title: Muscle activity during the golf swing.
abstract: In the right hands, the golf swing is a motion that inspires looks of awe from the public. It is a complex movement of the whole body to generate power to a golf ball to propel the ball great distances with accuracy. This movement relies on the coordinated sequence of muscle activation to produce a fluid and reproducible movement. This paper reviews the literature on golf swing related muscle activity. The phases of this activity are discussed with a view to assisting the practitioner in understanding the swing. Such understanding may help in the management of the injured golfer.
authors.affiliation: Macquarie Injury Management Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. ajmchardy@optushome.com.au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McHardy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pollard
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography; D006055:Golf / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology