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Technical Details

  • Variable Type: Discrete Metric
  • Data Type: Float
  • Units: raw: m, display: in
  • Column Name: relative_hand_position_away_from_body
  • Aggregation: mean
  • Precision: 1
  • Measurement: Lateral distance from mid-shoulders to average wrist position
  • Direction: Away from body (+)
  • Timing: At foot contact event
  • Typical Range: 3.3 – 7.1 in
  • Optimal Direction: Middle — moderate values are optimal

Description

Relative hand position away from body measures the fore/aft position of the hands relative to the shoulders at foot contact, indicating pre-swing hand positioning.

Normative Ranges

Percentile distributions by competition level from the 2026 Q1 dataset; the optimal range spans the 25th–75th percentiles.

Use Cases

  • Swing setup assessment
  • Hand position evaluation