[Biz 정보] 퍼팅 연습의 절대 강자 '클릭버디'

최근 현대인들은 바쁜 일상 속에서도 자신의 삶의 가치를 높이는 노력을 꾸준히 하고 있다. 대표적 레저스포츠의 하나인 골프는 이제 2~30대에게도 대중화되고 있는 추세이다.

특히 골프는 '힘이 아닌 정교함을 요구하는 스포츠'라는 점에서 자신의 스윙, 퍼팅 등을 보다 정확하게 분석해서 스코어를 줄이려는 노력이 중요하다. 거리를 측정해주는 GPS가 불과 몇 개월 만에 스마트폰 앱으로 들어와 보편화 된 것도 이런 현상 중의 하나. 또 프로들이 사용하는 스윙분석 프로그램조차 이미 스마트폰에서 인기 앱이 될 정도다.

최근 '퍼팅메카닉'을 표방, 미세한 퍼팅동작을 분석하고 올바른 퍼팅습관을 가르치는 '클릭버디(CLICBIRDIE)'가 출시되면서 골프 애호가들로부터 큰 이목을 받고 있다.

'클릭버디'(www.clicbirdie.com)는 자이로스코프와 가속도센서 등 첨단 모션센서를 장착하여, 기존에 감각에만 의존하던 퍼팅을 과학적이고 체계적으로 연습할 수 있는 첨단 퍼팅 분석기이다.

'클릭버디'를 통해 사용자는 자신의 퍼팅스타일을 직접 확인할 수 있다. 사실 많은 골퍼들은 골프를 즐기면서도 자신의 퍼팅스타일에 대해서는 정확히 알지 못한다. 하지만 '클릭버디'는 퍼팅템포, 백스트로크, 팔로우스로우의 크기 등 퍼팅의 필수 정보를 사용자에게 제공함으로써 사용자는 이를 기준으로 자신만의 퍼팅기준을 세울 수 있다. 또한 퍼터 헤드스피드를 측정하여 그에 상응하는 퍼팅 예상거리를 알려주어 사용자는 체계적으로 거리감을 익힐 수 있다. 그 밖에 롱퍼팅, 숏퍼팅 등 구간별 거리 연습이 가능하며 작고 휴대가 간편하여 골프장, 연습장, 가정, 사무실 등 언제 어디서든지 퍼팅연습이 가능하다.

퍼팅 메카닉을 도입한 '클릭버디'는 가속도 센서를 연구한 전 포항공대 연구진의 참여와 퍼팅패턴에 대한 다년간 분석·축적된 데이터 기반 위에 현재 골프계를 대표하는 양찬국 프로, 고덕호 프로 등 전문가 의견, 일본 토카이 대학 교수의 디자인 검토 등을 반영, 1년간의 테스트를 거쳐 고객 만족을 극대화했다.

퍼팅 연습의 새로운 지평을 여는 '클릭버디'는 2011년 미국 PGA 머쳔다이즈 쇼(Merchandise Show)에 출품되어 PGA 프로, 인스트럭터, 바이어 등으로부터 뜨거운 관심을 받았으며, 2011년 일본 골프 페어(Japan Golf Fair)에서는, 출품 후 보름 만에 일본의 대표적 온라인 쇼핑몰에 입점하여 판매되고 있다.

한편, 코엑스에서 개최되는 2011년 한국종합골프전시회에서는 미국 및 일본 시장 진출을 기념, 행사특별가로 '클릭버디'를 제공하며 KPGA프로 등을 모시고 퍼팅아카데미 등 다양한 이벤트를 진행할 예정이다.

과학적이고 체계적인 첨단 퍼팅 분석기 '클릭버디'
• - 출처 : 클릭버디
• - 연락처 : 02-3274-4114
• - 관련사이트 URL : http://www.clicbirdie.com/
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[iPhone app] Swing Like a Pro(TM)

Take Golf Swing Analysis to a New Level

Swing Like a Pro™ uses the iPhone's built-in accelerometer with advanced motion analysis technology to analyze your golf swing.

