Putting to the Nth Degree - Ball Roll

February 24th, 2009 | Putting Biomechanics, Quintic Ball Roll, Tuition

Out of one of the foremost biomechanics software laboratories comes a world first. The New Quintic Ball Roll System gives putting coaches and putter custom-fit professionals the kind of analysis tool they’ve never had before. What it means is that golfers need never be uncertain of the performance of their putters again.

The 2009 Quintic Ball Roll software tracks the ball for the first 12″ of the putt. It then instantly and clearly shows the ball speed, sidespin, angular rotation, vertical bounce, launch angle and point at which true roll occurs. Crucially as well – and this is the most significant advance on Quintic’s already pioneering analysis tools – all of the above are reflected graphically and numerically in a way that was formerly only available for full swing analysis software for irons and woods.

Putter manufacturers can use this tool to test their equipment, design better putters, and as a sales tool to show the golf professionals how to increase putter sales over the counter. The over-the-counter part is key. Pros who make a living out of retail and coaching have been victims of “web-watch-time-wasters” for too long. This is the practice whereby customers waste a pro’s time by trying out equipment in the shop and then sourcing the cheapest price on the internet.

Golf professionals will be able to more accurately fit their customers for a putter, give better coaching and sell more putters as part of a demonstrable package. Golfers themselves can all benefit from using the system because they will be getting facts to back up their decision on which putter is performing best and see if any alterations need to be made to fine-tune the putter to their stroke.

Shifting the Putter Paradigm

The brains behind the new software is Dr Paul Hurrion - Quintic MD and biomechanics adviser to top European Tour Pros and bodies like the Hi-Tec and Titleist Performance Institute (TPI).

“Putting accounts for over 40% of a golfer’s strokes and yet, most players buy a putter by taking a few off the rack and trying them in the shop or on a practice green - often after a bad round,” reasons Hurrion. “Up until now, you could get a vague idea that your ball was skidding and then rolling forward, but there was no actual way to quantify it alongside hook or cut side spin analysis.

“Attaining proper lie and loft will help the ball roll better but there are other factors involved. The ultimate goal is to get the ball to roll as soon as possible with as little side spin as possible. This easy tool shows you exactly what effect the putter is having on the ball. You need to understand what is happening to the golf ball in order to teach putting!”

Another important point is that the software calculates the point at which true roll occurs. Side spin (hook or cut) will have a negative effect on how soon the ball achieves true roll. It’s now possible to know, through this new Quintic Ball Roll Software, that a ball could have more forward rotation at 18″ but not achieve true roll as quickly as a ball that had less rotation at 18″, due to greater sidespin imparted by the putter.

“We introduced the software at the PGA show in Orlando in January 09,” beams Hurrion. “In less than 5 minutes we were able accurately to fit a golfer to the most suitable putter for him - not just from a lie and loft perspective but also as to blade vs mallet, centre shaft vs heel shaft, and face balanced vs toe heavy. Golfers were both amazed and impressed by how simple and easy it was – suddenly they had tangible results that they could see for themselves. Golf Professionals just couldn’t wait for the launch of this Software to enhance their putter fitting and putting coaching capabilities and convert more enquiries.”

The Quintic 2009 Ball Roll Software is available from www.quinticballroll.com. A single licence costs just $1250 and discounts apply for 5 or more licenses or if purchased with other Quintic Video Analysis products. For more information please email: info@quinticballroll.com

Quintic Ball Roll camera stand, light & digital video camera

GEL celebrates European Tour win as Anthony Kang wins Malaysian Open

February 16th, 2009 | GEL Golf, PGA European Tour Golfers

GEL Golf is celebrating its first European Tour win after American Anthony Kang secured the Malaysian Open using a GEL groove putter on Sunday (February 15) at the Saujana Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.

Kang recorded his first victory in eight years using a GEL Rego putter from the Paul Hurrion Signature Range, which he had been given by GEL rep, Shane Warde, at the start of the week.

“I actually dreamt last night that I won the tournament but I have those sort of dreams quite often!” said Kang, who had been using a GEL putter from the original range before switching to the GEL Rego. “It feels great to have beaten a strong field here - it hasn’t quite sunk in yet but it is an amazing feeling.”

By winning the Malaysian Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Kang earned the biggest pay cheque of his career with the first prize of US$333,330.

Despite being launched just two years ago, GEL has already clocked up four Tour victories; American Bryan Saltus won the 2007 Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on the Asian Tour using a GEL Sapphire, Hsu Mong-nan of Chinese Taipei claimed the Omega China Tour’s Shanghai Championship in 2008 with a GEL Jade and American Tom Stankowski clinched the 2008 Canadian Tour Championship using a GEL Emerald.

“We are delighted to be a part of the success that these four players have enjoyed around the world using our GEL putters and we look forward to many more victories to come,” commented Alec Pettigrew, founder and managing director of Groove Equipment Ltd (GEL) Golf.

GEL Golf has firmly established itself as the number one groove putter on Tour in Asia and is aggressively working its way into the US PGA, European and Canadian Tours.

REGO - (Straight)
A modified alignment, face-balanced blade with inline weighting, perimeter weighting with a center shaft and no offset. Weight alignment arms create unique weight distribution within the putter face. Three-line alignment system squares the putter face to help focus the putter to the target. Loft 3.0 degrees. Lie 73 degrees. Standard shaft length: 34″ and 35″. 431 stainless steel material. (380gm head weight)

REGO - Hurrion Signature Range

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‘Now I want the Claret Jug’

February 5th, 2009 | PGA European Tour Golfers, Putting Biomechanics

By Karl MacGinty - Irish Independent

Thursday February 05 2009

THE hoodie had a big California surf motif splashed across its front; his jeans were suitably faded and the baseball cap featured a Mexican beer. Rory McIlroy’s fashion statement came through loud and clear at Holywood Golf Club yesterday as he looked forward to more than two weeks of chilling out with his pals. All’s calm after his desert storm. Gerry and Rosie McIlroy’s world-famous son was a teenager once again… until he started talking about his plans, his hopes and his ambitions.

