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Mr Martin also said the company had serious concerns about the singer's safety because of the tight-fitting Victorian corsets and awkward scenery.
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Soft corsets also decreased spinal rotation, but the changes were only significant with hard corsets probably, researchers said, because of increased trunk stiffness.
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The pieces on show in Salford include around a dozen "mannequin" figures - drawings of young women in tight corsets and high heels.
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Designers of the time projected their image of the ideal woman onto the corsets and elaborate hats they created for them to wear.
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And Jean-Paul Gaultier devoted his collection to the late singer Amy Winehouse, complete with candy-colored beehive wigs, leather corsets and a rockabilly vibe.
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Wearing lumbar corsets may have affected the swing's speed and accuracy as well as the carrying distance, or length of the shot, they said.
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At the time, children essentially dressed like miniature adults, wearing elaborate dresses with corsets and multiple skirts, dainty, lace-up boots and ridiculous hats and lace gloves.
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To compensate for reduced rotation of the lumbar spine, the hip rotation of golfers wearing hard corsets increased, reducing stress on the lower spine, according to researchers.
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"We're not going back to corsets, we're not going back to building ships, " said Mitchell Moss, a New York University urban-planning professor who has been a Bloomberg campaign consultant.
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While dirndls still give a nod to tradition with wide skirts, corsets and aprons, designers have given the outfit a modern twist with brighter colours, fresh design and a little extra room in the corset to allow for plenty of beer drinking.
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