Rory’s Swing Simulator

[evemccc]

I’ve seen a few videos on YouTube showing a machine in which random golfers can feel exactly Rory’s swing pattern & release

Is this a ‘thing’ that’s becoming more common? I wonder if it is possible to try it out - as long as it was adjusted for your height and body dimensions, I can see how it could be very useful to ‘feel’ exactly where his swing path is, to understand what could be aimed for.

I also wonder if other pro golfers have had the swing modelled this way by machine.
I bet there is a market for this out there

 

[Orikoru]

Hopefully it moves a lot slower than his real swing or you'd have some potential for broken shoulders.

 

[hambugerpete]

There was something like this in canary wharf, I did plan to check it out but covid came a long and I haven't looked since.

 

[sjw]

Hopefully it moves a lot slower than his real swing or you'd have some potential for broken shoulders.

Broken shoulders?! How about, "arms removed at the shoulders"

 

[The Squirrel]

Sticking Bert the Pensioner with his gammy hip in a machine that makes him move the club head at 125 mph or more is clearly unwise, but it does make me think. If a lot of speed training is actually breaking neurological boundaries by making the body realise that it can move that fast and so reprogramming its defence mechanisms that limit movement speed, then is some sort of powered machine that assists you to a speed ever so slightly faster than you can achieve unaided (and gradually increases that) the next step in swing speed training?

 

[sjw]

I think there might be some misunderstanding in the thread It's not a powered machine, it's a rig that will only allow the club to move along Rory's swing path. It may be beneficial to feel, but it doesn't stop lower body problems like goat humping

EDIT: There was indeed some misunderstanding and it was mine

 

[garyinderry]

I tried it at the open in portrush. Nearly snapped me in half.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

It’s a bit like the old explaner that is prob in a number of driving ranges gathering dust and rust

 

[Golf is fun]

I think there might be some misunderstanding in the thread It's not a powered machine, it's a rig that will only allow the club to move along Rory's swing path. It may be beneficial to feel, but it doesn't stop lower body problems like goat humping

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=901096121115410

It's definitely a machine.

The problem with this (ignoring the fact that a lot of people won't have the same physical characteristics as Rory) is that static motion and dynamic motion are not the same. The force you apply to a moving club to make it move the way it does is not the force you apply to a static club. As an example, imagine someone driving a formula 1 car round a fast corner, outwardly you may see the head tilt to the outside of the corner, but in reality the driver is trying to tilt his head inwards against the G force but losing the battle. With this type of simulator you would be being taught to tilt your head the wrong way, because the outcome motion is not the same as the input force.

 

[sjw]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=901096121115410

It's definitely a machine.

The problem with this (ignoring the fact that a lot of people won't have the same physical characteristics as Rory) is that static motion and dynamic motion are not the same. The force you apply to a moving club to make it move the way it does is not the force you apply to a static club. As an example, imagine someone driving a formula 1 car round a fast corner, outwardly you may see the head tilt to the outside of the corner, but in reality the driver is trying to tilt his head inwards against the G force but losing the battle. With this type of simulator you would be being taught to tilt your head the wrong way, because the outcome motion is not the same as the input force.

Can't see the video as I don't have a facebook account but if it's the one I'm thinking of, there's no evidence of it being powered

 

[road2ruin]

I've been on this, was a place in Camberley and was definitely powered...

UK’s first RoboGolfPro unveiled at new state-of-the-art indoor golf academy

UK’s most advanced new indoor golf academy in Camberley, Surrey has RoboGolfPro to give golfers robot-assisted swing efficiency. A second mobile RoboGolfPro robot hits the road for golf days and corporate events

golfbusinessnews.com

I did try out Rory's swing and it was on a VERY slow speed, got me into positions I never knew possible and shows how little our golf swings have in common!!

