Swing Analysis System Targets Laker Linkster Development

The 2006 golf season promises to be one to remember for the Lakers. A number of significant developments have been made that offer team members significant benefit. The most noteworthy of these advancements might be the addition of a swing analysis system for the team. Through the generous support of an anonomous parent, $1500 was secured which was used to purchase V-1 swing analysis software, laptop computers, digital camera equipment and associated accessories. The system functions as a compliment to the already-existing Indoor Hitting Bay at the Gelstan Athletic Center - and provides an unparallaled learning experience for team-members.

Each team-member is now able to view his golf swing on video, quantifiably measuring and analyzing such facets of motion as: club face positions, shaft angles, posture variances, swing paths, etc. Furthermore, an archive of PGA Tour player swings is housed in the software and available for purposes of comparison. Therefore, each team-member has the opportunity not only to learn from his own motion, but also to learn from overlapping his golf swing with that of a tour player. As the Lakers have already found out, a lot can be learned when one compares his golf swing to that of Tiger Woods.

As well, copies of recorded swings will be burned to tape/dvd for team-members. It is the coaches' vision that each player be able to create an archive of his golf swing's development. For Seniors, this means that at season's end, they will be able to walk away with visual footage of their own golf swing's progression over the course of the season. For Freshmen through Juniors, it means that they will be able to track and analyze their swing over a much longer period of time. By the time a (current) freshman graduates, he should have a swing archive spanning four years. This is invaluable information in the development of a golfer; and Boys' Latin is poised to provide it effectively and efficiently for its Lakers in the time ahead.

The additional of the swing analysis equipment and software is a significant development for the Lakers in 2006; and promises to aid in the development of its team-members for years to come.