looking for very recent article in Sports Illustrated about the
differences between how amateur and professional golfers hit the ball.
A study was done by looking at the brain waves of the golfers.
Amateur golfer's brains were very active, professional golfer's brains
were relaxed. |
Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
09 Jun 2003 21:08 PDT
IHi Lisa19,
I located a study about brain activity in golfers at the sports
illustrated website.
Cover Story
Golf in Science: Putting Under Stress
By DEBBIE CREWS, PH.D.
Department of Exercise Science and Physical Education
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Here is the URL of the article:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golfonline/instruction/science/firstprize.html
Could this be the article you’re referring to?
Thanks
--Bobbie7-ga
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Clarification of Question by
lisa19-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 06:40 PDT
This is an excellent article and is well worth the fee. However, it
is not the article I was looking for, which I glanced at in a recent
visit to a Doctor's office. It did not mention "Dateline NBC" or the
details of the tests. It's main emphasis was that there was no
unusual brain activity when the golf ball was being hit by a
professional golfer vs. continued, confusing activity by the amateur
golfer.
There was even an "imaginiary" sequence in which both professional and
amateur golfers were asked to visualize shots. One of the amateur's
spent time worring about a water hole hazard, even though no water
hole was described.
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 12:16 PDT
Lisa19,
Here's another article which describes the study I mentioned
previously:
Scientists study LPGA golfers' brains to learn more about 'the zone'
By LINDSEY TANNER
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golfonline/news/2000/thezone0724.html
I will continue my search and perhaps I may get lucky and locate the
article you require.
--Bobbie7
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 12:22 PDT
Here's another article:
Golfers Helping Doctors Get "In The Zone"
CHICAGO, JULY 25, 2000
"Results won't be known until the study's next phase, when the LPGA
golfers' scans will be compared with tests on amateurs to see how
brains acquire and store complex movement commands."
Source: CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/07/25/tech/main218383.shtml
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 12:45 PDT
Hi Lisa19,
Here is some more information that makes me think that Dr. Milton has
something to do with the article your looking for.
From The University of Chicago Hospitals:
University of Chicago neurologist (John G. Martin), LPGA team up to
study golf and the brain.
John G. Milton, MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Neurology and
Co-Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Lab
“Dr. Milton's team will also match up each professional golfer they
study with a novice golfer. Then he plans to study how these novice
golfers alter their brain activity over one year of instruction and
practice.”
The complete article can be viewed here:
http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2000/20000717-lpgamri.html
Dr. Milton oversees a Golf Neurology Clinic “Get Up and Golf”.
http://www.getupandgolf.com/
http://www.getupandgolf.com/whoweare.php3
Here’s another article:
NEUROLOGISTS LEARN ABOUT BENEFITS OF GOLF FOR NEURO-REHABILITATION AT
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
“Dr. Steven Small of the University of Chicago Brain Research Imaging
Center, collaborator with Dr. Milton on an ongoing study of
professional golfers, continued the theme and speculated that
activities involving coordinated movements of both sides of the body
(such as the golf swing) are advantageous for rehabilitation after
stroke.”
http://www.getupandgolf.com/news.php3
John Milton Office Contact Information:
John Milton, MD, PhD
University of Chicago Hospitals
Neurology, MC 2030
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Office Phone: (773) 702-3068
Office Fax: (773) 702-4066
Email: splace@ace.bsd.uchicago.edu
http://www.uchospitals.edu/physicians/john-milton.html
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Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
10 Jun 2003 13:13 PDT
Here’s a more recent article dated April 21 2003:
Study goes a fair way to show golf's a mental game
By Michael Cowley
“The study compared the brain activity of nine amateur and nine
professional golfers. It found that some areas of the brain related to
motor planning and execution were highly active in the amateurs but
not in the professionals.
“University of Chicago associate professor of neurology Dr John Milton
said: "There is an area in the brain which is related to the limbic
region, which lights up in the amateur, but doesn't seem to light up
in the professional."
(..)
“He said the amateurs probably activated these areas because they were
taking in too much information. They might be anxious about the shot
and were overwhelmed by data.”
The Age Company Ltd
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/20/1050777170304.html
Could this be the article you're looking for?
Thanks
--Bobbie7-ga
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