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The Sports Technology
Golf Swing Analyzer
One of Paul
Nyman's "fun" projects
I joined Sports Technology in 1985 as
Chief Engineer in charge of product design and development.
My first "project" was to
take an "idea" that the President of the
company had been "tinkering with" and turn
it into a "sellable" product.
And do it in 90 days or less because
he had already sold 30 units at $15,000 a piece to
an investor.
The result was the Sports technology
Golf Swing Analyzer.
Here's what John Cromarty, founder and
President of Sports Technology about Paul Nyman:
"Paul Nyman is without doubt
one of the brightest and most energetic people that
I have ever met or known. His technical abilities
are are not only of the highest caliber, but also
span many diciplines of electronic, computer and mechanical
design.
Paul is not a "golfer",
but he knows more about the bio-mechanics of the golf
swing than any PGA professional that I know.
The Sports Technology Golf Swing
analyzer would not have been possible without Paul's
technical knowledge, ingenuity and creativity.....
John Cromarty, president Sports Technology Inc."
The Sports Technology Golf Swing Analyser
screen displays nine functions with 11 measurements,
in four categories: backswing path and speed, downswing
path and speed, clubface angle at impact, and weight
distribution at each stage. Each measurement can be
displayed alone, in any desired combination, or collected
behind a black screen for later retrieval. printouts
follow the format of the screen display.
When it comes to analysing the golf swing during
the impact zone it is impossible for the human eye
to accurately diagnose what the clubhead is doing,
even high speed photography will not give an accurate
impression. This is where Smart Golf's Smart Swing
Analysis comes in.
Using a highly advanced detector pad it takes various
measurements from the clubhead as it passes over the
mat to strike the ball.
Takeaway. Speed of the clubhead during backswing,
in feet per second.
Downspeed. Speed of the clubhead during downswing,
in feet
per second and miles per hour.
Face Angle. Angle of the clubface at impact. This
measurement shows in degrees the relationship of the
face attitude to the downswing path. O designates
an open clubface angle, C a closed angle. ( Also shown
visually by vertical/angled black line to the right
of the ball . ) The Face Angle is computed from the
PATH and FACE measurements.
The estimated yardage is shown to the right of the
Face Angle readout.
Weight Distribution. Three measurements are taken.
They are expressed as percentages of total weight
for the left and right side respectively.
1. Set-up. Live monitoring of the golfer’s stance
while addressing the ball. The moment the clubhead
is moved, weight distribution is locked in and the
SET-UP readout changes to TAKEAWAY.
2. Top. Weight distribution at the point in time
when the club reaches the top of the backswing, representing
the most weight transferred to the right side.
3. Impact. At impact, the third weight
measurement is taken.
Red Dotted Line. represents takeaway path relative
to ball position
Blue Dotted Line. represents downswing path relative
to ball position. The point where the DOWNSWING PATH
meets the ball indicates whether it was a heel, toe
or centre hit.
Vertical Black Line. The inclination of line shows
the position of the club face at impact relative to
the ball.
Path. Degrees Inside-out (I) or Outside-in (O) for
the downswing from an imaginary target line straight
through the ball.
Face. Attitude of the clubface expressed in degrees
to an imaginary line that is square to the intended
target, open (O) or closed (C). FACE and PATH combined
determine FACE ANGLE (described earlier), and the
direction of the flight of the ball.
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