Matthew Sweeney
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Matthew Sweeney has a total of 11 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Zachary J. Conway
Australian Catholic University, School of Exercise Science, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2 shared publications Bruce Elliott
University of Western Australia , Perth , Australia
1 shared publication- Eva Ageberg
Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
1 shared publication - Jacqueline Alderson
UWA Tech and Policy Lab, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia
1 shared publication - Mark W. Creaby
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences Australian Catholic University Brisbane Australia
1 shared publication - Melinda Maree Franettovich Smith
The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Physiotherapy, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 15 June 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Physical Therapy in Sport
- Vol. 27, 1-6
Frontal plane kinematics predict three-dimensional hip adduction during running
- 15 June 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Physical Therapy in Sport
- Vol. 27, 1-6
Frontal plane kinematics predict three-dimensional hip adduction during running
- Open Access
- 1 April 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Vol. 98 (4) , 639-648
Imposed Faster and Slower Walking Speeds Influence Gait Stability Differently in Parkinson Fallers
- 1 April 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Vol. 98 (4) , 639-648
Open AccessImposed Faster and Slower Walking Speeds Influence Gait Stability Differently in Parkinson Fallers
- 8 March 2013
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Sports Biomechanics
- Vol. 12 (3) , 247-258
The influence of club-head kinematics on early ball flight characteristics in the golf drive
Despite many coaching and biomechanical texts describing how the kinematics of the club-head at impact lead to distance and accuracy of the ball flight, there is limited quantitative evidence supporting these assertions. The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationships between club-head kinematics and subsequent early ball flight characteristics during the golf drive. An opto-reflective system operating at 400 Hz was used to capture the swings of 21 male golfers using their own drivers. The 3D displacement data permitted the calculation of club-head kinematics at impact, as well as subsequent early ball flight characteristics. Using regression analyses, club-head kinematics at impact (velocity, orientation, path, and centeredness) were used to explain the variability in five dependent variables of early ball flight characteristics (resultant velocity, launch angle, side angle, back spin, and side spin). The results of the study indicated that club-head kinematics at impact explained a significant proportion of early ball flight characteristics (adjusted r 2 = 0.71–0.82), even when generalized across individual clubs.
- 8 March 2013
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Sports Biomechanics
- Vol. 12 (3) , 247-258
The influence of club-head kinematics on early ball flight characteristics in the golf drive
Despite many coaching and biomechanical texts describing how the kinematics of the club-head at impact lead to distance and accuracy of the ball flight, there is limited quantitative evidence supporting these assertions. The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationships between club-head kinematics and subsequent early ball flight characteristics during the golf drive. An opto-reflective system operating at 400 Hz was used to capture the swings of 21 male golfers using their own drivers. The 3D displacement data permitted the calculation of club-head kinematics at impact, as well as subsequent early ball flight characteristics. Using regression analyses, club-head kinematics at impact (velocity, orientation, path, and centeredness) were used to explain the variability in five dependent variables of early ball flight characteristics (resultant velocity, launch angle, side angle, back spin, and side spin). The results of the study indicated that club-head kinematics at impact explained a significant proportion of early ball flight characteristics (adjusted r 2 = 0.71–0.82), even when generalized across individual clubs.