Table 1. Back foot and front foot forces generated by 24 golfers when Fz is vertical, Fy is the anterior-posterior and Fx is mediolateral force. Data are means ( ±SD).
|
Back foot |
Front foot |
|
Driver |
3 iron |
7 iron |
Driver |
3 iron |
7 iron |
| Traditional metal spike golf shoe |
| Fz |
.33 (.07) ** |
.67 (.13) |
.67 (.10) |
.82 (.11) * |
.96 (.16) |
.92 (.17) |
| Fy |
.16 (.03) * |
.27 (.05) |
.26 (.05) |
.29 (.04) * |
.33 (.04) |
.31 (.04) |
| Fx |
.21 (.04) * |
.20 (.04) |
.19 (.04) |
.25 (.03) * |
.23 (.03) |
.22 (.03) |
| Alternative spike golf shoe |
| Fz |
.34 (.12) ** |
.70 (.15) |
.67 (.09) |
.83 (.10) * |
.94 (.21) |
.87 (.30) |
| Fy |
.16 (.03) * |
.28 (.05) |
.27 (.05) |
.30 (.04) * |
.34 (.03) |
.31 (.04) |
| Fx |
.22 (.05) * |
.21 (.05) |
.19 (.04) |
.26 (.03) * |
.22 (.03) |
.22 (.03) |
| Flat sole golf shoe with no additional traction |
| Fz |
.32 (.11) ** |
.68 (.13) |
.63 (.30) |
.83 (.12) * |
.96 (.20) |
.90 (.19) |
| Fy |
.17 (.03) * |
.27 (.05) |
.25 (.14) |
.30 (.05) * |
.33 (.04) |
.31 (.04) |
| Fx |
.21 (.05) |
.20 (.04) |
.19 (.03) |
.25 (.03) * |
.22 (.03) |
.22 (.02) |
Significant differences exist between the driver:3 iron and driver:7 iron for all cells (* p < 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.001) with the exception of the shaded back foot Fx
