AN EXPLORATION OF SHOULDER-HIP SEPARATION DYANMICS IN GOLF THROUGH STATISTICAL PARAMETRIC MAPPING

Authors

Jason Wicke, William Paterson University of New JerseyFollow
Tyler Kearney, William Paterson University of New JerseyFollow
Jordan L. Cola, Felician UniversityFollow

Category

Stick/club/racquet sports

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to analyse shoulder-hip separation (SHS) during a golf swing. Fifteen skilled amateur golfers performed a maximal effort golf swing using their driver. A 20-camera motion capture system recorded the shoulder and hip motions. Shoulder angles were compared to hip angles during the full and forward portion of the golf swing using statistical parametric mapping. Results of the SPM showed that there was significant difference in SHS during the middle and end of the full swing (a total of 55% of the time). During the forward swing, over 90% of the duration of the movement, there was significant SHS. These results suggest that SPM can be a useful tool to analyse factors of SHS during the entire swing, rather than using discrete points in time such as maximum SHS.

Recommended Citation

Wicke, Jason; Kearney, Tyler; and Cola, Jordan L. (2025) "AN EXPLORATION OF SHOULDER-HIP SEPARATION DYANMICS IN GOLF THROUGH STATISTICAL PARAMETRIC MAPPING," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 43: Iss. 1, Article 83.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol43/iss1/83