	Simply hold your iPhone like a golf club and Swing It!
	Swing Like a Pro™ compares your swing with the reference swing of a golf professional
	View and analyze your swing speed, tempo, back swing and follow-through completion
	Modify your swing to simulate features of the pro's. Your ball striking will improve immediately!

How Swing Like a Pro™ Works

Features and Benefits

• Swing Analysis
  Swing Like a Pro records your hand position throughout your swing—something virtually impossible to monitor by video or by a professional golf instructor, because the swing occurs so rapidly. Small adjustments in hand position can dramatically impact both your distance and your accuracy, saving you hours of hunting through the woods for lost balls.
  Swing Like a Pro collects 100 data points per second on hand speed and position during the swing, then uses this data to calculate the trajectory of your swing and display it on screen.
  View your swing compared with the reference swing of a golf pro. By analyzing and adjusting your swing fundamentals, you can dramatically improve your ball flight, path and distance.
• Golf Pro Ken Woods demonstrates how to hold and swing your iPhone
  Swing Breakdown
  Swing Like a Pro breaks down each swing into six elements:
  
  • Back swing acceleration
  • Back swing extension
  • Down swing acceleration
  • Follow through acceleration
  • Follow through extension
  • Hand position
  
  You receive a score for each element compared to the pro's reference swing. By evaluating each element of your swing, you can focus on areas that need improvement. As your swing improves, your scores improve.
• Swing Tempo
  Learning to match a pro's swing shouldn't mean having to match their speed. With Swing Like a Pro, you can adjust the pro swing time to match your swing time. Now you can see what your swing should look like when a pro takes the same amount of time to swing as you.
• Training Videos
  Swing Like a Pro includes short videos that cover golf swing and putting basics. These training tips complement the swing analysis to further help you adjust and improve your swing.

iPhone Game 'puttluck'

The iPhone game golfers have been waiting for. Puttluck is the first "Wii-style" putting game exclusively for iPhone 4 users.

Developed in collaboration with a PGA Pro, Puttluck uses an advanced physics engine and the iPhone's built in gyroscope to give players a realistic golfing experience.

Ridiculous trousers are optional.
“Drive for show, putt for dough! Practice your putting wherever you are.”
Steve McGuinness, PGA Golf Pro

Start Putting Like A Pro

Aiming the shot

To line up your putt, hold the phone in front of you, as shown in the picture. To aim the putter and view all the way around the green, use the touch screen controls by moving up, down, left and right. Take the slopes and distance into consideration. Good luck!

Taking the shot

Tilt the phone so the back of the phone is facing the floor, screen face up. Hold down the putting button, swing the phone in a straight line from right to left (pendulum motion) and take the shot! Remember keep that thumb on the button and eye on the ball.

iTrainer Personal Golf Trainer

The iTrainerTM is an easy to use device, offering functionality to benefit all golfers. The device is small and is clamped to the club shaft, just below the grip, a place that introduces negligible impact to the swing, yet effective enough to accurately measure swing characteristics.

The iTrainerTM is such an ingenious and advanced device that no other device comes even close to matching in price and features.

Swing Tempo Golf Training Aid

The revolutionary Swing Tempo is a tempo-training device that allows you to measure and retain your optimal tempo. There has never been a training aid that allows you to store your own tempo settings and achieve consistent, repeatable results... that is until now!
Tempo, Digitally Remastered
Introducing the only golf tempo training aid that provides a correct digital reference to your tempo, timing, and rhythm.

[Source]intheholegolf

Swing Speed Radar with Tempo Timer

The Swing Speed Radar with Tempo Timer is a small, microwave Doppler radar velocity sensor that provides the swing speed and tempo rhythm for golfers of all ages and skill levels. It assists players in developing /optimizing their swing, and maintaining consistency, by measuring actual tempo time from club takeaway to ball impact at the climax of their forward swing, as well as the swing speed of the clubhead as it approaches the ball. The Swing Speed Radar with Tempo Timer, featuring simple one-button operation, provides unmatched utility in a single, affordable device.

