In the field literature it can be found that acoustic information can affect both the relative timing (RT) and the overall duration (OD) of voluntary movements. This suggests that sound can provide a mental temporal motor representation of movement. Aim of this work was to investigate whether golfers are able to discriminate between the sounds associated to their own from other golfers' swings. The sounds produced by the participants performing 65 m shots have been recorded and used to create 5 stimuli, in which RT and OD have been manipulated. The experimental conditions were: participant's swing sound, other golfers' sounds having equal both RT and OD, equal RT but different OD, different RT but equal OD, and both different RT and OD. Task of the participants was to say whether each sound corresponded or not to their own swing. Results show that golfers are able to recognize their own movements, but they also recognize as their own the sound produced by other athletes having equal both RT and OD. These conditions are significantly different from the other ones. This suggest that temporal features are quite relevant in sound recognition, but they are not the only information provided by the sound.
Golf swing sound recognition: The role of timing
GALMONTE, Alessandra;
2011-01-01
Abstract
In the field literature it can be found that acoustic information can affect both the relative timing (RT) and the overall duration (OD) of voluntary movements. This suggests that sound can provide a mental temporal motor representation of movement. Aim of this work was to investigate whether golfers are able to discriminate between the sounds associated to their own from other golfers' swings. The sounds produced by the participants performing 65 m shots have been recorded and used to create 5 stimuli, in which RT and OD have been manipulated. The experimental conditions were: participant's swing sound, other golfers' sounds having equal both RT and OD, equal RT but different OD, different RT but equal OD, and both different RT and OD. Task of the participants was to say whether each sound corresponded or not to their own swing. Results show that golfers are able to recognize their own movements, but they also recognize as their own the sound produced by other athletes having equal both RT and OD. These conditions are significantly different from the other ones. This suggest that temporal features are quite relevant in sound recognition, but they are not the only information provided by the sound.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.