editor: Simon Jenkins
published annually • ISBN: 0906522 528
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vision & mission statement
Most Tour players now have a number of different coaches to help them with the mental, physical and technical sides of the game. Today, therefore, it is more relevant to talk of 'Golf Coaching' rather than simply 'Golf Instruction' or 'Golf Teaching'. The mission of this technical and peer-reviewed publication is to bridge the gap between scientific and practical knowledge in golf. The articles in the Annual Review can be placed into five categories: Swing Technique and Biomechanics; Technology & Feedback; Psychology of Performance and Practice; Golf Development and Coach Education; Strength and Conditioning. The best of recent research is brought to the lay reader along with expert contributions from leading figures in the coaching world. This book will be required reading for coaches who themselves wish to take advantage of the latest developments, and will appeal to all serious amateurs who want to be aware of what is happening at the cutting edge of their sport. All academic departments of sports science and physical education will find this book a very worthwhile addition to their library.
Among the contributors are Dr Bob Rotella, who consults to players on PGA Tours on the mental side of the game; and Dr Gary Wiren, the only active member of both the PGA to have been inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame and the Golf Magazine World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame. The Editor, Dr Simon Jenkins, is Principal Lecturer in Sports Coaching with the Carnegie Faculty at Leeds Metropolitan University and has formerly been an Associate Coach with the English Golfing Union. He also edits the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, and is the author of the Sports Science Handbook.
The Annual Review of Golf Coaching will promote reflective practice in the golf coaching community and become a key source of knowledge for continuing professional development. It will also provide global, economic and political overviews of the golf coaching business.
The review process of the Annual Review of Golf Coaching is 'open,' which means that both authors and reviewers know each other's identity; and acknowledgment of the reviewers' work is footnoted on the first page of each article. This process has proved to be successful for the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching.
editor-in-chief
SIMON JENKINS
Dr Simon Jenkins is a Principal Lecturer in Sports Coaching in the Carnegie School of Sport and Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. The Founder and Editor of the Annual Review of Golf Coaching and the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, and the Annual Review of High Performance Coaching and Consulting, he is also the author of Sports Science Handbook: The Essential Guide to Kinesiology, Sport & Exercise Science (2005). Simon earned a D.Phil. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford (1994) based on research carried out with players on the PGA European Tour. He was an Associate Coach with the English Golf Union (1996-2001), providing education and training on the mental, physical and technical sides of the game for talented boy golfers in the South Region of England. He was a pioneer of teaching sports science to future PGA pros in the UK as a part-time tutor at Merrist Wood College (1994-1998). While a Visiting Lecturer at Pepperdine University (2002-2005), his golf classes for the physical education curriculum attracted students of all golfing ability levels and included two members of Pepperdine's NCCA Division I Golf Teams who have subsequently qualified for the PGA / LPGA Tours. Having previously been a coach for Special Olympics Golf in Oregon, Simon developed aquatics and golf programs at Pepperdine for adults with developmental disabilities from the Esperance Center, Malibu.
associate editor
ED IBARGUEN
Ed Ibarguen is the General Manager and Director of Golf at the Duke University
Golf Club, North Carolina. A PGA Master Golf Professional, Ed has been listed
in Golf Magazine "Top 100 Teachers in America" since 2001
and has twice been PGA Teacher of the Year for the Carolinas section. Ed was
Vice-Chairman of the PGA National Education Committee (2000-2003), and was
awarded the Horton Smith Award for excellence in education in 1998. He is
an instructor for the PGA Business Schools, I, II and III and was one of the
original faculty members of the Golf Professional Training Program (GPTP)
for apprentices, which was unveiled in 1992. He received the Bill Strausbaugh
Award in 1995 for mentoring his fellow PGA Professionals in improving their
employment situations and through service to the community. Ed was also Michael
Jordan's original golf instructor.
editorial board
GARY BERNARD
Gary Bernard is the Director of Education for the Canadian Professional Golfers'
Association (CPGA) in Acton, Ontario; and a CPGA Class "A" Professional.
Prior to this position (1999-2003), he was a National Education Trainer and
helped to develop a complete revision of the existing national education and
professional development program for the CPGA. As National Regional Coach
for the Royal Canadian Golf Association (1999-2001), he was charged with the
responsibility for identifying, recruiting and training the best junior golfers
in Canada. At Moncton Golf and Country Club in Riverview, New Brunswick (1992-1999),
he managed the club's training facility, elite academy and junior program.
Following a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of New Brunswick
(1979), Gary spent nine years as a Public School Educator at Nelson Junior
High School and James M. Hill High School in Miramichi, New Brunswick. In
1986, he received the accolade of "Young Professional of the Year"
from the Canadian Association of Physical Education, Health and Recreation.
