My article titled “Measuring Basic Performance Parameters from Video: A Tutorial with Sprinting as an Example” was published yesterday in the US Olympic Committee’s online magazine called Olympic Coach. The article describes how to put together a very inexpensive analysis system comprising a high speed video camera, a Windows laptop and a powerful but...
After day one of the US Open I was interviewed for an article asking if there is a perfect swing in golf. I had a chance to talk about TPI, the AMM system and 3D analysis. Rory McIlroy was ahead after the first round and looked like a shoe in to win it (and he...
My wife Bridget and I have created eye-catching posters using the beautiful patterns of human motion. We call them “The 3D Motion Art Series”. I believe these posters are unique, I have not seen anything like them on the Internet. They come in many different colors and the first release is focused on the...
I saw this picture in my recently received USA Diving magazine. What an amazing pike position! This is interesting biomechanically, for two reasons; 1) Moment of Inertia – I recently discussed how to make a somersault spin rapidly and here is the picture perfect example. I don’t think a pike could be any tighter...
Susie Corona and I use the AmmTrainer3D software with one AmmSensor between her shoulder blades to demonstrate how we can effectively train the top of back swing posture. The software is set to give a positive tone when she is in the correct posture for all three angles; forward bend, side bend and turn. ...
TPI Instructor – Gord Workum just wrote an article explaining in simple terms why 3D motion capture is better than 2D video (See previous article in this blog). Gord stated that 3D quantifies the motion of the golf swing objectively; this is true, but one might immediately think “But wait, I can measure distance...
