By Dr. Matthew M. Rosman, GSEE
Director of Biomechanics and Sports Science, The Golfing Machine,LLC

Those of us who share a passion for Mr. Kelley’ research and a boundless curiosity about his entire catalog of techniques and components most certainly, and with great frequency, regularly strive to study every bit of the information in The Golfing Machine text to further extract objective scientific constructs and insights from his “yellow book “.  Joe Daniels, GSED and I can both emphatically state that this is a true passion and great source of fulfillment for us.

In this process each of us seeks to increase both our knowledge as well as our ability to be more proficient in our execution skill.  For those reading this commentary who are also teaching professionals, there is an added goal of being able to effectively communicate the concepts in a relevant manner in a modern 21st century world to today’s golf student.  Our 21st century golf world is filled with technology, smart phones, apps, and high tech gadgets that are a part of our everyday lesson plan “tools” that may be utilized as part of the overall lesson plan design.

By Dr. Matthew M. Rosman, GSEE
Director, The Golfing Machine Division of Biomechanics and Sports Science

Information goals for this series:

•    Providing a foundation for learning of selected key human body structures and regions with the goal of orientation and understanding of the function of these designated structures.
•    Defining the technique and performance relationship between the highlighted human body area and its purposeful biomechanical operation in the performance of the golf motion.
•    Providing the reader with a Golfing Machine-BIA™ Fusion connection for optimal scholastic and practical education assimilation and application.
 
In this article series key areas of the human body will be highlighted, explored, and dissected to identify basic function as well as the role played in the choreography of motion for golf activity.

In Part 3, hubs were explored in greater detail with a discussion of key and strategic anchor landmarks that are the foundation for specific chains of action with-in the stroke pattern’s entire pose choreography sequence.  

In BIA™ 101 Part 4, we will continue to explore the subject of hub function and responsibility over a linkage of influence or jurisdiction as it relates to golf participation.
 
When a golfer is under motion and observed to assess performance competency, often the focus of attention is fixated on the most bombastic and aberrant characteristic of the dysfunctional choreography sequence. This is very understandable but often of limited benefit in terms of developing a proper long-term intervention strategy that actually produces performance enhancement that is transferable to the golf course.  

By Dr. Matthew M. Rosman, GSEE
Director, The Golfing Machine Division of Biomechanics and Sports Science

Information goals for this series:

•    Providing a foundation for learning of selected key human body structures and regions with the goal of orientation and understanding of the function of these designated structures.
•    Defining the technique and performance relationship between the highlighted human body area and its purposeful biomechanical operation in the performance of the golf motion.
•    Providing the reader with a Golfing Machine-BIA™ Fusion connection for optimal scholastic and practical education assimilation and application.
 
In this article series key areas of the human body will be highlighted, explored, and dissected to identify basic function as well as the role played in the choreography of motion for golf activity.

In Part 2, the axial and appendicular skeleton components were identified.  In addition, the concept of key skeletal hubs was also introduced.  A hub and its designated “anchor” position of reference may be optimally aligned or may be sub-optimal in some manner due to deformity of position resulting from aberrant postural stresses, degenerative degradation, a lack of educated awareness regarding the strategic alignment of that key anchor landmark of that specific hub, and so, on.

Therefore, a golfer’s “normative” biomechanical structurally compensated alignments for everyday activities of daily living might be optimal outside of golf activities but suboptimal for golf participation and performance. For example, a school bus driver or a toll booth employee develop a structural compensation to the biomechanical system that is best adapted to the most dominant and redundant activities of daily living.  The various alterations and deformities present in the postural presentation exist to accommodate the conditions and circumstances associated with the employment tasks and environmental circumstances.  

• Providing a foundation for learning of selected key human body structures and regions with the goal of orientation and understanding of the function of these designated structures.
• Defining the technique and performance relationship between the highlighted human body area and its purposeful biomechanical operation in the performance of the golf motion.
• Providing the reader with a Golfing Machine-BIA™ Fusion connection for optimal scholastic and practical education assimilation and application.
 
In this article series key areas of the human body will be highlighted, explored, and dissected to identify basic function as well as the role played in the choreography of motion for golf activity.

In Part 1, the first area for exploration, discussion, and assimilation is to become familiar with the human structure from a global as well as navigational position perspective.  

In BIA™ 101 Part 2 a map of the human skeleton by key regions will be introduced to enhance the ability to better understand function and performance as a first step in developing the ability to identify disruption sources that impair golf stroke patterns.

In order to be able to successfully operate and diagnose performance pattern disruptions in the chain of flow motion choreography of poses it is imperative to be able to organize the skeletal system into key regional hubs.