Interesting Article

eric54 · 11-05-2008, 12:10 PM

Be very interested to hear peoples opinions on this especially Brians

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Golf secret not all in the wrists

Guitar Hero · 11-05-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by eric54

Be very interested to hear peoples opinions on this especially Brians

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Golf secret not all in the wrists

All I saw was a hacker topping the fake golf ball. No data at all. I do think in the right hands it will someday give us more info about the swing. Just get it away from those idiots. ROCK ON!!

Deadly_Scope · 11-05-2008, 05:45 PM

Most people that do these so called studies don't have enough experience to interpret the data properly but usually have some new gadget to test with and then guess as to what it means. Phrase a few buzzwords in order to frame their work as scientific and revolutionary and Bob's your uncle, another useless study conducted by a moron that on average can't hit it past the 200 marker.

kc8kir · 11-05-2008, 05:56 PM

... he'd tear apart their "understanding" of the golf swing.

Once again... the "pop" analysis... fails miserably...

That segment was basically "Anatomy of a Hacker"... not very useful from their limited understanding.

thefuture37 · 11-05-2008, 05:57 PM

the guy in the video isnt the same guy that did the study mentioned in the first part of the article. that being said, its likely that the study mentioned just picked golf as a model to test their physics, rather than doing the study for the express purpose of advancing golf knowledge.

JamesBurg · 11-05-2008, 11:47 PM

From the article:

"The optimal strategy consists of hitting first with the shoulders while holding back with arms and wrists and, after some delay, hitting through with the arms. At release, the wrists should hit through."

Well, there are clues in that, but barely.

11-05-2008, 12:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
eric54 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom. Posts: 87	Interesting Article Be very interested to hear peoples opinions on this especially Brians BBC NEWS \| Science & Environment \| Golf secret not all in the wrists

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kc8kir Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30	Brian would have a field day with these guys... ... he'd tear apart their "understanding" of the golf swing. Once again... the "pop" analysis... fails miserably... That segment was basically "Anatomy of a Hacker"... not very useful from their limited understanding.

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JamesBurg Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 28	From the article: "The optimal strategy consists of hitting first with the shoulders while holding back with arms and wrists and, after some delay, hitting through with the arms. At release, the wrists should hit through." Well, there are clues in that, but barely. __________________ Par when I practice...10 over when I don't...

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11-05-2008, 05:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Deadly_Scope Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 107	Most people that do these so called studies don't have enough experience to interpret the data properly but usually have some new gadget to test with and then guess as to what it means. Phrase a few buzzwords in order to frame their work as scientific and revolutionary and Bob's your uncle, another useless study conducted by a moron that on average can't hit it past the 200 marker.

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thefuture37 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 712	the guy in the video isnt the same guy that did the study mentioned in the first part of the article. that being said, its likely that the study mentioned just picked golf as a model to test their physics, rather than doing the study for the express purpose of advancing golf knowledge.

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