Sonification of Golf Putting Gesture Reduces Swing Movement Variability in Novices
Abstract
Purpose: To study whether novices can use sonification to enhance golf putting performance and
swing movements. Method: Forty participants first performed a series of 2 m and 4 m putts,
where swing velocities associated with successful trials were used to calculate their mean velocity
profile (MVP). Participants were then divided into four groups with different auditory conditions:
static pink noise unrelated to movement, auditory guidance based on personalized MVP, and two
sonification strategies that mapped the real-time error between observed and MVP swings to
modulate either the stereo display or roughness of the auditory guidance signal. Participants then
performed a series of 2 m and 4 m putts with the auditory condition designated to their group.
Results: In general our results showed significant correlations between swing movement variability
and putting performance for all sonification groups. More specifically, in comparison to the
group exposed to static pink noise, participants who were presented auditory guidance significantly
reduced the deviation from their average swing movement. In addition, participants
exposed to error-based sonification with stereo display modulation significantly lowered their
variability in timing swing movements. These results provide further evidence of the benefits of
sonification for novices performing complex motor skill tasks. Conclusions: More importantly, our
findings suggest participants were able to better use online error-based sonification rather than
auditory guidance to reduce variability in the execution and timing of their movements.
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