Kanwar Kiran D, Cannon Jordan, Nichols David L, Salem George J, Mann Mark D
Department of Kinesiology, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, USA.
Golf Department, Stanton University, Garden Grove, CA, USA.
Sports Biomech. 2024 Oct;23(10):1504-1525. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1945672. Epub 2021 Jul 19.
The golf swing has been associated with mechanical injury risk factors at many joints. One swing, the Minimalist Golf Swing, was hypothesised to reduce lumbar spine, lead hip, and lead knee ranges of motion and peak net joint moments, while affecting swing performance, compared to golfers' existing swings. Existing and MGS swings of 15 golfers with handicaps ranging from +2 to -20 were compared. During MGS downswing, golfers had 18.3% less lumbar spine transverse plane ROM, 40.7 and 41.8% less lead hip sagittal and frontal plane ROM, and 39.2% less lead knee sagittal plane ROM. MGS reduced lead hip extensor, abductor, and internal rotator moments by 17.8, 19.7 and 43%, while lead knee extensor, abductor, adductor and external rotator moments were reduced by 24.1, 26.6, 37 and 68.8% respectively. With MGS, club approach was 2° shallower, path 4° more in-to-out and speed 2 m/s slower. MGS reduced certain joint ROM and moments that are linked to injury risk factors, while influencing club impact factors with varying effect. Most golf injuries are from overuse, so reduced loads per cycle with MGS may extend the healthy life of joints, and permit golfers to play injury-free for more years.
高尔夫挥杆动作与多个关节的机械性损伤风险因素相关。有一种挥杆动作，即简约高尔夫挥杆动作，据推测与高尔夫球手现有的挥杆动作相比，它能减少腰椎、前导髋部和前导膝部的运动范围以及净关节力矩峰值，同时影响挥杆表现。对15名差点范围在+2至-20之间的高尔夫球手的现有挥杆动作和简约高尔夫挥杆动作进行了比较。在简约高尔夫挥杆动作的下挥杆过程中，高尔夫球手的腰椎横向平面活动度减少了18.3%，前导髋部矢状面和额状面活动度分别减少了40.7%和41.8%，前导膝部矢状面活动度减少了39.2%。简约高尔夫挥杆动作使前导髋部伸肌、外展肌和内旋肌力矩分别减少了17.8%、19.7%和43%，而前导膝部伸肌、外展肌、内收肌和外旋肌力矩分别减少了24.1%、26.6%、37%和68.8%。采用简约高尔夫挥杆动作时，球杆接近角度浅2°，轨迹从内向外多4°，速度慢2米/秒。简约高尔夫挥杆动作减少了与损伤风险因素相关的某些关节活动度和力矩，同时对球杆击球因素产生不同程度的影响。大多数高尔夫损伤是由过度使用造成的，因此简约高尔夫挥杆动作减少每次挥杆的负荷，可能会延长关节的健康使用寿命，并使高尔夫球手多年无伤病地打球。
