Episode 5

Kinetic Sequencing

This episode of Golf Fitness Academy takes a look at how Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips use science and technology to develop their fitness programs and help players achieve better efficiency and consistency. Greg and Dave explain how 3D technology is used in the application of sports performance and specifically how they measure a player's swing efficiency or kinematic sequencing. This measurement of energy transfer from lower body to trunk to arms and to the club at impact allows them to pinpoint any areas of the body which aren't maximizing efficiency. They demonstrate a series of motor learning coordination drills that you can do at home that will help you improve your energy transfer.

Episode Details

• Greg and Dave explain how 3D technology allows them to measure a player's ability to efficiently transfer energy at impact or kinetic sequencing.
• A "cracking the whip" analogy demonstrates how players' energy transfer can be equally efficient with different swing styles.
• Kinetic sequencing measures a player's energy transfer from the lower body to the trunk to the arms and into the club.
• By comparing a kinetic sequencing of an amateur golfer with one of the world's best players, you can pinpoint where in the swing a golfer isn't accelerating or decelerating to maximize efficiency.
• Diagnosing a physical limitation and creating an exercise program to address this limitation is just one step in the process. A player must also find a way through repetition and motor learning to get the sensation of where your body or weight should be throughout the swing.
• Greg and Dave recommend a variety of Motor Learning Coordination Drills for you to do at home after your fitness routine to help retrain your muscles.