Table 1. Peak internal rotation and adduction moments of the lead knee and club variables for the forward/backward (F/B) and toward/away from the target (T/A) ball positions (see Figure 1) (mean ± SD).
Ball positions Peak knee internal rotation moment (Nm/kg)
Internal (–)
Peak knee adduction moment (Nm/kg)
Adduction (+)
Clubhead speed
at impact (m/s)
Club path at impact (m/s) In-out (+) Ball positions
F/B BF – 0.26 ± 0.09* 0.8 ± 0.17 34.8 ± 2.4 1.64 ± 1.6
BH – 0.28 ± 0.09 0.81 ± 0.17 35.1 ± 2.2 1.71 ± 1.7
R0 – 0.3 ± 0.08 0.85 ± 0.15 35.3 ± 2.0 1.30 ± 1.6
FH – 0.31 ± 0.09 0.82 ± 0.16 35.5 ± 2.4 1.55 ± 1.3
FF – 0.32 ± 0.08 0.86 ± 0.17 35.4 ± 2.4 1.42 ± 1.4
p-value < 0.001 0.03 0.03 0.35
T/A TF – 0.32 ± 0.09 0.89 ± 0.2 35.3 ± 2.4 1.16 ± 1.6
TH – 0.31 ± 0.09 0.9 ± 0.18 35.3 ± 2.1 1.06 ± 1.4
R0 – 0.3 ± 0.08 0.85 ± 0.15 35.3 ± 2.0 1.30 ± 1.6
AH – 0.29 ± 0.08 0.81 ± 0.19 35.4 ± 2.0 1.81 ± 1.7
AF – 0.28 ± 0.08 0.75 ± 0.15* 35.3 ± 2.4 2.26 ± 1.6*
p-value 0.01 < 0.001 0.97 < 0.001
* denote p < 0.0125 to R0.
BF: backward-full, BH: backward-half, R0: reference, FH: forward-half, and FF: forward-full, TF: toward-full, TH: toward-half, AH: away-half, AF: away-full.