Local Navon letter processing affects skilled behavior: A golf-putting experiment

Local Navon letter processing affects skilled behavior: a golf-putting experiment.

Expert or skilled behaviors (for example, face recognition or sporting performance) are typically performed automatically and with little conscious awareness. Previous studies, in various domains of performance, have shown that activities immediately prior to a task demanding a learned skill can affect performance. In sport, describing the to-be-performed action is detrimental, whereas in face ...

Local Navon letter processing affects skilled behaviour: A golf-putting experiment

Enhanced expectancies facilitate golf putting

Objectives: To examine the influence of enhanced expectancies on motor learning, we manipulated learners' expectancies by providing criteria for “success” that were relatively easy or difficult to meet. Design: Experimental design with two groups. Method: Two groups of non-golfers practiced putting golf balls to a target from a distance of 150 cm. The target was surrounded by a large (14 cm dia...

Advanced Putting Metrics in Golf

Using ShotLink data that records information on every stroke taken on the PGA Tour, this paper introduces a new metric to assess putting. The methodology is based on ideas from spatial statistics where a spatial map of each green is constructed. The spatial map provides estimates of the expected number of putts from various green locations. The difficulty of a putt is a function of both its dis...

Long-term training affects cerebellar processing in skilled keyboard players.

We studied cerebellar hemodynamic responses in highly skilled keyboard players and control subjects during complex tasks requiring unimanual and bimanual finger movements. Both groups showed strong hemodynamic responses in the cerebellum during the task conditions. However, non-musicians showed generally stronger hemodynamic responses in the cerebellum than keyboard players. We conclude that, d...