THE EFFECT OF VISUAL AID TECHNIQUE ON GOLF PUTTING PERFORMANCE IN NON - EXPERIENCED ADOLESCENT MALES
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The purposes of this study was to compare golf putting performance between visual aid practice versus normal putting practice in male adolescents who have no experience in playing golf. Forty-seven young male adolescents (aged 14.5±0.6 years) were randomly assigned into two groups: the visual aid group (n=24) and the normal putting group (n=23). Prior to the experiment, participants were measured for body height, weight, and body mass index. Ten putts pre-test were performed at baseline to determine absolute error and holed putts accuracy then both groups performed 50 putts. After two days, ten putts post-test were assessed for both groups and same distance at 2.5 meter all test. The differences between before and after the experiment in both within and between the groups were analyzed by Mixed ANOVA with Repeated Measurement (2x2 Group by Time Interaction Effect). Results showed that absolute error was significantly improved in both groups (p<.001), but not for holed putts (p=.085). No significant differences between the two groups after the experiment in both absolute error (p=.605) and holed putts (p=.436). In conclusion, visual aid and normal putting practice offer similar improvement in golf putting accuracy among adolescent male who had no experience in golf.
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