The Science of Roll
June 30th, 2010 | Quintic Ball Roll, TuitionBy Dr Paul Hurrion
Photography : Andrew Redington / Getty Images
Location : Celtic Manor Golf Club
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GOLF INTERNATIONAL MAG.COM JULY 2010 - 150th Open Championship Souvenir Edition
Quintic Ball Roll is the brainchild of internationally recognised Sports Biomechanist Dr Paul Hurrion (perhaps best known as Padraig Harrington’s trusted putting advisor and biomechanics analyst over the past six years). He works with many other Tour golfers including Rory McIlroy, Oliver Wilson, Paul McGinley, Robert-Jan Derksen (featured here) and Lee Westwood. He has also applied his top level skills, knowledge and experience into the design of his own range of putters with GEL Golf.
I have spent the last five years developing what is today known as Quintic Ball Roll Software and now use it regularly in all of my analysis when working with my clients on the putting green. Quintic Ball Roll v2.4 software is capable of analysing up to 240 frames per second, automatically recognising markers on the golf ball, and instantly producing fully digitised analysis of each putt. The software tracks the ball for the first 30cm of its journey on a given length of putt. It then instantly and clearly shows the ball speed, sidespin (cut or hook), angular rotation (degrees & RPM), vertical bounce, launch angle and point at which true roll occurs.
Crucially – 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 summary sheet in a way that was formerly only available for full swing analysis software for irons and woods. The average, range and standard deviation of the putts are automatically updated after each putt and can be saved into a session folder. It is then possible to compare session results, for example, with different types of putter, before and after changes to the loft / lie / length of a putter and before or after a putting lesson. With the help of Robert-Jan Derksen, let me show you how it works.
“The software measures the performances of the golf ball, which at the end of the day, is what matters…” Dr Paul Hurrion
Golf International : The Science of Roll - July 10 : Please find below a PDF file ‘The Science of Roll’ - To download the full article please click on the following link : The Science of Roll - GI July 2010 : Golf International July 2010 - 150th Open Championship Souvenir Edition.
http://www.golftoday.co.uk/proshop/features/2010/science_of_roll.html
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