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Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Golf's Mary Joiner, Mary Joiner
Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Golf's Mary Joiner, Mary Joiner
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by golf senior Mary Joiner, whose season came to a sudden end as the team was between events on their spring break trip in Florida.
The Metabolic Cost Of Pushing Versus Carrying A Golfbag, Leilani Mcdaniel, Edward Merritt, Scott P. Mclean
The Metabolic Cost Of Pushing Versus Carrying A Golfbag, Leilani Mcdaniel, Edward Merritt, Scott P. Mclean
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
The two most common non-motorized methods for transporting golf clubs in recreational and amateur golf are carrying a double strap bag or pushing a wheeled cart. The transportation method of golf clubs can have a direct impact on the necessary metabolic, musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory requirements of golf performance. PURPOSE: To compare the metabolic cost of pushing versus carrying a golf bag. METHODS: Twenty two participants (18 Male, 3 Female, 24.2±8.9 yrs, 176.6±14.5 cm, and 76.2±14.5 kg) were recruited for one session in which they walked one mile while carrying and one mile while pushing a 25lb golf bag (determined as …