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Effects Of Video Modeling On Skill Acquisition In Learning The Golf Swing, Joshua L. Smith Dec 2004

Effects Of Video Modeling On Skill Acquisition In Learning The Golf Swing, Joshua L. Smith

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of video modeling on skill acquisition in learning the golf swing. One-hundred-eight college students participated in this study. All participants were pre-tested via videotaping to determine initial skill level. The pre-test videotaping was analyzed using DartTrainer software. Each participant was randomly assigned to one of three groups (1) control (2) single-view or (3) multi-view. Participants in the control group viewed a compact disc (CD) with a putting demonstration repeated 40 times. The participants in the single-view group viewed a CD with a front view only demonstration repeated 40 times of …