WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR PUTT , TRY LISTENING TO JAZZ
Listening to jazz
music while putting can boost your performance on the putting green, according
to new university research.
While
any kind of music improves performance compared to listening to no music at
all, jazz is the most effective musical genre for improving putting, according
to a study, which was recently published in the Journal
of Athletic Enhancement.
The
22 participants in the research were university Division I golfers, an average
of 20 years old with at least eight years of golf experience. Each of them
completed a series of six trials, which comprised attempting five putts at four
pre-designated locations around a hole. In a randomized order, participants
were required to listen to either no music or a musical genre that included
classical, country, rock, jazz, and hip hop/rap while putting.
Clarkson
University Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy & Physician Assistant
Studies Ali Boolani says that music can enhance performance in other sports
too. "Other research has shown that country music improves batting, rap
music improves jump shots and running is improved by any up-temp music. But the
benefit of music in fine motor control situations was relatively unknown.
Hopefully, this is the first step in answering this question."
Boolani
conducted the study along with Assistant Professor Timothy Baghurst, Assistant
Professor Tyler Tapps, and Regents Professor Bert H. Jacobson of Oklahoma State
University, and student Richard Gill of Tennessee State University.
The
paper indicates that future research will be needed with a larger sample to see
if the findings can be replicated.
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