The Effects of Attentional Focus and Skill Level on the Performance of Golf Putting
| Autor: | Chih-Chia Chen, Yonjoong Ryuh, Tony Luczak, John Lamberth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Focus (computing)
Cognitive Neuroscience 05 social sciences Biophysics Skill level Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 030229 sport sciences 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Psychology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 9:371-382 |
| ISSN: | 2325-3215 2325-3193 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine the distance of varying focus of attention for experienced and novice golfers on a golf putting task. Forty-eight experienced and 48 novice golfers were randomized into four attentional focus conditions: control (no instruction), internal (i.e., focus on the arm movement), external proximal (i.e., focus on the golf club), and external distal (i.e., focus on the target) conditions. Performance outcomes (the perceived level of confidence and number of golf putts made) were recorded. Experienced golfers had better performance outcomes than novice golfers. The external proximal focus was specifically beneficial for novice golfers, while experienced golfers had an advantage in both external focus instructions. The external proximal focus might enable a perception-action process for novice golfers to compare the relationship between action planning and the surrounding environment. In addition, the transition to expertise might result in no difference between both external focus instructions for experienced golfers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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