By Dr. Phil Cheetham and Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Presented by Dr. Phil Cheetham and Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Cancelled
– LIVE –
both the motion and forces in a golfer’s swing as presented by two world leaders in the field of golf biomechanics.
The 2-day workshop will consist of morning presentations of key biomechanical concepts followed by afternoon demonstrations in a state-of-the-art hitting bay open to an outdoor range.
The AMM 3D system will be used to capture the kinematics of the swing of several participants. Dr. Cheetham will explain: body motion in six-degrees-of-freedom, the kinematic sequence, key transition moves including X-Factor Stretch, plus the three angles of wrist release, high and low handle twist velocity, and club face closure rate concepts.
The swing data will then be passed through Dr MacKenzie’s simulation software and the kinetics of the same swing will be displayed and animated. Dr. MacKenzie will explain the forces and torques, generated by the golfer, which produced the motion captured by the AMM 3D system.
TO ALL MAJOR GOLF MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
YOUR PRESENTERS
Dr. Phil Cheetham
Dr. Cheetham is an Olympian in gymnastics for Australia (Montreal, 1976 and Moscow, 1980). He is currently the senior sport technologist and biomechanist for the United States Olympic Committee at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He works directly with several sports including athletics and gymnastics. Dr. Cheetham is also the director of the biomechanics advisory board for the Titleist Performance Institute. His research interests are currently in golf, athletics and gymnastics. In golf his original research includes “The X-Factor Stretch”, “The Kinematic Sequence” and “Club Handle Twist Velocity”. Dr. Cheetham co-developed the AMM 3D Golf motion analysis system and the associated TPI 3D biomechanical analysis protocols. He has an Honors Degree in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, a Master of Science and a PhD in biomechanics from Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. His PhD dissertation is titled “The Relationship of Club Handle Twist Velocity to Selected Biomechanical Characteristics of the Golf Drive”.
Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Dr. MacKenzie completed a PhD in Sports Biomechanics at the University of Saskatchewan, which focused on 3D forward dynamics simulation of the golf swing. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University and his research interests lie in the optimization of human movement with a strong emphasis on sport performance. His research encompasses both optimal sport movement patterns as well as the most advantageous training techniques. He has conducted, presented, and published research on putting, shaft dynamics, 3D mechanics of the swing, shoe fitting, and the role of center of pressure in the golf swing. He has consulted for several entities in the golf industry including Ping, Footjoy, Boditrak, Kvest, and FlightScope as well as for several top instructors such as Chris Como and Brian Manzella.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER!
Stan Utley
Utley has written four instructional books – The Art of the Swing, The Art of Putting, The Art of the Short Game and The Art of Scoring – and developed a subscription-based video instruction website called Stan University (Stan U).
As a player on the PGA TOUR Stan understood the importance of shooting low scores and incorporates that mentality into his teaching philosophy. In addition to amateur golfers, Stan has taught and still teaches a host of Tour players many of whom credit Stan for their success.
THE DETAILS
The workshop will be held at the Legacy Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona. Click here to learn more about the resort.
Registration will open August 25th, 2017 on a first come first serve basis. A detailed workshop schedule will be released. All students will receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of the session.
(Refund requests. We will gladly refund your registration fee (minus a $25 administration fee) if we receive the request through an email to accounts@cheethamdesigns.com. The request has to be acknowledged through a return email from us on or before Friday, November 3rd, 2017.)
Members will be required to sign in each day of the workshop as proof of attendance. You can send your Certificate of Attendance to qualify for your credits.
CERTIFICATION
Attend the Forces & Motion Onsite Certification Workshop in person and participate in the interactive discussions and demonstrations by Phil and Sasho. All attendees will have the option to become certified by taking the Online Certification Test after the workshop. PGA Professionals will earn an additional 8 PGA Education Credits upon completion of the course, a total of 23 PGA Education Credits.
On passing the test you get the Forces and Motion Certified Gold Badge
Additional Notes from Dr. Cheetham
Kinematics is the branch of biomechanics that studies the physics of motion directly. Using data from the AMM3D system and a database of approximately 100 tour pros Dr. Cheetham will review the important kinematics of the swing, including body motion in six-degrees-of-freedom, the kinematic sequence of efficient motion both at transition and in the downswing. From his recent dissertation Dr. Cheetham will also explain how club handle twist velocity relates to club face closure rate, clubhead speed, accuracy and body posture at impact. We will also look at the three wrist angles and velocities of the lead wrist.
Additional Notes from Dr. MacKenzie
“Newton’s Laws dictate the relationship between cause and effect in the physical world, and the cause is always a force or torque. The relationship that any variable (e.g., weight shift, delayed release, or swing plane) has on the outcome of a golf swing (e.g., clubhead speed, path, or face angle) can be understood by determining how that variable affected the force and/or torque being applied to the club by the golfer.” MacKenzie, 2012″. Dr. MacKenzie’s objective is to provide attendees with an alternative lens through which to view the motion of a golf club. He will start with the basic concept of F = ma and progress through to the presentation of 3D forces and torques applied to the club during the swing. There will be an extensive use of animations and live demonstrations using selected participants on the AMM 3D motion analysis system, to elucidate the concepts. It is fully expected that attendees will be able to apply this knowledge to refine their swing philosophies and facilitate their instructional techniques.
