J Korean Phys Ther.  2022 Aug;34(4):149-154. 10.18857/jkpt.2022.34.4.149.

The Effect of the Modified Bent Arm Torando Exercises to Weight Movement and Muscle Activity when Doing Drive Swing Motion from the Top to Impact Section

• Bae SK
• Yun SB
• Kim JW
• Lee JK
• Park JW

• KMID: 2536767
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18857/jkpt.2022.34.4.149

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of the modified bent arm tornado exercise on weight shift movement and muscle activity of the impact section in the top of the drive swing.
Methods
Twenty subjects were divided professional golfer group and amateur golf group. Subjects were required to complete following modified bent arm tornado exercise. The activity and weight shift of the gluteus group and lower extremity muscles between the two groups were measured and the Wilcoxon rank test was analyzed.
Results
The distribution of weight shift in the professional golfer group was higher than that of the amateur golfer group (p < 0.05). During the golf downswing of the professional golfer group, muscle activation of the lower extremities was higher than that of the amateur golfer group (p < 0.05). The distribution of weight shift after exercise by the amateur golfer group was higher than before (p < 0.05).
Conclusion
We could confirm was increased significantly of muscle activity and weight shift by applying modified bent arm tornado exercise through this study. This result suggests that exercise is needed to improve weight shift.

Keyword

Drive swing; Muscle activity; Weight shift