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| The perfect swing through Video Analytics |
„Golf is more than a sport, marriages which were divorced, relationships, which were ended, careers which were lost because people are so keen to learn this complex movement in golf“ says Prof. Dr. Martin Rohr, passionate Golfer himself .
It is widely known that golf is a complicated game and swinging a
golf club correctly is not a natural thing to do. The technique behind timing a
golf shot has to be taught and has to be practiced many times before a player
can achieve the perfect swing.
Video analytics helped Prof. Dr. Martin Rohr, after playing Golf for years
to improve his swing movement substantially and to consequently improve his
Handicap. Additionally, through the help of video analysis Prof. Dr. Rohr was
experiencing a relief from his chronic back pain. By being able to closely
monitor his body movements and having a trained golf pro and a physician revise
the captured material, he was able to take efforts to help relieve the pain in
his lumbar spine that almost made him quit his most beloved sport.
We were able to get a testimonial from Prof. Dr. Rohr about his
experience in Golf with Video Analytics.
Prof. Dr. Martin Rohr being filmed at his Golf practise
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| Golf Video Analysis Software |
He points out, it is crucially important to receive immediate
feedback. After a lesson the player has learned how to improve addressing the
ball, and having perfected this he feels his game should now improve but then
he momentarily forgets the best way to control the speed of the club head
during the downswing and his game suffers. Without the immediate feedback one
might improve 90% the first, 70% the next time practicing but eventually fall
back into same old routine. Only by receiveing constant and immediate feedback the improvement
performance can be maximized.
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| Golf student being analysed via Video Analysis |
On the market so far are so called Golf Analysis Apps that help to
connect coaches and athletes around the world. These apps allow you to record
and analyze videos using slow motion, drawing and comparison tools, which can
then be shared to anyone in the world. You can compare videos side by side with
professional athletes, watch instructional and drill videos from coaches and
browse videos from other golfers in the app community.
Another new technology for professionals is called „Monitors Track
Man“. This application uses doppler radar technology that has been
widely used in military applications to track missiles and projectiles since
the 1960s. The app has a radar unit that tracks the trajectory of a golf ball
from launch to landing and has the ability to measure the full ball flight,
which is essential. The golf radar can give a precise picture of the club
during ball impact.
Applying „Video Analytics“ and creating algorithms that would
automatically assess and analyze the player’s performance would substancially
support and in some occaisons substitute the coach and allow precise feedback right
away. Furthermore many issues that are not capturable at „first sight“ can be
evaluated; such as, how the motion is affecting our body and how we develop a tecnique
designed for our specific needs and health issues.
That health injuries are considered while playing is a great
opportunity when addressing physically challenged people – no matter to what
extent. Specifically, all parts of the body would be measured during the swing
and then analyzed using video analytics. This new trend and opportunity is comparable with technologies
applied in other sports industries, for example running or cycling: in running the heart rate monitor and in
professional cycling the motion maesurement system that helps to practice efficiently
in order to improve performance.
This opens doors to new business opportunities for many
professional golf trainers. Golf is a serious business, players are extremely
passionate and are have a high willingness to pay, which has great revenue
potential for video analytics.
References:
http://www.richard-foster.com/
http://www.sloansportsconference.com/?p=630
http://www.ubersense.com/learn_more
http://trackmangolf.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN4wmwQojhQ
Prof. Dr. Martin Rohr
Frederike Rohr
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