Effect of a 6-week yoga intervention on swing mechanics during the golf swing: a feasibility study

ABSTRACTRecent evidence suggests that participating in physical conditioning programmes can improve golf performance; however, the effectiveness of a yoga intervention is yet to be investigated. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of a 6-week yoga intervention on golf swing mechanics. Ten male golfers participated in the laboratory-based study. Golf swing mechanics were collected from two testing sessions, before and after the 6-week yoga intervention, using the Vicon motion capture system. Following the 6-week yoga intervention, significant changes were observed between the yoga and control group in X-Factor (P ≤ 0.05) and a medium effect (d ≥ 0.50) observed. No significant changes (P > 0.05) and no effect (d   0.50) were observed for the pelvis rotations following the yoga intervention; however, no differences were observed in torso rotations or hand velocities (P > 0.05). T...