Experts in Sport

E58 - Golf equipment and how manufacturers and researchers can benefit players

October 04, 2023 Loughborough University Season 4 Episode 25
Experts in Sport
E58 - Golf equipment and how manufacturers and researchers can benefit players
Show Notes Chapter Markers

Jonathan ‘Jono’ Shepherd (Head of Performance Research at PING golf) and Doctor Aimee Mears (Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology at Loughborough University) discuss golf equipment, and how manufactures and research can work together to benefit players both expert and amateur with host Stuart McErlain-Naylor.


Timestamps 

00:00 - 04:19 - Introductions to guests, background in golf and sports technology
04:20 - 11:18 - What is the performance research centre and what does it do?
11:19 - 21:12 - The interaction between the player and the equipment 
21:13 - 28:32 - What technology are being used and how that helps achieve the aims of the industry?
28:33 - 30:26 - Variability of human movement or maximum performance 
30:27 - 34:56 - Should you based equipment decisions off what the pros use? 
34:57 - 37:57 - Speed, accuracy and the sweet spot in golf
37:58 - 44:36 - Would golf clubs be different between men and women? 
44:37 - 46:18 - How good are people at judging golf equipment for themselves
46:19 - 49:14 - Conclusion, links and goodbyes from guests

Introductions to guests, background in golf and sports technology
What is the performance research centre and what does it do
The interaction between the player and the equipment
What technology are being used and how that helps achieve the aims of the industry?
Variability of human movement or maximum performance
Should you based equipment decisions off what the pros use?
Speed, accuracy and the sweet spot in golf
Would golf clubs be different between men and women?
How good are people at judging golf equipment for themselves
Conclusion, links and goodbyes from guests