CHRIS BERTRAM
Dr. Chris Bertram is the Director of the Human Performance Centre and a Professor
of Kinesiology at the University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) in Abbotsford,
British Columbia, Canada. His research and teaching focus is in the area of
motor skill acquisition with an emphasis on the nature of expertise and elite
performance in athletes. The game of golf plays a prominent role in his research,
with current investigations aimed at the effectiveness of technology such
as video analysis, launch monitor systems and other training aids in improving
characteristics of the golf swing. Chris's research into the game of golf
goes well beyond the laboratory as he is also currently the Head Coach of
the Men's and Women's Varsity Golf Teams at UCFV.
JEFF BROKER
Dr. Jeff Broker is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs and teaches an exercise science course on the
Professional Golf Management program. Jeff spent eight years working as a
Senior Biomechanist with the Sport Science and Technology Division at the
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in Colorado Springs. He continues to
work closely with Olympic sports independently and as an Adjunct Faculty member
to the USOC's Coaching and Sport Division, typically focusing on the optimisation
of sport-specific technique.
PHILLIP CHEETHAM
Phil Cheetham is President and Co-Owner of Advance Motion Measurement, LLC,
Phoenix, Arizona; and is a Consultant to the Titleist Performance Institute,
Oceanside, California. He has been an innovator in biomechanics and motion
analysis of sports for over twenty years. Phil's research interest is the
biomechanics of the golf swing and, specifically, the kinematic sequence of
the forward swing. He holds a M.S degree in biomechanics from Arizona State
University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in biomechanics at the same institution.
With a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South
Wales in Sydney, Australia, Phil was a Research Engineer and Head of Engineering
Technology for the U.S. Olympic Committee's Sports Science Program at the
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs (1982-1987) where he used state-of-the-art
technology to measure and improve the performance of Olympic athletes; Co-Founder
of Peak Performance Technologies, Inc. in Englewood, Colorado (1984 - 1991)
where he developed one of the first motion analysis systems based on video;
and Co-Founder of Skill Technologies, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona (1991 - 2003)
where he developed real-time motion measurement systems. A three-time national
gymnastics champion of Australia, Phil was a lead researcher in the gymnastics
project at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, commissioned by the International
Olympic Committee.
JIM CHRISTINE
Jim Christine is the Head Professional at Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey,
England. He coaches the Surrey Golf Union & Surrey Ladies County Golf Association
squads as well as a number of up-and-coming young golfers in the UK. A qualified
PGA pro since 1976, Jim was awarded Master Professional status by the PGA
of Great Britain and Ireland in 2005. He joined the PGA Training Programme
as a Swing/Coaching Tutor in 1984 and has been on the Board of Directors of
the PGA since 1991. Jim has also been on the PGAs of Europe Education Committee
since 1992, and has twice been a Guest Speaker at the PGAs of Europe Teaching
and Coaching Conference.
CHRIS CUSHION
Dr. Chris Cushion is a Senior Lecturer in Coaching and Performance at Loughborough
University, UK. Formerly Director of Coaching (West London) with Queens Park
Rangers F.C., he has also worked with Fulham F.C. and Chelsea F.C. Chris is
one of the Founders and Directors of Out of Play, a performance analysis company.
He serves on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Sports
Science and Coaching and Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. Chris
is a member of the Endorsement Panel and an External Reviewer for the UK Coaching
Certificate (UKCC).
PATRICIA DONNELLY
Dr. Patricia Donnelly is a mental game consultant who works with elite and
recreational athletes in her private practice, The Mental Edge, in Weston,
Connecticut. She has worked with and given seminars to organizations such
as the United States Tennis Association and the PGA of America. She has also
facilitated continuing professional development for the teaching staffs of
such resorts as Fiddler's Creek in Naples, Florida. Her clients learn that
one's basic needs of achievement, affiliation and power should be balanced
through sport and leisure to attain the most from one's life. Patricia has
presented papers at academic conferences on a variety of topics, including
"Teaching and Sustaining the Child Player" and "The Phenomenon
of the Korean Female Golfer" at the World Scientific Congress of Golf
in 1998 and 2008, respectively.
STEPHEN EISENBERG
Dr. Stephen Eisenberg is the Director of PGA Professional Golf Management
for Florida Gulf Coast University. He is also an Assistant Professor in the
Resort and Hospitality Division. He is a Psychometric Liaison for Applied
Research Associates regarding test writing for all prospective PGA of America
members in its Professional Golf Management Program. He was the Faculty Coordinator
and Point Person for Training and Development (2001 - 2004), developing curriculum
and testing in addition to training the faculty who teach the Professional
Golf Management Program. Stephen has developed Golf Management Programs for
universities in Jamaica, China and the United States; and he is currently
running a Golf Teaching Academy under his business, Golf Concepts, Inc. Stephen
has a Doctorate in Law from Syracuse University, NY.
