A Repeated-measures Assessment of Golf Shot Performance at Varying Distances in Collegiate Female Golfers using the Trackman Portable Launch Monitor

The Trackman portable launch monitor has become a popular tool of assessment and feedback among elite golfers, including tour professionals and U.S. collegiate teams. The device meets important criteria for assessing golf performance, including portability, accuracy, reliability, and instantaneous feedback. The goals of this study were to evaluate potential benefits of introducing the Trackman to a collegiate golf team and critically examine performance based on device data. In a pretest-posttest design, female collegiate golfers (n = ۱۰) with an average handicap of six strokes were assessed on shot performance at varying distances at two different time points eight weeks apart using the Trackman “Combine” Standardized Test. Results indicated no significant interaction between the time point of assessment and shot distance (p = .۶۲۵) and no significant main effect for time point (p = .۹۹۵). However, there was a main effect for distance (p < .۰۰۱), such that golfers struggled more with short and long shots when compared with those in the middle of the spectrum. Performance at the shortest yardage of ۶۰ was significantly worse than ۱۰۰ (p = .۰۰۹), ۱۲۰ (p = .۰۱۹), and ۱۴۰ yards (p = .۰۴۷). Performance at longer distances of ۱۶۰ and ۱۸۰ yards was significantly worse than ۱۰۰ (p = .۰۲۰, p = .۰۱۰, respectively) and ۱۲۰ (p = .۰۴۱, p = .۰۲۰, respectively) yards, and driver performance was significantly worse than ۸۰ (p = .۰۰۱), ۹۰ (p = .۰۰۱), ۱۰۰ (p < .۰۰۱), ۱۲۰ (p < .۰۰۱), and ۱۴۰ (p < .۰۰۱) yards. These findings suggest that eight weeks of orientation and practice with such technology do not significantly alter baseline testing results regarding shot quality at varying goal distances. Furthermore, golfers in the current study comparably excel at golf shots of intermediate lengths (i.e., ۸۰ – ۱۴۰ yards) while demonstrating higher levels of variability outside this range. Implications for practice structure and performance are discussed.

کلیدواژه ها:

Golf Performance ، Trackman Portable Launch Monitor ، Motor Skill Assessment