 

[Golf is fun]

Can't see the video as I don't have a facebook account but if it's the one I'm thinking of, there's no evidence of it being powered

It's one of these - https://robogolfpro.com/robo-golf-pro/

In their own words:

First the RoboGolfPro analyzes the athletes body and swing motion to create a model of their perfect swing. It takes many parameters into account such as flexibility, height and weight. It uses video analysis to map data points onto the athlete’s body. The RoboGolfPro takes all this into account and then creates a model of the individual’s perfect swing.

Then the athlete holds the club while the swing motion is performed by the RoboGolfPro.

This allows the athlete to feel their ideal swing motion and develop muscle memory. The RoboGolfPro will exaggerate the ideal swing to overcorrect for the athlete’s current faults leading to fast development of the perfect swing.

 

[Orikoru]

Can't see the video as I don't have a facebook account but if it's the one I'm thinking of, there's no evidence of it being powered

There is literally a massive robot moving the club while you just hang on for dear life.

 

[sjw]

It's one of these - https://robogolfpro.com/robo-golf-pro/

In their own words:

Fair enough The original video I'd seen hadn't quite highlighted the size of the thing (I assume it's the same product)

 

[evemccc]

The guy in the video that @Golf is fun linked is v tall, whereas Rory is pretty short — and it shows I think…But I’m sure that with some calibration for height etc it would be useful to ‘feel’ exactly the positions Rory gets to, and to perhaps work towards —- I could see this being a (no doubt expensive) bespoke ‘thing’ in golf tuition going forward

Pretty interesting for any golf nut to try out the different swings of Rory, Nicklaus, Faldo, Tiger, Hogan or whoever your golf hero is

 

[Orikoru]

The guy in the video that @Golf is fun linked is v tall, whereas Rory is pretty short — and it shows I think…But I’m sure that with some calibration for height etc it would be useful to ‘feel’ exactly the positions Rory gets to, and to perhaps work towards —- I could see this being a (no doubt expensive) bespoke ‘thing’ in golf tuition going forward

Pretty interesting for any golf nut to try out the different swings of Rory, Nicklaus, Faldo, Tiger, Hogan or whoever your golf hero is

Yep - the backswing looks normal, then it looks like he almost places the club on the ground during the downswing. Looks hilarious.

 

[cliveb]

First the RoboGolfPro analyzes the athletes body and swing motion to create a model of their perfect swing. It takes many parameters into account such as flexibility, height and weight. It uses video analysis to map data points onto the athlete’s body. The RoboGolfPro takes all this into account and then creates a model of the individual’s perfect swing.

Then the athlete holds the club while the swing motion is performed by the RoboGolfPro.

This allows the athlete to feel their ideal swing motion and develop muscle memory. The RoboGolfPro will exaggerate the ideal swing to overcorrect for the athlete’s current faults leading to fast development of the perfect swing.

Given the number of times the manufacturer implies this is for training athletes, I suspect it may not be suitable for the typical forum member

 

[sjw]

Yep - the backswing looks normal, then it looks like he almost places the club on the ground during the downswing. Looks hilarious.

From Golfisfun's post it does say that it exaggerates feel... but yes it does look a little mental even still!

 

[sunshine]

There was something like this in canary wharf, I did plan to check it out but covid came a long and I haven't looked since.

Same, saw an advert for it at the North Greenwich driving range opposite Canary Wharf. Looks like the pro is now based in Cumbria and took his robot with him.

 

[Golfnut1957]

Sticking Bert the Pensioner with his gammy hip in a machine that makes him move the club head at 125 mph or more is clearly unwise, but it does make me think. If a lot of speed training is actually breaking neurological boundaries by making the body realise that it can move that fast and so reprogramming its defence mechanisms that limit movement speed, then is some sort of powered machine that assists you to a speed ever so slightly faster than you can achieve unaided (and gradually increases that) the next step in swing speed training?

Probably not. When I was not much younger, I'm 67, I would go on a running machine and run for miles at a not too telling pace, but I would always have a minute of "Linford Christie" and get away with it, just.

One day I went double Linford for three minute, it definitely did not feel like a step forward afterwards.