PAUL GLAZIER
Paul Glazier is a long-drive professional on the Long Drivers of Europe (LDE)
tour and was voted LDE Rookie of the Year by his peers after finishing in
third place on the LDE Order of Merit in 2007. He is also a sports scientist
at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff; specialising in the biomechanics
and motor control of human movement, specifically techniques used by athletes
in sports and exercise. He has co-authored over twenty peer-reviewed publications
in the areas of cricket and golf and has provided scientific support for numerous
professional sports teams and athletes. Paul is currently undertaking a Ph.D.
on the application of non-linear dynamics to the analysis of human movement,
the functional role of motor variability, and its implications for performance
and injury.
MARK GUADAGNOLI
Dr. Mark Guadagnoli is the Director of the Motor Behavior Laboratory and a
Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas (UNLV). He earned a Ph.D. in Human Performance from Auburn University,
Alabama, where he was a three-time Student of the Year. In 2007 he is on sabbatical
as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, UCLA and Rice University. Mark
has carried out funded research in golf, including the efficacy of video feedback
for learning the golf swing, and has been a reviewer for the World Scientific
Congress of Golf. He works as a Mental Abilities Consultant for golfers including
Collegiate All-Americans, a US Amateur Publinks Champion, U.S. Open participants,
a Junior World Champion winner, and World Amateur winner. He is author of
Practice to Learn, Play to Win (forthcoming).
JOHN HELLSTRÖM
John Hellström is President and owner of GolfPyramid.com, an Internet
site for players and coaches that supports systematic training in golf. A
top-ranked PGA instructor, John was selected for Teacher of the Year Award
2007 by the PGA of Sweden. He has a University Diploma in Sports Science and
Coaching (1999) and a Bachelor of Education in Physical Education (2001) from
the Stockholm University College of Physical Education and Sports; and a Bachelor
of Social Science majoring in psychology toward sports from the University
of Stockholm (2002). He is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of
Örebro, Sweden, specializing in peak performance in golf from a multi-disciplinary
perspective. He is also a martial-art black belt. Integrating psychology,
physiology and biomechanics in both practical work and research, he has worked
as a consultant to elite players, coaches, and national teams in several countries.
John is the co-author of Toward Lower Scores and author of Physical
Training for Golf; both books are published in Swedish and are used in
the Swedish golf educational system.
PAUL HOAD
Paul Hoad is the Director of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy (DLGA) at Mission
Hills in China, having previously been Director of DLGA England (2000-2004)
and DLGA Japan (1997-1999). His students have included twice European Ryder
Cup Captain, Bernard Gallacher; and leading Chinese player, Zhang Lian Wei.
In 1974, Paul played in the same England Boys team as Sandy Lyle and Nick
Faldo. A member of the British PGA, he played on the European Tour for 11
years and was voted Rookie of the Year in 1980 by Sir Henry Cotton. In 1990,
Paul became the first Englishman to qualify and play on the Japanese Tour.
PAUL HURRION
Dr. Paul Hurrion is Managing Director of Quintic Consultancy, Ltd., Coventry,
UK, which is a company he formed in 1997 to provide top-level performance,
biomechanical video analysis software and consultancy. Quintic's Putting Laboratory
has been of benefit to a number of PGA European Tour players, including Padraig
Harrington and David Howell. A member of the Titleist Performance Institute's
Biomechanics Advisory Board, Paul's work in golf has included research for
the design of golf shoes. Paul earned a Ph.D. in Sports Biomechanics, focusing
on low-back injuries, from University College Chichester (1997), which led
to consultancy work with UK Athletics and the England & Wales Cricket Board.
NIC JAMES
Dr. Nic James is a Senior Lecturer in Performance Analysis in the School of
Sport at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK, having gained his
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at Cardiff University (1996). With many years
of experience in sports coaching, especially at the elite level in squash,
his research and teaching interests centre on performance analysis and motor
learning. Having acted as a consultant for professional teams in soccer and
rugby, his current research and consultancy focus is on the statistical analysis
of golf performance. An Editorial Board member of the International Journal
of Sports Science and Coaching, Nic is also the secretary of the International
Society of Performance Analysis of Sport and has served as a member of the
scientific committee of the World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport.
JON KARLSEN
Jon Karlsen is a member of the Coaching Group of the Norwegian Golf Federation,
which provides coaching for national team amateurs; and a specialized putting
instructor through Jon Karlsen Putting Academy, teaching elite players and
providing courses for teaching professionals in Scandinavia. He is also one
of the founders of Fit for Golf (2006), which holds annual golf conventions;
and one of the founders / R&D director of Devilray AS putter company (2002),
which has several patents on putters. Previously Jon was a Head Professional
at Solum Golfklubb (2003) and Hof Golfklubb (2001), and Teaching Professional
at Hof Golfklubb (1998). Jon has a Master of Science degree in Sport Biomechanics
and since 2005 he has been pursuing a Ph.D. degree, with emphasis on golf,
at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
PHILLIP KENYON
Phillip Kenyon is the Director of Instruction for the Harold Swash Putting
Schools of Excellence, which is based in the UK. As a Master's graduate in
Sports Science from Liverpool John Moores University, England, he has played
a key part in developing the role sports science plays within the Schools.
