Abstract
Wearable Electroencephalography (EEG) is a noninvasive method for assessing brain activity. Outside of the context of a traditional medical or laboratory setting, this technology may provide insight into the study of brain activity during activity or sport. In golf, for example, similar research revealed associations in skilled golfers between activity in the alpha brain wave and conscious control of motor activity during putting. The purpose of this research was to further investigate the association between brain-wave activity and athlete performance using a wearable single-channel EEG device during putting in collegiate golfers. Male and Female golfers (n = 11) from a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Program participated in an Institutional Review Board approved research project for which golfers were asked to complete 10 putts at 5 varied hole distances, totaling 50 putts, on an outdoor putting surface. Putting success percentages ranged from 32% to 65% with a mean success percentage of 44%. Hierarchical linear modeling relating brain activity across three wavelengths to putting success while controlling for inter-golfer individual differences indicated no significant relationship between putting success and alpha wave spectral density. Additionally, activity in the beta and theta ranges was significantly associated with multiple consecutive putting failures.
Recommended Citation
Vanguri, Pradeep; Calleja, Savannah; Starratt, Valerie G.; and Bonsangue, Marissa
(2025)
"Wearable Single-Channel Electroencephalography, Brain Activity, and Putting Performance in Collegiate Golfers,"
Journal for Sports Neuroscience: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/neurosports/vol2/iss1/7
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