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Table 6 Swing kinematics measurements for pre and post training period

From: Effects of nine weeks isokinetic training on power, golf kinematics, and driver performance in pre-elite golfers

 

Pre Mean ± SD

Post Mean ± SD

ESw

ESb

Magnitude of inference

Harmful

Trivial

Beneficial

X-factor (°)

   

−0.41

73% possibly

12% Unlikely

15% Unlikely,

 IK

51.2 ± 10.4

48.7 ± 6.1

−0.26

 

 IT

48.3 ± 8.8

49.7 ± 14.7

0.15

 

X-factor stretch (°)

   

0.51

4% very unlikely

12% Unlikely

84% Likely

 IK

6.9 ± 5.9

8.2 ± 4.2

0.15

 

 IT

10.5 ± 7.1

8.4 ± 8.6

−0.25

 

X-factor stretch rate (°/s)

   

0.25

25% possibly

4% very Unlikely

71% possibly

 IK

48.4 ± 42.6

48.1 ± 31.7

−0.01

 

 IT

58.3 ± 35.4

48.2 ± 34.3

−0.26

 

Shoulder stretch (°)

   

0.67

2% very unlikely

53% possibly

45% possibly

 IK

1.6 ± 1.0

2.0 ± 2.3

0.30

 

 IT

1.7 ± 1.7

1.2 ± 2.0

−0.37

 

Shoulder stretch rate (°/s)

   

0.63

8% unlikely

4% very unlikely

88% likely

 IK

22.4 ± 13.2

26.8 ± 24.2

0.29

 

 IT

18.6 ± 17.3

13.5 ± 19.1

−0.34

 

Lead arm speed (°/s)

   

0.24

10% unlikely

2% very unlikely

88% likely

 IK

1016.2 ± 96.9

1073.8 ± 96.2

0.49

 

 IT

1012.8 ± 139.5

1042.4 ± 139.6

0.25

 

Lead arm acceleration (°/s2)

   

0.52

7% unlikely

0% very unlikely

93% likely

 IK

5217.0 ± 943.7

5746.2 ± 658.1

0.48

 

 IT

5441.3 ± 1278.4

5403.5 ± 1568.3

−0.03

 

Thorax speed (°/s)

   

0.12

29% possibly

4% very unlikely

67% Possibly

 IK

697.1 ± 75.4

716.3 ± 53.9

0.28

 

 IT

709.3 ± 67.3

720.1 ± 77.2

0.16

 

Thorax acceleration (°/s2)

   

0.25

29% possibly

0% very unlikely

71% possibly

 IK

3228.8 ± 595.0

3302.2 ± 447.3

0.1

 

 IT

3440.3 ± 636.2

3327.8 ± 873.9

−0.14

 

Pelvis speed (°/s)

   

0.14

32%% possibly

4% very unlikely

64% possibly

 IK

441.2 ± 68.2

464.1 ± 61.7

0.38

 

 IT

454.2 ± 54.4

468.9 ± 61.4

0.24

 

Pelvis acceleration (°/s2)

   

−0.07

55% possibly

0% very unlikely

45% possibly

 IK

2022.3 ± 269.5

2162.5 ± 439.8

0.29

 

 IT

1877.3 ± 640.2

2053.0 ± 801.2

0.36

 
  1. SD standard deviation, ES effect size, K isokinetic training group, IT isotonic training group, ES w within group ES, ES b between group ES