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Muscle activity during the golf swing
1 Macquarie Injury Management Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Macquarie Injury Management Group, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, NSW, Australia; ajmchardy{at}optushome.com.au
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.
Abbreviations: EMG, electromyographic; MMT, manual muscle strength testing
Keywords: golf; swing; electromyographic; muscle activity; review
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2 ENHANCE Healthcare, Ngunnawal, ACT, Australia; healthcare{at}enhance.com.au
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