Posting studies regarding Golf & Science - Using Science in the wild for playing better!
On the golf course ;-)
Joined August 2021
- Tweets237
- Following234
- Followers40
- Likes437
2025 golf ball robot test: 62 balls, 2,232 shots, 50,000 data points… find out what’s No.1 for you todays-golfer.com/equipment/…
The 6 Most Surprising Golf Balls From The 2025 MyGolfSpy Ball Test mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/t…
Younger age, male sex, lower BMI, and surgical changes all influence return to golf after joint replacement
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4019…
GolfScientist retweeted
Ever wondered how the world's best handle extreme pressure?
I've studied elite performers across sports & military.
Today, I'll break down Ronaldo's brilliant 3-part system for handling pressure (and how you can use it) 👇
Nutrition and Golf Performance: A Systematic Scoping Review | Sports Medicine link.springer.com/article/10…
How Far Does The Average 50-Year-Old Male Amateur Hit Their Driver? golfmonthly.com/features/how…
Sportsmanship!!!
#Sahith #Theegala calls penalty on self, loses two strokes at Tour Championship #pga nbcsports.com/golf/news/sahi…
Injury incidence in golf—a systematic review and meta-analysis link.springer.com/article/10…
#Golf #Carts aren’t that harmless! Retrospective case series shows serious injuries due to mostly ejection from cart.
Limitation: The publishing Neurosurgeons probably didn’t see the minor injuries…
Anyway: Serious damage (40% ICU) can happen!
surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-…
GolfScientist retweeted
The best athletes (and performers in general) use a host of mental performance strategies to get ready and stay locked in during performance.
Take a look at what elite pentathletes do to make the most out of their performance:
What do you think?
Should weekend hackers use AimPoint? The Etiquetteist gives his read golf.com/lifestyle/aimpoint-…
Study found golf self-efficacy (GSE) related to fear of failure (FOF). FOF & competitive state anxiety (CSA) related to flow. Relationships of flow as follows: GSE→FOF→CSA→Flow
Here 👇🏼
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
Over half of golfers at risk of sustaining musculoskeletal injury during lifetime. Risks and patterns differ between professional and amateur golfers, professionals more lower back, hand and wrist injuries.
Here 👇🏼
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
Very interesting! ⛳️💦!
Does a wet golf ball really make a difference?
MORE THAN YOU THINK.
We ran a study to prove it to ya.
RESULTS 💧 bit.ly/479rXeL
What do you think of this?
The best ball-mark repair technique you’ve never tried? A superintendent demonstrates golf.com/lifestyle/best-ball…
GolfScientist retweeted
If you want to build mental toughness, you need 3 ingredients:
1. Progressively harder challenges
2. Conscious reflection on the experience
3. A chance to recover before you repeat
Challenge with no reflection - no learning.
With no recovery - no rebuilding stronger.
Study: Injury rate in #Golf athletes at 0.33 injuries / 1000 h training. Most common injury was muscle sprain or rupture (30.9%), located in the lumbar spine.
Here 👇🏼
mdpi.com/2765604