Phillip has worked closely with Harold Swash for over 18 years, as a player
and a coach. Before concentrating on his coaching career, Phillip was a full-time
player on various professional golf tours. Working alongside Harold, he has
had the opportunity to develop strong coaching credentials and has worked
with many leading tour professionals, such as David Howell and Barry Lane,
as well as many top amateurs and club golfers. Phillip is co-author of Putting
Fundamentals (2006).
KIM KINCER
Kim Kincer is the Director of the PGA Professional Golf Management at Eastern
Kentucky University, following three years as Associate Director of the PGA
Professional Golf Management at Methodist College, North Carolina. Kim coached
Methodist College Women's Golf Team to five consecutive NCAA Division III
National Championships and was NCAA National Coach of the Year (2001). A golf
professional since 1986, and eight years as Head Golf Professional for Lexington-Fayette
Urban County in Kentucky, she is a Class A member of the LPGA Teaching and
Club Professional Division. Following a B.A. degree, Communication Arts with
a Journalism concentration from the University of Cincinnati, she completed
a M.S. degree, Administration with a Human Resource Management concentration
from Central Michigan University. Kim wrote a chapter entitled "Coach-Athlete
Relations" for She Can Coach! (2005) and also wrote a chapter
in 2006 for the LPGA Business Manual, Employment Laws and Wage and Hour Issues.
MICHAEL LARDON
Dr. Michael Lardon is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of
Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
He also provides general psychiatry, psychopharmacology and performance enhancement
for members of the PGA, LPGA and Nationwide Tours. Since 1999 he has been
a Consulting Psychiatrist for United States Olympic Teams and he also works
with players in the National Football League, Major League Baseball and Major
League Soccer. In 1995, he received the Judd Research Award at UCSD for his
work on athletic peak performance. A Fellow of the American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology, Michael is the Founder of the California Psychiatric Coverage
Medical Corporation (1991), which provides psychopharmacologic evaluation
of children, adolescents and adults throughout San Diego County. Other leadership
roles in medicine have included the Chief of Staff/Owner of the Alvarado Parkway
Institute in San Diego (2000-2004), which was the second physician-owned hospital
in the state of California. After achieving a B.A. in Psychology at Stanford
University (1984), Michael earned a Medical Doctorate at the University of
Texas, Galveston (1989) before completing his post-graduate education in Psychiatry
at UCSD (1993).
SCOTT LEPHART
Dr. Scott Lephart is Director of Golf Research at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Centre (UPMC) and is also the Founder and Director of Par with Pain,
a scientifically validated, golf-specific, biomechanical analysis and fitness-training
program, licensed for operation to David Leadbetter Enterprises (Champions
Gate, Orlando) and Dick's Sporting Goods. Scott is also the Chairman and Associate
Professor in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University
of Pittsburgh. As Director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory in the
UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Scott was responsible in 2006 for winning
$4.85M of funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for research on injury
prevention and performance optimisation of the U.S. Army Special Operations
and Naval Special Warfare (SEALS) divisions of Special Operations Command.
(SOCOM). With a Ph.D. in Sports Medicine from the University of Virginia (1988),
Scott is a former editor of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation (1996-2000)
and co-editor of a reference book, Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control
in Management of Joint Pathology (2000). He has received two awards from
the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA): Distinguished Educator
Award (1999) and Distinguished Research Medal (2002).
DAVID LINDSAY
David is the Head Physical Therapist at the University of Calgary Sport Medicine
Centre in Canada and is involved in active clinical and research practice.
His clientele includes professional golfers on the PGA, Nationwide and Canadian
Tours as well as elite amateur and recreational players. He has taught golf
as a university academic course and lectures extensively throughout the world
to medical audiences about golf health and fitness issues through FIT foreGOLF™.
With a Masters degree in athletic training and conditioning, David has published
numerous scientific papers dealing with low back pain in golf and has also
collaborated with Dr Tony Vandervoort investigating age related factors affecting
senior players. He has presented at the World Scientific Congress of Golf
in St Andrews Scotland and has authored numerous articles on golf health and
fitness in a variety of magazines and newspapers.
CHRISTIAN MARQUARDT
Dr. Christian Marquardt is the Founder and CEO of Science&Motion GmbH, Munich,
Germany, which he founded in 2003 to market the SAM PuttLab and the SAM Academy.
Top players on the European Tour have trained on the SAM PuttLab, which involves
a unique measuring system for putting. He provides lectures and seminars at
the SAM Academy and a number of national and international golf federations
and professional golf associations are now working with him. Christian is
a neuroscientist, whose work is dedicated to the development of new concepts
for movement analysis, motor learning and treatment of movement disorders.
He earned a doctorate in kinematic analysis from the Faculty of Medical Psychology
at Munich University.
