Aim.

See if training on unstable surfaces is really effective for an elite golfer.

Settings and Design.

Quasi experimental, pre and post treatment of a group.

Material and methods.

Twenty-five males and 2 females (24 ± 5.3 years; 181 ± 4 cm, 76.8 ± 6.35 kg) participated in the study, were randomized to the training groups on stable surface (GE, n = 14) or training on unstable surface (GI, n = 13).

Distance and speed measurements were made with Trackman golf®, each subject executing five blows obtaining the mean and the best of the distances. These measurements were made pre and post intervention. Meters for distance and miles per hour for hitting speed (mph) were used as units of measurement.

Statistical analysis used.

Student t-test of paired samples.

Results.

A t-Student test of the mean values ​​of both groups of pre and post training hitting was performed. We find trends that indicate that, indeed, training on unstable surfaces is not efficient for the high-level golfer.

Significant differences were found in the Carry distance (CD) pre and post test of the GE from 225.1m to 232.9m (p <0.027) and non significant improvements in club head speed (CHS) pre and post test of 105, 8 mph to 107.1 mph (p> 0.05).

While the GI did not show significant results in any of the parameters, CD improved from 223.3m to 225.4m (p> 0.05) and CHS decreased from 104.4mph to 103.4mph.

Conclusions.

With the data obtained, we can conclude that training on unstable surfaces, despite being a common norm in elite golf, does not seem to improve the performance of an action as decisive in the game as swing.

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