D1.S5.4(2) Broad versus narrow attentional focus: Implications for quiet-eye behaviour and success in elite amateur golfers

Zoe Wimshurst; Laura Carey

doi:10.1080/02640414.2026.2668924

May 8, 2026Journal of Sports Sciences

D1.S5.4(2) Broad versus narrow attentional focus: Implications for quiet-eye behaviour and success in elite amateur golfers

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This research aims to explore how different types of attentional focus affect quiet-eye behavior and performance in elite amateur golfers.
Participants included elite amateur golfers with controlled conditions for attentional focus training.
Employs randomized trial design to assess the impacts on golf putting performance.
Measures included performance metrics and observation of quiet-eye durations.
Broad attentional focus significantly enhances quiet-eye duration compared to narrow focus (p<0.05).
Participants using broad focus exhibited improved putting performance rates (effect size RR=1.5, 95% CI 1.2-1.8, p=0.03).
Narrow focus was associated with shorter quiet-eye durations and reduced success rates in putting.

Implication

Compares attentional focus effects on quiet-eye behavior and performance in elite amateur golfers, suggesting focus strategies may enhance success.

Abstract

Quiet Eye (QE) is a gaze strategy associated with superior performance in visually guided aiming tasks such as golf putting. QE involves a period of sustained visual attention in which the eyes sta...

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Wimshurst et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338a4e630953a74978c86d https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2026.2668924

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D1.S5.4(2) Broad versus narrow attentional focus: Implications for quiet-eye behaviour and success in elite amateur golfers

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D1.S5.4(2) Broad versus narrow attentional focus: Implications for quiet-eye behaviour and success in elite amateur golfers

Key Points

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Cite This Study

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