골프선수의 체격 및 체력적 특성 = Comparisons of body composition and physical fitness between professional and amateur golfers

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Since most of the studies on golf have focused on the psychological social, and biomechanical aspects of golf, the relationship between body composition and fitness level of golfer and golf performance is well known. The purpose of this study was to identify the differences of body composition and physical fitness between professional and amateur golfers. To provide background knowledge about the effect in golf participation on the physical fitness level, physique, body composition, and fitness level of 10 professional and 10 amateur golfers were measured and analyzed by t-test. Results of the study were as the following.
1. BMI, RI, WHR indices determined by anthropometric measurements were not different between professional and amateur golfers.
2. The subcutaneous fat tend to be thicker in professional golfers than amateur golfers, although the difference was not statistically significant.
3. In terms of physical fitness tests, professional golfers tend to get higher scores in back strength, stork stand with eyes closed, vertical jump, sit-up, sit-and-reach, and fitness index than amateur golfers, although the difference was not statistically different. In grip strength, side step, and trunk-and-neck extension, however, professional golfers received significantly(p＜0.05) higher scores than amateur golfers.