The announcement of hardware integration between the Swing Catalyst force plate and the Zen Swing Stage mobile platform paves the way for a new era in golf coaching.
Gravity pulls the golfer down towards the ground, but what if the ground isn’t flat?
Now, golf coaches can use Swing Stage to recreate the fairway slopes found on undulating golf courses and learn how the Swing Catalyst’s force and underfoot pressure plate change key swing parameters while the ground is moving. You can teach real-world balance and weight transfer by showing them what to do.
The expression “joining forces” has never been more appropriate. Robust and accurate, the Swing Stage can now provide a stable slope of up to 12%, and Swing Catalyst technology can now calculate ground reaction forces through the golfer’s feet on the adjustable slope.
“People ask me all the time: How can I change the force off the ground to change the numbers in my swing?” Director of Research at Swing Catalyst and biomechanics consultant to players and coaches on the PGA Tour Dr. Scott Linn said:
“No tool I’ve ever used has changed numbers as quickly as the Zen Swing Stage. I think the way it changes your golf swing is truly special and untapped. ”
Golf coaches can now use the ready-to-use Swing Catalyst / Zen Swing Stage combination to tilt the playing surface in 0.1% increments while players stand on the Swing Catalyst plate on the stage. It has become. Zen’s powerful and quiet technology enables sidehill riding up to 10% from the flat and up to 12% up/down grades.
“By using Zen Swing Stage to understand how players adapt to different slopes, we can identify why some players thrive under pressure and others struggle. ” said Liam McCraw, Swing Catalyst Director of Education. “This insight is key to unlocking the pure potential of a golf course.”
McCraw and Lin, brand ambassadors for Swing Catalyst, also participated in the new Zen Masters program. This program is a group of prominent golf coaches who utilize Zen gradient mastery to develop new techniques in golf instruction.
The Zen Swing Stage / Swing Catalyst combination will be first trialled at Zen’s UK research facility in 2023, with hardware integration being rolled out to Lake Nona from January 2024 under the guidance of the facility’s Head of Coaching and Zen Master Ambassadors. Tested at Golf & Country Club. , Daniel Gray.
“In over 20 years of coaching, we have never been able to help golfers know when to ease up on the slopes of a golf course,” Gray said. “But by combining Zen and Swing Catalyst, we are now able to create an environment that truly helps golfers understand and improve their force timing.”
Nick Middleton, Founder and CEO of Zen, said: “We’ve always known that critical data such as a golfer’s swing trajectory, plane, direction, and angle of attack change as Zen moves beneath their feet. Now, by working with Swing Catalyst, are able to show that combining both pressure and force provides deeper insight into athlete kinematics on flat ground and precisely controllable slopes.
“And Zen masters like Scott and Liam are paving the way for a new era of coaching by taking advantage of the more representative training environment that Zen can provide.”
The Zen Swing Stage moving platform can be used to create valuable new data for all of Swing Catalyst’s products, including dual pressure plates, portable force plates, motion plates, dual motion plates, cameras and motion capture systems.
“Zen Swing Stage solves a problem,” said Karl Christian Hansen, Swing Catalyst CSO. “Traditional coaching has traditionally been done on a flat surface. Adding Swing Catalyst to the equation, especially the slope of Zen, helps you quantify what you’re doing and make better decisions. You can.
“We learn by feeling, so Zen’s ability to move safely across the ground leaves players battle-ready on the golf course. Zen Golf is a perfect fit for Swing Catalyst technology.”
During the PGA Show in Orlando next week, Swing Catalyst will be introducing its new motion capture camera technology along with other Swing Catalyst products at the Zen Golf Booth #ETC13 in the Zen Swing Stage and Exhibit Hall both at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club will demonstrate.
The entire Swing Catalyst series is also on display, along with golf’s other leading equipment and technology brands, at the brand’s main booth #2965 and in hitting bay #ETC33 of the indoor practice range in the West Hall of the Orange County Convention Center .
“We are proud to partner with Swing Catalyst,” said Nick Middleton. “Nearly 350 years ago, Sir Isaac Newton published the laws of gravity and motion. Today, Zen and Swing Catalyst are working to help golfers adapt to those laws when swinging a golf club. and Swing Catalyst.”
At the PGA Show booth, Zen will also be showcasing new technology in Green Stage’s adjustable putting greens, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in putting coaching, and introducing new technology with elite putting technologies such as the Quintic Overhead Putt Tracker and SAM PuttStudio. Demonstrates integration.
For more information about Zen, please visit www.zen.golf or call +44 (0)1226 781000.
For information about Swing Catalyst, please visit www.swingcatalyst.com.
