Table 2. Selected subject data during downswing.
Data Type
(max values)
Units Male
Scratch
Male
5H
Male
13H
Fem
18H
Reference Values
Club Head Vel m/s 52.0 49.7 46.3 42.1 49.5[1], 40.5[2], 42.6[3], 42.7[4], 51.0[5], 52.6[6], 43.5[7]
Grip Velocity m/s 11.5 11.1 11.2 11.3 9.5[5]
Grip Accel m/s2 201 199 210 185 (150-211)[9]
Tang Accel m/s2 58.6 53.7 50.9 48.6 --
Normal Accel m/s2 196 195 206 183 --
Swing Torque Nm 42.1 36.8 24.6 24.0 21.8[4], 52.0[5]
Mag of Force N 512 453 390 304 476[1], 400[4], 364[5], (266-364)[6]
Tang Force N 248 218 187 154 239[8]
Normal Force N 477 422 375 277 414[8]
Total Work J 355 289 288 235 (266-341)[6], 220.8[7]
Linear Work J 206 155 140 114 (98-202)[10]
Angular Work J 146 134 148 121 (101-139)[10]
Total Power J/s 3875 3005 2310 1720 3000[2], 2750[4], (2530-3640)[6]
Linear Power J/s 2775 2316 1402 1188 (1098-2662)[10]
Angular Power J/s 1150 890 1078 698 (621-1139)[10]
– Nesbit (2005),– Miura (2001),Cochran & Stobbs (1969),Jorgensen (1970),– Jorgensen (1994),Budney & Bellow (1982),Vaughn (1981),Budney & Bellow (1979),– Nesbit & Serrano (2005).Williams (1966),