Abstract
Gripping force during golf swing has close relationship with the performance and the feeling of the club. Friction on the grip surface must be an important factor as well as the normal force. In order to elucidate the gripping force on both pressure and friction, a sensor chip was developed that detects the force in radial direction (Fz), tangential direction (Fx), and axial direction (Fy). Using a sensor grip equipped with four sensor chips, gripping force on finger and palm in swing action was measured. The forces change at five periods on swing start, downswing start, wrist release, impact and after impact. In downswing, the axial friction is larger than the tangential one on the left hand. On the other hand, the tangential friction is larger than the axial one on the right hand. This indicates that the left hand makes the centripetal force to rotate the club and the right hand controls the head surface direction around the shaft axis.
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