Document Type : Research Paper
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Department of Physical Education, University of Pune‎, Pune, India.
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The aim of study was investigate the effect of focus of attention instructions on muscle efficiency and motor performance of skilled Individuals. In this semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test research design, 30 skilled male golfers with an age range of 25 to 35 years were voluntarily selected and randomly divided into 3 groups of 10: external focus, internal and control group. In the pre-test, the participants performed 20 golf Putting trials; Also, EMG of deltoid, subscapular and Pronator teres muscles were also recorded. The intervention phase was carried out in 3 consecutive days, and on each day, the subjects performed 20 golf Putting, also, the EMG of the muscles was recorded simultaneously with the execution of the golf Putting. After the training sessions, the golf shot post-test was performed in 20 trials similar to the pre-test. Also, in the post-test phase, similar to the pre-test, the EMG of the deltoid, subscapular and Pronator teres muscles was also recorded. The data was analyzed by the Mix variance analysis method. The results of the behavioral section showed that there is a significant difference between the accuracy of the golf putting in the research groups; that these differences were in favor of the external focus group. Also, the results of this research in the neurophysiological section showed that among the research groups, the external focus group led to a significant decrease in the average activity of the muscles, which resulted in greater economy of movement and smoother movement.
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