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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Science in golf!

I never imagined the seriousness with which the academy has taken to golf. It is really something! Consider this:
Science and Golf III - Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf
Martin R. Farrally, Alastair J. Cochran
Copyright 1999 ISBN: 0736000208 768pp Hardback

Science and Golf III is the ultimate one-volume source on current research about the game-from how to play better, to selecting the best equipment, to the latest advances in golf course design, and more!

The book includes 92 articles that were presented at the 1998 World Scientific Congress of Golf held at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. The conference was approved and grant-aided by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the United States Golf Association.

Regular Price: $75.00 (U.S. dollars)
(In case you decide to buy, I would appeciate it if you mentioned this blog! I have listed a few chapters to give you an idea of the sweep or should I say the swing plane of this book)

Chapter 1. A Three-Link Mathematical Model of the Golf Swing
A.B. Turner & N.J. Hills

Chapter 2. A Mathematical Swing Model for a Long-Driving Champion
M.G. Reyes & A. Mittendorf

Chapter 3. A Kinetic Analysis of the Knees During a Golf Swing
C.J. Gatt, Jr; M.J. Pavol; R.D. Parker, & M.D. Grabiner

Chapter 5. A Kinematic Analysis of Foot Force Exerted on Soles During the Golf Swing Among Skilled and Unskilled Golfers
K. Kawashima; T. Meshizuka, & S. Takeshita

Chapter 6. The Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Flexibility on the Clubhead Speed of Recreational Golfers
D. Jones

Chapter 27. Who Chokes and When? Situational and Dispositional Factors in Failure Under Pressure
D.E. Linder, R. Lutz, D. Crews, & M. Lochbaum

Chapter 28. Superstitious and Routine Behaviours in Male and Female Golfers of Varying Levels of Ability
V.C. Melvin & M.A. Grealy

Chapter 40. Skirting the Issue: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Golfing World
M. Haig-Muir


Chapter 44. Golf and Italian FascismR.J.B. Bosworth

Chapter 46. Hole Size, Luck, and the Cruelty of Putting: A Thought Experiment on the Impact of Quantization in Golf
L.M. Landsberger

Chapter 58. Golf Ball Spin Decay Model Based on Radar Measurements
G. Tavares, K. Shannon, & T. Melvin

Chapter 63. Optimum Design of Golf Club Considering the Mechanical Impedance Matching
T. Yamaguchi & T. Iwatsubo

Chapter 70. A Study of Clubhead Speed as a Function of Grip Speed for a Variety of Shaft Flexibility
T. Miao, M. Watari, M. Kawaguchi, & M. Ikeda

Chapter 71. Does It Matter What Driver You Use?
T. Hale, P. Bunyan, & S. Squires

Chapter 91. The Passion for Green: Experimental Insights Into the Power of Golf's Primary Color Over the Mind of the American Golfer
J.R. Hansen

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