Golfers need to determine the tempo time that best suits their swing rhythm. John Novosel, in his best selling new book "Tour Tempo", points out that most Pro Tour Golfers have tempo times within the range of 0.9 to 1.3 seconds. Ben Jackson, Owner and Head Instructor at the New England Golf Academy, emphasizes the trend for the new, young Tour Pros of today is for faster tempo times. In Ben's words, "Speed is the new frontier!" (Tempo time and swing speed!) Check out your tempo time and swing speed and see where you fit in!!

[Source] intheholegolf

Lessons on Putting Fundamentals

Overview: The basics of a fundamentally sound putting stoke is one where the lower body stays stationary, the head is properly positioned and the upper body, the arms and shoulders, form a triangular shape and moves with a pendulum motion.

Idealy, you should swing the putter back and through at the same speed with a sense of rhythm. The goal is to return the clubface back to a square position at impact along the the target line and that stokes the ball with topspin towards the hole.

Triangle Pendulum Motion:

To begin with, let us first explain what is meant by forming a triangle with your upper body.

An imaginary triangle is formed between your arms and shoulders. Notice what is meant by this with the image to the right.

Through out your swing you will want to keep this triangle intact and the arms and shoulders working together as one unit.

Then like the pendulum movement of a grandfather clock is how you want to stoke the ball.

You want almost no wrist or hand action because they are too hard to control and keep your putter head square and on the target line. Never allow your wrists to unhinge.

 Putting Stoke Length: The lengthen of your backstroke should be about the same distance as your follow through length.

It is important to regulate your distance by changing the length of your stroke and not by trying to apply sudden burst of power with your hands.

For instance, you do not want to make a 30 foot by taking the club back only a few inches and then suddenly trying to hit hard to make the hole.

In the example to the right on a shorter putt the back stroke and follow through length should be the distance of the two inner guide balls. While the two outer balls mark the putting stroke length for a longer putt.

Your goal is a smooth, slow and even pace stroke with the shoulders moving in steady pendulum motion.

The length of the backstroke is an area where some pro trainers recommend different advice. Some advocate the 1/3 - 2/3 rule. That is, take the putter back 1/3 the length and the follow through should be 2/3 of the total length.

However, the one thing that is agreed upon is do not have your backstroke greater than your follow through. Secondly, your controlling distance by varying the length of your stoke.

A fundamental key to successful putting is having your shoulders, arms and putter act as one unit. The stroke is a smooth one piece action upper body motion with no body rotation.

The Role of Your Wrists: Basically, you do not want your wrist to be playing any role in your putting stoke. What you do not want are your wrist to flex like in the photo to the right.

This is normally disastrous and will result in to much play in the putter head. However, on very long putts it is okay for a little amount of wrist hinging because it starts to become too hard to keep your lower body stable and your posture correct.

But never the less, keep in mind that you only want to use your wrists only as much as is absolutely necessary.

The Backswing:

Begin to move the putter head back along the target line.
Use your triangle and keep your lower body body still and your head still with your eye focused on the ball.

Remember the length of the backstroke will dictate the length of the putt.

As you move your putter back along the target line your left should will lower and your right shoulder will rise. See the image to the right, the left shoulder lowers while the head remains steady.

Down Swing: The most important thing is to return the club head square at impact. Keep your arms, hands and shoulders working together and your putter should be low to the ground.

Maintain a smooth and steady pace and let the club naturally accelerate.


Your shoulders will rotate during your stroke while your head and lower body remains still.

Maintain a constant putter speed through out your stroke.

The Follow Through: The left wrist should remain flat and the right shoulder will lower. The putting stroke will continue along the target line until the length is the same as the backswing.

Pace and Rhythm: The feeling of your swing should be one of a smooth, flowing motion. Do not force the pace of your swing but do accelerate through the ball. The putter should have the same pace on the backswing and follow through but it is important that it gains speed as it strikes the ball

Putting is a game itself within the game of golf. It takes time and practice to master but with patience and concentrating on developing the proper fundamentals anyone can become good at putting.

[Source] How to Putt in Golf