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What is Sport
Science?
Sport Science is a
discipline that studies the application of scientific
principles, technique and technologies with the aim of facilitating sport
skills acquisition and improving
performance. All sport skills development are achieve
through progressing stages namely perceiving, patterning,
adapting, refining, varying, improvising and composing. All golfers need to learn,
acquire golf swing
technique. The golf swing technique is the special golf
swing skill set possess by a golfer with the ability to swing
different golf club consistently, hitting golf ball
to various distance, target proficiently.
Golf swing technique is an extreme physical endeavour.
The learning and mastering of golf swing is a teamwork of
the student and the coach. A role of golf coach is to impart sport
science knowledge to enhance a golfer attitude and
aptitude of the golf swing technique acquisition positively.
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Sport Science encompasses a number of different disciplines
including sport environment, equipment,
training, physiology, motor
skills learning, biomechanics, psychology,
medicine, nutrition and
sportsmanship.
All of the sport sciences plays a large part in the
development of an elite player. The
following are brief description of each of the sport
sciences for golf:
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Sport environment
- the conducive environment factors
for the
facilitation of skill acquisition and
safety of the golfers. This
includes
the duration and frequency of training, number
of participants in a class and correct instructional procedures
(audio and visual) to meet the achievement of the lesson and
training goal.
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Sport
equipment
- the knowledge,
design and application
of different golf clubs and golf balls. It includes
training aids, clothes, shoes and
accessories used. The golfer equipment used in competition
must comply to rules of golf.
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Sport
training - the study of training methodology for golfer's
performance that deals with
physical and psychological performance factors in sport
namely flexibility, endurance, strength, power, speed,
goal setting, motivation, confidence, composure,
visualization, self-talk and relaxation.
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Sport physiology
- deals
with how the body system functions when
patterning and adapting human movement for a golf swing
technique. This includes physical exercise, static
and dynamic drills.
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Motor skills learning
- the training of the human body responsible for
complex sequences of physical movements to achieve predetermine objective with consistency and
repeatability. The golf swing technique requires fine
and gross motor skills which utilizes the small and large
muscle groups to work in perfect co-ordination.
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Sport biomechanics
- applying laws of mechanics
and physics to human performance in order to gain a
greater understanding in golf swing technique
performance through modeling, simulation, and
measurement.
It also deals with analysis of human movements and forces
including the analysis of proper and improper golf swing technique
to produce a particular ball flight outcome.
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Sport psychology
- the scientific
study of golfer's mental process and their behavior in
golf learning, improvement and performance enhancement.
It deals with all attentional and emotional controls.
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Sport medicine
- is a
subspecialty of medicine that deals with the preventive
care of
injuries, accelerated treatment and rehabilitation
of golfers both amateur and
professional.
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Sport nutrition
- the
study of intake of food substances required before, during
and after physical training
to maintain a healthy athlete. The six major nutrition
are carbohydrate, protein, fat, mineral, vitamin and
water.
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Sportsmanship - is regarded as a component of
morality in sport. Golfers must exercise sport social
convention, respect your opponents and all game
officials, instill fair play, play by the rules of the
game and exercise high integrity at all time during game
participation.
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The Benefits from Sports
Science
Sport scientists and their continual research has brought many
benefits to golf athletes and the general public. Some of the
noticeable advances in golf are the carbon fibers and
titanium materials used in golf club manufacturing for game
improvement. We have also seen the new Olympic swimsuit
design with
triple-weave incorporates polyurethane threads
water-repellent material to minimize the water resistance
for enhancing performance. Today there are many changes in sports
equipment
design that have made them lighter and
stronger. The sports clothes we wear are warmer, lighter and
brighter because of the advances in sports science
technology.
Sport
science is an essential knowledge for all genders and ages to
start golf activities. Golf beginners are advised to take
proper lessons with qualified and experienced golf coach to
learn the correct and strong foundation of the golf swing
and game requirement. To be an elite, competitive golfer,
specific training intensity and discipline are required to
achieve high motor, perceptual, cognitive
and all golf performance skills.
A good
understanding of golf sport science will be a successful
approach towards golf aspiration. Practice and play to
within your physical, athletic and psychological capability
for the fun, enjoyment, health and new friendships to come from your
golf game outing.
Philip Ang
Asian Golf Centre
Certified & Licensed USGTF Master Golf Teaching Professional
- USA
GCA Winner International Clubmaker of the Year - USA
Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP™) Practitioner -
USA
Certified Time Line Therapy™
Practitioner - USA
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