparison of Two Neurofeedback Strategies on Golf Putting Performance (Gook)
- The Presentation of Flow Model For Strategic Decision-making and Golf Performance (Gnagy)
- An Exploratory Study of the Meaning and Experience of Strategic Decision-making For Elite Level Golfers (Gnagy)
DAY 3: JULY 13, 2018 PRESENTATIONS
- Functional Variability In Elite Driving Performance (Buzza)
- Randomized Warm-up Improves Performance In Skilled Golfers (Bertram)
- Do Structures Of Practice And Knowledge Of Results Influence Learning And Performance? (Lumb)
WORKSHOPS
- Optimizing Ground Reaction Force And Pressure Data (Mike Adams And Scott Lynn)
- The Decade Course Management System (Scott Fawcett)
- The Golf Lab: Grip Size Optimization (Liam Mucklow)
- Mythbusting: How Do Muscles Actually Work In The Golf Swing (Mike Duffy And Eric Handley)
- Hand-eye Coordination Training For Golf (Liam Mucklow)
- State Of The Game And The Future Of Golf (Joe Beditz, National Golf Foundation)