PETER MATTSSON
Peter Mattsson is the Director of Coaching for the English Golf Union, having
previously been Head Coach for all of the Swedish Golf Federation teams (1998-2005)
involving amateurs as well as professionals. He is also currently enrolled
in doctoral studies at the University of Örebro in Sweden. Peter became a
professional golfer in 1990 and studied physical education with golf at the
Stockholm University College of Physical Education and Sports (1991-1994).
After college, he spent two years working with the Swedish Golf School in
Spain, before returning to Sweden to coach the Swedish Boys team that reached
the final of the European Boys Team Championship in 1996. He has since coached
numerous teams at European and World Amateur Championships as well as the
professional World Cup. Co-author of Golf: Steps to Success with Paul
Schempp, he has also published a number of golf books in Swedish.
BRYAN MCCULLICK
Dr. Bryan McCullick is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia,
where is he is an active member of the Sports Instruction Research Laboratory.
Bryan received his B.S. from the University of Alabama, his M.S. from the
University of Wyoming, and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Stemming
from his commitment and concern for quality physical education and sport instruction,
his research targets issues germane to Teacher/Coach Education and Teaching/Coaching
Expertise. His work has been supported, in part, by grants from the LPGA,
Club Corporation of America, and Golf Magazine. A Fellow of the American Alliance
for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Research Consortium
and an active member of the International Association for Physical Education
in Higher Education (AIESEP), Bryan's work has appeared in journals such as
the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
PATTI MCGOWAN
Patti McGowan is the Founder and President of KNACK4™GOLF®, which
was launched in 2000; and is an Associate Golf Professional with the Lake
Nona Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. Patti worked for more than a decade as
Director of Instructor Training with the David Leadbetter Golf Academies Worldwide.
A Class 'A' member of both the PGA and the LPGA, she is currently listed in
Golf Magazine's "Top 100 Teachers in America" and Golf for Women's
"Top 50 Teachers." A frequent contributor to Golf Magazine, Golf
Digest and Golf for Women, Patti has also shared her insights on
The Golf Channel's "Academy Live" program.
ROB MOTTRAM
Rob Mottram is on the staff of the Golf Health and Performance Center in Palm
Desert, California and is on the Health and Fitness Advisory Board of the
Titleist Performance Institute. He worked for 11 years as a physical therapist
and certified athletic trainer with the PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour, and the
LPGA (1987-89). He traveled with the Tour players and the original Centinela
Hospital's fitness centers starting in 1987. As the former director of the
program, Rob was responsible for training new physical therapy and athletic
training staff as they joined the PGA Tour's traveling fitness center program.
Rob is co-author of Women's Exercise Guide to Better Golf (1988) and
Exercise Guide to Better Golf (1995). He holds a B.A. degree from the
University of the Pacific, and a B.S. in physical therapy from California
State University, Northridge and UCLA.
ROB NEAL
Dr. Rob Neal is the Founder and Director of Golf BioDynamics, Inc, which provides
high-tech, 3-D biomechanical evaluations and real-time feedback to golfers
of all ability levels. His company has an office in Melbourne, where the key
clients include the Australian and Victorian Institutes of Sport and The Australian
Golf Union, in Brisbane (Queensland Academy of Sport) and in Miami, Palm Springs
and Michigan at the Jim McLean Golf Schools. Rob is on the Biomechanics Advisory
Board of the Titleist Performance Institute, and he is still involved in applied
research in golf. Rob completed his doctoral research on segment interactions
in throwing and worked as an academic at the University of Queensland (1986-2000).
HARVEY NEWTON
Harvey Newton is Owner and Director of Newton Sports, a sports performance
consulting company, based in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was Executive Director
of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) (1995-1999) having
previously been Director of Program Development (1994-1996) and Editor-in-Chief
of the NSCA's Strength & Conditioning Journal (1993-1998). He was
the Executive Director of USA Weightlifting (1982-1988) and the 1984 USA Olympic
Team coach for weightlifting. With a M.A. degree in Sociology, with coaches'
education emphasis, he was an Instructor in the Center for the Study of Sport
and Leisure at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (1989-1997), teaching
mainly on the American Sport Education Program. The author of Explosive
Lifting for Sports (2002), Harvey is a member of the Editorial Board of
the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching.
KYLE PHILLPOTS
Dr. Kyle Phillpots is the Director of Training and Education for The Professional
Golfers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland, based at The Belfry, Birmingham,
England. He trained at Carnegie College, Leeds, and has been a teacher at
secondary, further and higher levels of education in the UK. Kyle joined the
staff of the PGA in 1999 shortly before completing his Ph.D. in sport and
politics at the University of Warwick, UK. He sits on the Education Committee
of the PGAs of Europe, with his main responsibility being for advanced education
programmes. Kyle has represented golf in the sport-wide development of a United
Kingdom Coaching Certificate, and is the lead officer for the development
of a five-level coaching structure for golf. He is a member of the boards
of Clubgolf Scotland and Golf Development Wales. His main research interests
are in the science of coaching and the professionalisation of sport.
