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How valid and accurate are measurements of golf impact parameters obtained using commercially available radar and stereoscopic optical launch monitors?
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posted on 2017-09-25, 13:27 authored by Robert J. Leach, Steph ForresterSteph Forrester, Aimee MearsAimee Mears, Jonathan RobertsJonathan Roberts© 2017 The application of measurement technology in golf is increasing. In particular, measures of golf performance are valuable to coaches, golfers, club-fitters and equipment manufacturers. Commercially available launch monitors, such as the TrackMan Pro IIIe and Foresight GC2 + HMT, offer bespoke instantaneous methods to measure such parameters. Uncertainty in the outputs, however, is not well established nor independently verified. This study aimed to determine the degree of agreement between parameters from two launch monitors with measurements taken using a benchmark system. A total of 240 shots were collected with a driver, 7-iron and utility wedge. Shots were simultaneously tracked by each system and outputs compared using Limits of Agreement analysis. In addition, two reference grades were defined based on different levels of agreement; research and coaching grade. Agreement between the launch monitors and the benchmark system was noticeably stronger for ball parameters with greater variability in clubhead parameters. Furthermore, for both launch monitors, the strength of agreement for several parameters varied between clubs. The majority of ball parameters from both launch monitors fell within the research reference grade, but caution is needed for the use of clubhead parameters within a research environment. For coaches and clubfitters, the results suggest the launch monitor parameters are largely of sufficient quality.
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School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement ConfederationVolume
112Pages
125 - 136Citation
LEACH, R.J. ...et al., 2017. How valid and accurate are measurements of golf impact parameters obtained using commercially available radar and stereoscopic optical launch monitors?. Measurement, 112, pp. 125-136.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Acceptance date
2017-08-06Publication date
2017-08-16Copyright date
2017Notes
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Measurement and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2017.08.009ISSN
0263-2241Publisher version
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