Kinematical analysis and measurement of sports form

  • Authors:
  • K. Watanabe;M. Hokari

  • Affiliations:
  • Syst. Control Eng. Dept., Hosei Univ., Tokyo;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans
  • Year:
  • 2006

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

This study describes a method for the measurement of sports form. The data obtained can be used for quantitative sports-skill evaluation. Here, we focus on the golf-driver-swing form, which is difficult to measure and also difficult to improve. The measurement method presented was derived by kinematical human-body model analysis. The system was developed using three-dimensional (3-D) rate gyro sensors set at positions on the body that express the 3-D rotations and translations during the golf swing. The system accurately measures the golf-driver-swing form of golfers. Data obtained by this system can be related quantitatively to skill criteria as expressed in respected golf lesson textbooks. Quantitative data for criteria geared toward a novice golfer and a midlevel player are equally useful