TY - JOUR T1 - Muscle activity during the golf swing JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 799 LP - 804 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2005.020271 VL - 39 IS - 11 AU - A McHardy AU - H Pollard Y1 - 2005/11/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/11/799.abstract N2 - 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. ER -