Superhuman Golf
Fitness / Biomechanics
Founded in service of fellow golfers to help them maximize performance and longevity through athletic preparation.
Philosophy
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Body-Swing Compatibility
Each golfer’s body has a unique combination of physical characteristics and the motion of the golf swing is bound by these characteristics. An effective improvement plan is one that harmonizes the motion of the swing with the physical abilities of each golfer.
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Sport Oriented
Effective training prepares your body for the specific demands of your sport. Unfortunately most golfers do not prepare as athletes. Neglecting the physical demands of a sport can lead to poor performance or injury. To play your best golf for as long as you can, you must invest time to improve your athleticism.
How does athleticism impact golf performance?
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Distance
Distance is equal parts optimizing equipment, improving technique and boosting physical power. Athleticism helps with power development and unlocks options for technical improvement. Would you like to hit the ball further? With the right training program it is possible at any age.
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Pain
Many golfers play injured and do not address the underlying causes. This places your body at increased risk for more serious injury and may keep you off the course for long periods of time. What can you do to reduce pain, bounce back from injuries sooner or better yet, prevent them altogether?
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Longevity
As age related physical changes inevitably arise, the loss of mobility, stability, strength and power will impact your ability to swing a golf club efficiently and powerfully. Can anything be done to counteract these changes? How can you maintain a high level of play for many years to come?
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Golf First
Superhuman Golf offers an advanced type of fitness and biomechanics evaluation that has been specifically designed to help golfers understand and meet the unique physical demands of golf. From the outset, each part of the evaluation was meticulously chosen with an eye toward improving golf performance. This is for the golfer that wants to make golf performance the central focus of their regular fitness regimen.
Biomechanics Technology
Advanced technologies are used to measure ground reaction forces and track the 3D motion of your body as you swing. This additional step unlocks key insights about how your physical abilities are actually expressed in your golf swing.
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Working Together
Superhuman Golf services are a complimentary service to regular golf instruction. Often there are underlying physical reasons why a golfer may be struggling to meet their golf goals. The Superhuman Golf evaluation will identify these physical issues and a personal golf fitness program will be developed to improve them.Along with your fitness routine, some swing modifications may be necessary. Your teaching professional or golf coach will be informed of all your physical and biomechanics data so they can decide which modifications are necessary and how to effectively implement these changes.
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The Process
The 5 step Superhuman Golf process is thorough and data driven. The goal is to connect each golfers physical abilities to the movements in their golf swing and create and actionable problem list with measurable goals.
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1. Physical Exam
The physical evaluation measures your capability in several areas of fitness including mobility, stability, movement skills, strength and power. This evaluation was developed with the specific physical requirements of golf in mind.
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2. Biomechanics exam
A golf biomechanics exam measures how your physical abilities are expressed during your golf swing. Ground and body sensors measure force, pressure, velocity, acceleration, deceleration, positioning and more.
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3. Body-Swing Diagnosis
The body-swing diagnosis is hours of post-session professional analysis. This establishes informative links between your physical abilities and the motion of your golf swing. A prioritized problem list is developed to guide a fitness plan.
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4. Fitness Plan
Objective data allow for goals that are measurable. Expert diagnostics unlock key insights into how your body influences your swing. The result is a comprehensive golf fitness plan that is not just golf specific, but extraordinarily personalized.
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5. Follow Up
Many physical attributes make the athletic golfer. Some are pre-requisites for others. Improvement is the compounding effect of small changes. Follow up sessions measure these changes so you can see progress and know when to advance your training.
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The energy of the golf swing starts at the ground and is then transferred through the upper body to the club. A ground force analysis measures the magnitude, location and timing of forces you apply to the ground during your swing. Optimizing these ground forces builds the foundation of power.
Want even more details about ground mechanics? Click here to read an in depth article.
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3D motion capture measures the rotational velocity of the pelvis, chest, lead arm, and club. It also measures the order in which they accelerate, decelerate and change from backswing to downswing. This makes it possible to visualize how efficiently energy is transferred from pelvis to club. 3D motion capture also measures detailed information about posture which helps foster quality contact.
Want even more details about 3D motion capture? Click here to read an in depth article.
