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Golf Health
& Performance Center
What
shape is
your game in?
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Golf Health &
Performance Center
Titleist Performance Institute Advisory Board 
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What
is a Biomechanical Swing Analysis
and Motion Capture?
Biomechanics
is the study of the physics of movement, mostly human movement.
Motion capture is the process of capturing and quantifying motion
so that biomechanical principles can be used to analyze it.
Universities, hospitals and sport training centers around the
world use motion capture and analysis systems to improve athletic
performance, analyze movement disorders and rehabilitate injuries.
The SkillTec 6D Motion Analysis System (the big brother to the
SkillTec 3D-Golf System) was used to analyze the (paralyzed) leg motion
patterns of the late Christopher Reeve (Superman) during
treadmill exercises at UCLA Medical Center. NASA, to analyze the
effects of weightlessness on the movement patterns of shuttle
astronauts after space missions is using similar technology. |
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The
developer of the system, Phil Cheetham, himself an Olympian and a
respected biomechanist, has used motion analysis methods to
analyze Olympic athletes while employed by the US Olympic
Committee at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and
at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Also, current top money winning
PGA pros are having their swings analyzed on the SkillTec 3D-Golf
system.
The
Technology and How It Works
The 3D-Golf System
can capture every nuance of human motion in three-dimensions,
quickly, easily and in real-time. Small sensors are placed on
the body segments of the golfer. These sensors movements are
measured in a electromagnetic field emitted by a nearby
transmitter, and the electromagnetic measurements are
converted to body position and rotation values. Every movement
the golfer makes is precisely measured and displayed by the
computer many times per second. Not only is the movement
displayed as a virtual reality three-dimensional model of the
golfer, but dynamic parameters of the swing are also computed
and saved for analysis. The golfer's swing is thoroughly
quantified!
With this data
easily accessible, the golfer can view the swing from any
angle and replay it in multiple-image mode, to view such
things as swing plane errors or excessive head, hips, or torso
motion. The instructor can compare the student's swing to a
database of top professionals to identify the differences.
Once problem areas are identified, audio biofeedback
technology can be used to correct the errant motion and
"grove it"' by repetitive training of the correct
motion. The golfer learns the feel of the correct motion
quickly.
Golf
Health & Performance Center
Using motion
capture to discover valuable dynamic swing information
helps identify and confirm physical restrictions and
compensations related to the players' physical ability.
Data analysis from the body, club and ball flight allows
custom tailored exercise and movement programs to be
designed to help the golfer to achieve preferred swing
movements.
The Golf Performance Center conducts many original and
important tests, including:
- Evaluation
of your body's physical golf capabilities,
recommending specific health and fitness programs to
improve your golf performance.
- Comprehensive
analysis of your golf swings dynamics, measured and
recorded by advanced motion analysis technology.
- Important
and personal swing data for improving specific
fundamentals in your golf swing.
- Innovative
fitness training and practice sessions, utilizing
audible biofeedback for correct repetitions to develop
new golf specific motor patterns.
- Continual
monitoring of your progress to record and quantify
your improvement.
- Transfer
training sessions to real golf game like conditions.
If you're
serious about improving your game . . .
So
are we !!!
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