Liam also helped the Titleist Performance Institute launch its worldwide Power Coach Certification program in May of 2013. He has been working with the PGA of Canada to provide the highest level Golf Coaches in Canada with support on analyzing performance with technology. More recently Liam has refocused his energy on Education and Research. His innovative programming that combines student accountability and deliver quantifiable results have remain unique in the industry.
At University Liam was on the varsity golf team, an All Star volleyball player and a medalist in badminton.Īfter spending nearly a decade with the World Long Drive Tour, California Mini Tours and various Professional Tours in Asia Liam dedicated his full focus to coaching. Liam joined the PGA of Canada in 2001, one year prior to graduating from the University of Alberta in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Physical Education. Sensors smaller than a poker chip capture your movements in 3D for analysis right on your smartphone or tablet.
The angles, speeds and velocities of the golf swing is vital to a full understanding of the motion.ĤD Motion: One of the newest companies in the marketplace 4D Motion has a really lightweight hardware that integrates with an iOS and Android app. My Swing: Using 17 inertial sensors MySwing captures a lot of data and gives instructors a detailed look at what’s going on in the body. Fascinating info and data to be learned from getting on or working with an optical system. Gears: The main player in the optical system arena in golf, Gears is featured in over 40 facilities across the world. Highly recommend trying out their biofeedack if you’ve never been on it… Incredible! They’re software, reliability, technology, and biofeedback training are second to none as they’ve made dramatic improvements over the last couple of years. K-VEST: One of the most mature companies in the industry, K-VEST produces a 2 and 4 sensor 3DOF system plus a 6DOF electromagnetic system. Optical movement is widely regarded as the most accurate way to capture movement. GEARS is powered by eight 1.7 megapixel cameras running at 360 frames per second which look at over 600 images per swing to track everything that’s going on with the golfers body and the club.
Examples of Degrees of Freedom > Image Credit to Dr Phil Cheetham’s PDF Basic Biomechanics for Golf Optical SystemĪn optical motion capture system uses high speed cameras to capture different angles of a golfer to create a full capture. The big benefits of an electromagnetic system is the high level of precision and accuracy while measuring 6DOF worth of data. Systems can range in sensors from 1 to 15+ depending on what needs to be measured and trained for each student.Īn electromagnetic field is generated from a small box sitting on a tripod behind the golfer which captures data from sensors placed on the body. Inertial Sensor Systems are the most common type of motion capture system in the marketplace because of their price point, ease of use, and accuracy of the technology. Liam MucklowĪn inertial sensor is a combination of magnetometers, gyroscopes, and accelerometers that can create a very accurate representation of what the body’s doing looking at bend, rotation, and velocity (3 Degrees of Freedom).
It’s the only thing that truly measures how the body is moving. If you’re a coach and you’re serious about making people better, 3D is the most important tool to get in your toolbox.