Sunday’s dramatic one-stroke victory over Justin Rose and an elite field at the Dubai Desert Classic propelled McIlroy to No 16 in the world, forcing him to reset his sights for 2009. Now he’s aiming for a place in the World top-10. “If I win the Accenture Match Play in a couple of weeks’ time, that’ll get me up to fifth,” he said with a chuckle. Clearly, McIlroy’s been doing his sums — these days his dreams have a hard mathematical edge.

When the kid with everything was asked what wish would he like granted in 2009, he paused for nearly 30 seconds before replying quietly: “Win a Major.”  If he could pick one? “Win The Open, that would be awesome,” he continued. “After Harrington’s two, it’d be nice to keep the Claret Jug in the country for another while. “To be honest, I’d take any one of the four Majors,” added McIlroy, before his pragmatic side took charge: “In fact, I’d just take another win.”

Having seen McIlroy’s name linked to Tiger Wood’s in so many headlines since Sunday, the world now expects miracles from a 19-year-old who has played just one Major — the 2007 Open, where he joined Harrington on the podium as winner of the Silver Medal for leading amateur.

Crazy

He’s never been to Augusta National, where he makes his US Masters debut in April, nor Turnberry, venue for The Open in July, which he said “seems crazy because you can almost see it from here.” As for June’s US Open at Bethpage, McIlroy watched on TV as Woods won there in 2002, and he’s tamed The Black Course on his PlayStation. He also remembers Hazeltine, where Harrington defends the Wanamaker Trophy in August, for Rich Beem’s 2002 PGA victory, while his friend Richie Ramsay of Scotland won the US amateur title on the Minnesota track.

McIlroy has a wealth of information on this year’s Major venues but, in golf, actually seeing for oneself is akin to believing and it’s no coincidence that Sunday’s breakthrough win on Tour was achieved on his fourth visit to The Desert Classic and on an Emirates Club course he was playing for the umpteenth time.

In the past seven months, however, golf has learned never to say never where this young Ulsterman is concerned. Since linking up with canny Irish caddie JP Fitzgerald and Harrington’s putting guru Dr Paul Hurrion last summer, McIlroy has leapt over 160 places up the world ladder.

“I went to Paul Hurrion because Harrington goes to him and Padraig holes everything,” he admits. “He changed my set-up, changed my grip, changed everything. The way I used stroke it, I could get on a run and be very streaky but I wasn’t as consistent. My pace putting has really improved and so has my holing-out from six feet.”

Fitzgerald has been calming and inspirational on many occasions. McIlroy cited the 17th green in Dubai last Sunday, saying: “JP crouched down beside me when I was reading my putt and said ‘big players love these situations. You’re a big player. This is why we are here’. It was great for him to say that.

“Ever since JP’s been on the bag, I’ve played really good. He’s been a big part of the success I’ve had over recent months.

“If some aspect of my game isn’t so good any day, we’ll sit down over lunch and discuss what we did well or didn’t do so well. I might say my half-shots weren’t so great so he’ll say ‘let’s go work on them on the range. He’s very good in that way.” Yet McIlroy is still very much his own man, as he displayed when an elderly male reporter baldly asked “on behalf of female fans, what about the hair?” “I haven’t had it cut since Switzerland and I’ve played great,” retorted McIlroy, unabashed. “I might just keep it.”

Like Hercules, this reporter suggested. “I think you’ll find that was Samson,” McIlroy corrected. Nice shot kid. Now I know what Justin Rose felt like!

Karl MacGinty

http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/now-i–want-the-claret-jug-1628232.html

Rory McIlroy wins Dubai Desert Classic…

February 2nd, 2009 | PGA European Tour Golfers

Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy held his nerve to win a first professional title at the Dubai Desert Classic by one stroke from Englishman Justin Rose. Rory carded a final round two under par 70 to finish at 19 under and so seal a wire to wire victory, as Rose fell just short after a five under par round of 67 at Emirates Golf Club.

McIlroy had led by six strokes with six holes left to play after reeling off four straight birdies from the ninth, but three bogeys in three holes saw Rose move to within one of his playing partner standing on the final tee. McIlroy admitted that the pressure had made it difficult, saying: “You see guys coming down the stretch with a four or five shot lead, and you think it’s easy – but it’s not. You still have to play the shots, and you still have to hole the putts. Putting is a part of his game that the Holywood teenager reckons has improved a great deal under Harrington’s guru, Dr Paul Hurrion, and which he rates as a key factor behind his recent impressive results.

“I got myself into a great position in the middle of the back nine, but then let a few shots slip and Justin birdied a couple as well, so I had to fight back. It was nice to just hold it together on the last and get a great up and down for the victory.”

The win elevates McIlroy to 16th in the Official World Golf Ranking, and makes him the seventh youngest winner in The European Tour’s history.

Dubai-based Swede Henrik Stenson finished third on 17 under par, with his compatriot Robert Karlsson, Germany’s Martin Kaymer and England’s Paul Casey a further shot adrift in a tie for fifth.

McIlroy said: “To hold off a field like this, as well – the likes of Justin Rose, Paul Casey, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Colin Montgomerie – makes my win all the more satisfying.”

 





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