This particular sensor can be cut into six separate strips allowing it to be positioned on the golf grip more easily. Double-sided tape was used to attach the sensor to the grip ,and thin strips of electrical tape were used on top of the sensor to hold it in place. Micropore tape (a permeable, non-woven, surgical, synthetic adhesive tape manufactured by 3M) was wrapped around the sensor to help protect it from damage caused by shear forces produced during a golf shot.
Twenty right-handed golfers (16 male, 4 female) of varying ability (five category 1, nine category 2, three category 3, and three category 4 or below) participated in the study. Each golfer was required to wear golf gloves on both hands to protect the force sensor from perspiration and to provide adequate friction between the hands and grip to ensure the club is not slipping during a shot. All tests were conducted in an indoor netted enclosure facility, with golf short being taken from an astroturf matt with a rubber tee. The test compiled fully with the Loughborough University Ethical Advisory Committee code of practice for investigations with human participants.