Biomechanical Evaluation of a Custom Golf Prosthesis for Bilateral Upper Limb Loss

A single-participant study details the design and biomechanical evaluation of a custom carbon-fiber golf prosthesis. The 18.2 KB document, authored by Jason T. Maikos and last updated in May 2026, presents results on swing kinematics, X-factor rotation, and weight shift compared to normative data. Findings support user-centered fabrication approaches for expanding access to adaptive sports.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking prosthetic performance based on biomechanical metrics like X-factor rotation and clubhead speed mentioned in the description
• Informing user-centered design principles for adaptive sports equipment based on the described fabrication approach
• Analyzing swing kinematics and weight shift patterns in adaptive golf based on the collected driver swing data

Strengths

• Document is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse and modification
• Study provides a detailed biomechanical evaluation with comparison to normative datasets, as described
• Focus on a specific, underserved population (individuals with bilateral upper limb loss) for adaptive golf

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is a single 18.2 KB document, representing a very limited scope focused on one case study

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Custom design, fabrication, and biomechanical data collection during driver swings, as described.

Time Range

Study date not specified; document last updated May 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 05:54:29; freshness should be verified

Geography

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