TY  - JOUR
AB  - Sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) activity has been related to automaticity during skilled action execution. However, few studies have bridged the causal link between SMR activity and sports performance. This study investigated the effect of SMR neurofeedback training (SMR NFT) on golf putting performance. We hypothesized that preelite golfers would exhibit enhanced putting performance after SMR NFT. Sixteen preelite golfers were recruited and randomly assigned into either an SMR or a control group. Participants were asked to perform putting while electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded, both before and after intervention. Our results showed that the SMR group performed more accurately when putting and exhibited greater SMR power than the control group after 8 intervention sessions. This study concludes that SMR NFT is effective for increasing SMR during action preparation and for enhancing golf putting performance. Moreover, greater SMR activity might be an EEG signature of improved attention processing, which induces superior putting performance.
DA  - 2015
DO  - 10.1123/jsep.2015-0166
KW  - precision sports
KW  - EEG
KW  - SMR
KW  - PUTTING
KW  - GOLF
KW  - ATTENTION
KW  - NEUROFEEDBACK
LA  - eng
IS  - 6
M2  - 626
PY  - 2015
SN  - 0895-2779
SP  - 626-636
T2  - Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
TI  - Sensorimotor Rhythm Neurofeedback Enhances Golf Putting Performance
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29010569
Y2  - 2024-11-22T03:47:37
ER  -