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. 2022 Jun 9;10(6):91. doi: 10.3390/sports10060091

Table 4.

Typical values of the crunch factor according to the methodology used. The value source is given in brackets.

Publication Methodology (Parameter1·Parameter2) Values
Parameter1 Parameter2 Driver Iron
Cole et al. [73] Axial torso rotation Lateral bending angle 1.5 rad2·s−1
Joyce et al. [76] Lateral bending (upper torso) Axial rotation velocity 3.0 ± 0.8 rad2·s−1 3.0 ± 0.5 rad2·s−1
Lateral bending (lower torso) Axial rotation velocity 0.5 ± 0.2 rad2·s−1 0.5 ± 0.1 rad2·s−1
Lindsay et al. [75] Axial rotation velocity Side bending angle with low-back pain: 82.4 ± 21.9 rad·s−1
without low-back pain:
87.7 ± 28.4 rad·s−1
Ferdinands et al. [58] Pelvic tilt velocity Pelvic axial velocity 8 *rad2·s−2
Thoracic lateral bending Pelvic axial velocity 5 *rad2·s−2
Thoracic flexion Pelvic axial velocity 12 *rad2·s−2
Joyce et al. [74] Torso lateral bending Torso axial rotation 2.9 ± 0.6 rad2·s−1
Lower torso lateral bending Lower torso axial rotation 0.3 ± 0.2 rad2·s−1

* Directly read from a plot or a chart. The value source is given in brackets.