MATT PINTER
Matt Pinter is a PGA Master Professional, Professor, and Coordinator of the
PGA Professional Golf Management Program at Ferris State University, Michigan.
He is also the Chair of the Department of Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment
Management within the College of Business. He also serves as the President
of the Professional Golf Management Education Association and assists on the
PGA Professional Golf Management Program Accreditation Team. He has a M.S.
in Sports Administration from Mississippi State University and has spent the
last 22 years as a PGA Professional Golf Management Coordinator at Mississippi
State University and Ferris State University.
TREVOR RINGROSE
Dr. Trevor Ringrose is a Lecturer in Statistics in the Defence College of
Management and Technology (DCMT), Cranfield University at Shrivenham, UK.
A Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society since 1992, he is Associate Editor
for the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (2005-2008)
and is currently Associate Editor for the Journal of Agricultural, Biological
and Environmental Statistics. From the University of Sheffield, he has
a First Class Honours Degree in Computer Science and Statistics and a Ph.D.
on "Statistical Analysis of Cave Palaeobiological Data". Trevor
was co-author of an article for The Statistician (2002) entitled, "Exploratory
Analysis of European Professional Golf Association Statistics".
BOB ROTELLA
Dr. Bob Rotella is a consultant on the mental side of the game to players
on the PGA Tours as well as elite performers in other sports, business and
entertainment. In baseball, for example, he has advised the New York Yankees.
His clients on the PGA Tour have won at least 25 of the 40 tournaments played
for each of the last 15 years. Bob is a columnist and editorial board member
for Golf Digest. A Volunteer Assistant Coach at University of Virginia
since 2005, Bob was the director of the graduate sport psychology at the University
of Virginia (1976 - 1996). With Bob Cullen, Bob has authored a number of books
on golf including Golf is Not a Game of Perfect (1995), the best-selling
sport psychology book of all time; and The Golfer's Mind: Play to Play
Great (2004).
PAUL SCHEMPP
Dr. Paul Schempp is the Director of the Sport Instruction Research Laboratory
and Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Georgia. He is also President
of Performance Matters, Inc., a firm specializing in developing expert performance.
Paul has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of research, teaching
and professional development, with recent books including Teaching Sport
and Physical Activity (2003) and Golf: Steps to Success (2005).
As the scientific consultant to Golf Magazine, he is instrumental in
selecting "The Top 100 Teachers in America." Applying research to
practice, Paul is the performance consultant for the Swedish National Golf
Team (professional) and the Mexico National Golf Team (amateur). He is also
a member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) National Advisory
Board and serves as a lead instructor in the LPGA Teacher and Coach Education
programs.
MARK SMITH
Dr Mark Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sport, Coaching &
Exercise Science at the University of Lincoln, UK, where he is Programme Leader
for the B.Sc. Golf Studies. He is accredited by the British Association of
Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) to provide Scientific Support in Exercise
Physiology. He has been a consultant to a number of individuals and organisations,
including the Royal Air Force (RAF) Endurance Team, Great Britain Junior and
Women Triathletes, and international-level cyclists. Mark was awarded a Ph.D.
in Sports Science Exercise Physiology from the University Kent (2001).
JOHN STEVENSON
Dr. John Stevenson is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy in the College
of Health Professions at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He holds a Physical Therapist License from the State of Michigan and is also
a Certified Ergonomics & Prevention Specialist from the Board of Certification
in Professional Ergonomics. John is a member of the Occupational Health special
interest group of the American Physical Therapy Association. His Ph.D. thesis
at Indiana University was entitled "The Effects of Stick Length on the
Kinematics of Maximal Velocity Throwing in Lacrosse". He has since conducted
numerous research projects in a range of scientific disciplines including
sport psychology.
JIM SUTTIE
Dr. Jim Suttie is the Director of Dr. Jim Sutties's Training Centers at the
Club at Twin Eagles in Naples and at Cog Hill Country Club in Lemont, Illinois.
He is also the Head Coach at Florida Gulf Coast University, where he has led
The Eagles to 18 tournament victories in NCAA Division II. Previously he was
head coach at Northwestern University; Methodist College, where he was also
director of the PGA Golf Management Program; Eastern Kentucky University and
Brevard Community College. Jim received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physical
Education from Northern Illinois University and a doctoral degree in Physical
Education with an emphasis on biomechanics from Middle Tennessee State University.
The 2000 National PGA Teacher of the Year, Jim is currently listed in Golf
Magazine's "Top 100 Teachers in America" and Golf Digest's
"America's 50 Greatest Teachers;" and has worked with many Tour
players, including Paul Azinger and Carin Koch. Co-author of LAWS of the
Golf Swing (1998) with Mike Adams and Dr Tom Tomasi, Jim has conducted
numerous seminars for the PGA.
