Every so often I will post a swing file and open it up for discussion. I will also occasionally post TPI 3D reports and discuss them too. Here is an example swing just to get started. This is an AMM 12 sensor file and you can view and analyze it if you have at least the TPI 3D Analyzer. This golfer is a club pro with a handicap of 5. Check it out.

To down load it just click on it and choose "Save"; sometimes this just tries to open the data directly; if your computer does this then close the file and try right clicking on it instead, then choose "Save Target As"; save the raw swing file data (.rw3 file) to your Demo Data folder (if you don't have one create one as if it were a new subject); using the Save dialog box navigate to "c:\TPI 3D Data\AMM Golf\Demo Data - 1" and drop the file in there; then open TPI 3D and using the menu item "Setup > Select Subject", select "Demo Data - 1"; now select "File > Open a Motion File"; next choose "Raw Motion Data" from "Files of Type" at the bottom of the dialog box; open the swing, this will cause all the data to be recomputed; now go and open it again; this time open the .sm3 and every thing should be there; 3D view, comparison table and reports. A little complicated I know but for now that's it. The swing data is posted on the next line.

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There were several presentations that focused on TPI 3D and its applications; Greg will post portions of them on the myTPI site; here is mine complete with notes. Please if you use any of this information in your publications or presentations; cite your source appropriately (see below). This is standard practice in the scientific world. Thanks, Phil.

Cheetham, P.J. Why the Pro's Hit Further than You: Answers from 3D Motion Analysis and the Kinematic Sequence. Proceedings from the World Golf Fitness Summit. Anaheim, California. October, 2008.

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Here are the definitions of the main parameters that are used in TPI 3D. The K-Vest has a subset of these parameters and the AMM 12 Sensor has them all. You can graph each in the graphs section, or look at there values in Comparison Table, at Address, Top, Impact and Finish as well as the half points (club parallel in backswing, downswing and follow through) and also see them plus other parameters in the reports.

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Here is the paper we wrote for the World Scientific Congress of Golf that was held in Mesa earlier this year. If you cite it please use the reference below.

Cheetham, P.J., Rose, G.A., Hinrichs, R.N., Neal, R.J., Mottram, R.E., Hurrion, P.D. and Vint, P.F. Comparison of kinematic sequence parameters between amateur and professional golfers. Science and Golf V: Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf. Crews, D. and Lutz, R (Eds). Energy In Motion. Mesa Arizona. (pp 30-36), 2008.

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I wrote this document as a chapter in the TPI Biomechanics Level 2 Manual. It explains all the graphs and tables in the TPI 3D Biomechanics Report for the full-body 12 Sensor AMM system. It is also applicable to the 8 and 4 sensor AMM systems and the K-Vest as well, but of course these systems wont have all the parameters that the full-body version does. (Dec 08).

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Every so often I will post a swing file and open it up for discussion. I will also occasionally post TPI 3D reports and discuss them too. Here is an example swing just to get started. This is an AMM 12 sensor file and you can view and analyze it if you have at least the TPI 3D Analyzer. This golfer is a club pro with a handicap of 5. Check it out.

To down load it just click on it and choose "Save"; sometimes this just tries to open the data directly; if your computer does this then close the file and try right clicking on it instead, then choose "Save Target As"; save the raw swing file data (.rw3 file) to your Demo Data folder (if you don't have one create one as if it were a new subject); using the Save dialog box navigate to "c:\TPI 3D Data\AMM Golf\Demo Data - 1" and drop the file in there; then open TPI 3D and using the menu item "Setup > Select Subject", select "Demo Data - 1"; now select "File > Open a Motion File"; next choose "Raw Motion Data" from "Files of Type" at the bottom of the dialog box; open the swing, this will cause all the data to be recomputed; now go and open it again; this time open the .sm3 and every thing should be there; 3D view, comparison table and reports. A little complicated I know but for now that's it. The swing data is posted on the next line.

 Click here to view the article

There were several presentations that focused on TPI 3D and its applications; Greg will post portions of them on the myTPI site; here is mine complete with notes. Please if you use any of this information in your publications or presentations; cite your source appropriately (see below). This is standard practice in the scientific world. Thanks, Phil.

Cheetham, P.J. Why the Pro's Hit Further than You: Answers from 3D Motion Analysis and the Kinematic Sequence. Proceedings from the World Golf Fitness Summit. Anaheim, California. October, 2008.

Click here to view the article

Here are the definitions of the main parameters that are used in TPI 3D. The K-Vest has a subset of these parameters and the AMM 12 Sensor has them all. You can graph each in the graphs section, or look at there values in Comparison Table, at Address, Top, Impact and Finish as well as the half points (club parallel in backswing, downswing and follow through) and also see them plus other parameters in the reports.

Click here to view the article

Here is the paper we wrote for the World Scientific Congress of Golf that was held in Mesa earlier this year. If you cite it please use the reference below.

Cheetham, P.J., Rose, G.A., Hinrichs, R.N., Neal, R.J., Mottram, R.E., Hurrion, P.D. and Vint, P.F. Comparison of kinematic sequence parameters between amateur and professional golfers. Science and Golf V: Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf. Crews, D. and Lutz, R (Eds). Energy In Motion. Mesa Arizona. (pp 30-36), 2008.

Click here to view the article

I wrote this document as a chapter in the TPI Biomechanics Level 2 Manual. It explains all the graphs and tables in the TPI 3D Biomechanics Report for the full-body 12 Sensor AMM system. It is also applicable to the 8 and 4 sensor AMM systems and the K-Vest as well, but of course these systems wont have all the parameters that the full-body version does. (Dec 08).

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