Golf Pilot Study

Golf Pilot Study

The Results Speak for Themselves.

Astounding Results from 2023 USA National Golf Pilot Study

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VIEW STUDY NARRATIVE

Summary

Research Questions 1. Does MetaBrain Lab technology change golfers’ putting performance? 2. Does MetaBrain Lab Technology change golfers’ putting mechanics? 3. Does MetaBrain Lab technology change golfers’ performance anxiety for putting?

Recruitment

Golfers
Study participants were all based in the USA. They were recruited through the leadership team’s personal contact and a LinkedIn post aimed at golf instructors.

Procedures

Golfers completed a pre-intervention survey that measured performance anxiety about putting, and beliefs about putting ability. The survey also collected demographic information. Golfers then completed two putting tasks.

Participants
-N = 28 golfers -Age: M = 42.19 yrs old -Gender: Men = 27 Women = 1 -Ability: M = 87.57 (18-hole score) -Experience; M = 25.75 yrs playing

Measures
Golfers
-8 foot putting task -20 foot putting task -Technical putting mechanics -Performance anxiety -Ability beliefs

Analysis
Golfers completed a pre-intervention survey that measured performance anxiety about putting, and beliefs about putting ability. The survey also collected demographic information. Golfers then completed two putting tasks.

Putting Tasks
-How many putts made from 8 ft do golfers make (10 balls) -Aggregated distance from 20 ft (5 balls) -Blast Motion golf sensor & App Fixed mindset (Dweck, 1999) Revised Competitive State Anxiety-2 (CSAI-2R) (Cox et al., 2003)

MetaBrain Labs Chatbot Session (Intervention)

After golfers completed the pre-intervention survey and putting tasks, they participated in a Chabot session using Meta-Brain Lab technology. EEG Neurotech measured brainwaves transmitted to the tech platform for real-time analysis while each user engaged the MetaBrain Chatbot addressing putting performance under stress. Incongruence between golfers’ stated beliefs and their unconscious beliefs were identified. Based on the appraisal, a set of reprogramming statements were generated to change a golfer’s self-limiting beliefs, within 2 weeks. Golfers in the study were asked to complete the Meta-Brain Lab reprograming statements twice a day for two weeks. After two weeks of self-affirmation reprogramming, they completed the post-intervention survey and putting tasks.

Conclusions

-Strong Findings The results of this pilot study are encouraging. More research is needed to replicate the findings under more controlled conditions. -Improves Putting Preliminary results suggest that Meta-Brain Lab training can improve golfers’ putting performance and critical technical metrics. -Reduces Anxiety In addition to putting performance improvement. This pilot study suggests that Meta-Brain Lab training can reduce golfers’ anxiety. -The Study Lacked Robust Controls -Variation in how the study was administrated. -Variation in golfers’ adherence to study protocols. -Study administrators were used as participants. -Participants completed putting tasks in different locations under different conditions.