T.J. TOMASI
Dr. T.J. Tomasi is the Teaching Professional at Nantucket Golf Club, Nantucket,
MA, USA. A 'Class A' PGA Professional, he is currently listed in Golf Magazine's
"Top 100 Teachers in America." He has presented at the Better Golf
Through Technology Conference™ at MIT University and is Chair of Golf
Magazine's Science & Golf Research Committee. He is author of a number
of books including The 30 Second Golf Swing (2001) and co-author of
The LAWs of the Golf Swing (1998). T.J. has contributed to numerous
magazines, including Sports Illustrated, as well being columnist since
1999 for Golf Insider, which is distributed by Universal Press Syndicate
for Cox News Service. He has also hosted CNN's golf instruction segments that
appear on airport television monitors and in-flight videos for a number of
world-wide airlines.
GIO VALIANTE
Dr. Gio Valiante is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at Rollins
College in Winter Park, Florida. He received his Ph.D. from Emory University
after Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Florida. Gio
is the author of over a dozen academic papers as well as two books, Fearless
Golf: Conquering the Mental Game (2005) and Fearless Golf: The Pursuit
of Flow (forthcoming). He is the mental game consultant to The Golf Channel,
Golf Digest, The University of Florida, and numerous PGA Tour clients
including Chad Campbell and Chris DiMarco.
ANTHONY VANDERVOORT
Dr. Anthony Vandervoort is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at
the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Since completing a gerontology
doctoral thesis in 1981, Tony's research program has focused on the effects
of aging on neuromuscular function. Of particular current interest are the
benefits of high-resistance exercise programs for improving muscular strength
and function in older adults, including the application of these findings
towards facilitating life-long participation in the sport of golf. The golf-related
initiatives have been co-authored with David Lindsay, and some of this work
was also presented at the 2002 World Scientific Congress of Golf in St Andrews,
Scotland.
MICHAEL VOIGHT
Dr. Michael Voight is a Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Belmont
University, Nashville, Tennessee; and has a clinical practice specializing
in sports injuries. He is one of only a few members of the American Physical
Therapy Association (APTA) who is certified in both sports physical therapy
(1987) and advanced clinical orthopedic physical therapy (1994). He is also
recognized as a Certified Athletic Trainer of the National Athletic Trainers'
Association (NATA) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist of
the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). A staff physical
therapist at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Michael has also worked for
professional sports teams such as the Miami Dolphins in the National Football
League (NFL). Michael is a Past-President of the Sports Section of APTA and
is Associate Editor of the North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
He is a member of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Federation
of Sports Physiotherapy (IFSP). In 1995, he was one of the first recipients
of a Doctor of Physical Therapy (now Doctor of Health Science) degree from
University of St. Augustine, Florida, following a M.S. degree in Athletic
Training from the University of Virginia. He has a Physical Therapy degree
from Hahnemann Medical School, Philadelphia; and a B.S. from Portland State
University. Michael was the first individual to be twice awarded the Distinguished
Educator Award from the Sports Therapy Section of APTA (1996, 2000).
GARY WIREN
Dr. Gary Wiren is the Senior Director of Instruction for all Trump Golf properties,
a consultant at The Kingsley Club (Michigan), a member of Golf Magazine's
Contributing Teaching Staff and a representative of Mizuno Golf USA. A Master
Certified Teaching Professional of the PGA of America, Gary was a PGA National
Headquarters staff member for 13 years - during which time he founded the
PGA National Academy of Golf for Juniors, the PGA Golf Discovery Schools,
the Professional Golf Management Program (now at 17 universities), the PGA
Golf Re-Certification Program, and the PGA Educational Workshops. He is the
only active member of the PGA of America to have been inducted into the PGA
Hall of Fame (2006) and the Golf Magazine World Golf Teachers Hall
of Fame (2007). He is author of eleven books on golf, including the PGA
Manual of Golf (1991) and When Golf is a Ball (2004). Gary is a
past board member of the National Golf Foundation, the American Junior Golf
Association and the Children's Golf Foundation. In addition to being the PGA
of America's Teacher of the Year (1987) and an inductee into the PGA Hall
of Fame (2006), he received Distinguished Service Awards from the Swedish
Golf Union and the Italian Golf Federation. Gary was has also been an educational
consultant for the Japanese PGA.
DAVID WRIGHT
Dr. David F. Wright is the Director of Wright Balance Golf Academy, Coto de
Caza, California. A PGA member, he is also an Assistant Coach to the University
of Southern California Men's and Women's Golf Teams. David is currently listed
in Golf Magazine's "Top 100 Teachers in America" and his
golf schools are listed in Golf Magazine's "Top 25 Golf Schools."
He holds two Ph.D.'s, with his areas of specialization being the Psychology
of Learning and Psychophysiology, and is a member of the Board of Directors
of Dr. Frank Jobe's Biomechanics Laboratory at Centinela Hospital. The focus
of his research is on balance and body symmetry as related to sport and especially
golf.
