The effects of blocked and random practice on the learning of three variations of the golf chip shot

Christopher A. Aiken and Alec M. Genter

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2018, vol. 18, issue 2, 339-349

Abstract: The current study investigated the acquisition of three variations of a golf chipping task using either a blocked or random practice schedule. Twenty-four individuals performed a 5.5 m chipping task in which they practised from three different ground lies. Half were randomly assigned to a blocked practice condition in which they practised all trials of one task variation before moving on to the next variation. The other half were assigned to a random practice condition in which they practised the three tasks in a random order. Acquisition consisted of 54 total trials. Ten minutes following acquisition a six-trial blocked retention test was performed, followed by a six-trial random retention test. During acquisition, individuals significantly improved their chipping performance (p < .001) but no group differences emerged (p > .05). The random condition was significantly more accurate in chipping performance during the random retention test (p < .05) but no group differences emerged for the blocked retention test (p > .05). These results suggest that increased contextual interference during practice of a golf chip task facilitates learning. Practitioners should seek to implement increased levels of CI while instructing novice golfers.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1475199

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