IAN WRIGHT
Dr Ian Wright is Senior Research Engineer with TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company
(TMaG), Carlsbad, California; and is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in
the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, Canada. His responsibilities
for TMaG include: experimentation and modelling of the golf swing and golf
club performance; development of methods and tools for golf swing measurement
and clubfitting; and coordination and supervision of related research activites
both within the company as well as with external research groups. Before joining
the TMaG in 2000, Ian spent a year working in the adidas Innovation Team in
Portland, Oregon, with responsibilites that included: development and use
of simulation tools for examining shoe-foot-leg dynamic interactions; new
product conceptualization; prototype testing and fundamental research pertaining
to sports shoe and apparel innovation. With undergraduate and masters degrees
from Queen's University and University of Toronto in Canada, respectively,
Ian's education in engineering science culminated in a Ph.D. in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in biomechanics, at the University
of Calgary.
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Contents
EDITORIAL
LEADING ARTICLES
Training or Education? Negotiating a Fuzzy Line Between What "We"
Want and What "They" Might Need
Kitrina Douglas (University of Bristol) and David Carless (Leeds Metropolitan
University, UK)
Commentaries by Gary Bernard (Canadian PGA), Kyle Phillpots (PGA of GB
& Ireland, UK), Kim Kincer (Eastern Kentucky University, USA)
Response by Kitrina Douglas and David Carless
Weight Transfer, Golf Swing Theory and Coaching
Simon Jenkins (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
Commentaries by TJ Tomasi (Nantucket Golf Club, USA), Rob Neal (Golf Biodynamics,
USA), David Lindsay (University of Calgary, Canada), Ed Ibarguen (Duke University
Golf Club, USA), David Wright (Wright Balance Golf Academy, USA)
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Distance Variability in Golf Putting Among Highly Skilled Players: The Role
of Green Reading
Jon Karlsen (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway) and Johnny Nilsson
(Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden)
Commentary by Phil Kenyon (Harold Swash Putting, Ltd, UK)
The Relation Between Physical Tests, Measures, and Clubhead
Speed in Elite Golfers
John Hellstöm (Örebro University, Sweden)
The Effects of Custom-Fitted Clubs Versus "Placebo"
Clubs on Golf-Swing Characteristics
Christopher Bertram (University College of the Fraser Valley, Canada) and
Mark Guadagnoli (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)
RESEARCH NOTES
Temporary Correction of Transverse-Plane Pelvic Rotation Via a Three-Minute
Exercise Program
David Wright (Wright Balance Golf Academy, USA), Michael Mellman (Centilena
Hospital, USA) and Robert Watkins (The Marina Spine Center, USA)
Can Elite Tournament Professional Golfers Prevent Habitual Actions
in Their Putting Actions?
Simon Jenkins (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
Commentary by Jon Karlsen (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway),
Christian Marquardt (Science&Motion Sports GmbH, Germany)
Do Expert Golfers Keep Their Heads Still While Putting?
Timothy Lee (McMaster University, Canada), Tadao Ishikura (Doshisha University,
Japan), Stefan Kegel, Dave Gonzalez and Steven Passmore (McMaster University,
Canada)
Approach Shot Accuracy as a Performance Indicator for US PGA
Tour Golf Professionals
Nic James (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK) and Gethin Rees (Swansea
University, UK)
REVIEWS
Motion Capture in Golf
Ian Wright (TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, USA)
Commentary by Rob Neal (Golf Biodynamics, USA)
A Review of Biomechanical Differences Between Golfers of Varied
Skilled Levels
David Lindsay (University of Calgary, Canada), Shannon Mantrop (National
Golf Academy, Canada) and Anthony Vandervoort (University of Western Ontario,
Canada)
Fitness, Performance and Injury Prevention Strategies for the
Senior Golfer
Theodore Versteegh, Anthony Vandervoort (University of Western Ontario,
Canada), David Lindsay (University of Calgary, Canada) and Scott Lynn (Queen’s
University, Canada)
Zen Buddhism, Sport Psychology and Golf
Simon Jenkins (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
Commentaries by Gio Valiante (Rollins College, USA), Patrick Cohn (Peak
Performance Sports, USA), Patricia Donnelly (The Mental Edge, USA), Simon
Robinson (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
An Introduction to Using Mental Skills to Enhance Performance
in Golf: Beyond the Bounds of Positive and Negative Thinking
Jon Finn (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
Provisional Titles
(as of June 2008, submission deadline is 30 November 2008)
Advanced Executive Golf Management in China
Stephen Eisenberg (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA)
Putting Mental Skills into Practice to Enhance Performance in
Golf
Jon Finn (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
A Biomechanical Investigation into Weight Distribution and Kinematic
Parameters During the Putting Stroke
Paul Hurrion (Quintic Consultancy, Ltd., UK)
Hypnosis, Sport Psychology and Golf
Simon Jenkins (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
A Behavioral Model of the Yips
Christian Marquardt (Science&Motion Sports GmbH, Germany)