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Carnoustie Open Winner Praises Advances in Sport Science Golf Technology

At the 136th Open Golf Championship held at Carnoustie, Scotland in July, the winner Padraig Harrington was generous in acknowledging the value of the application of new technology by University of Chichester graduate, Dr Paul Hurrion to his game performance. Paul Hurrion, who comes from Warwickshire, began his undergraduate studies at the University of Chichester in 1990 and after successfully gaining his BSc in 1993 he continued with postgraduate study under the supervision of Biomechanist Dr Rosemary Dyson and the now Professor Emeritus of Sport Science Tudor Hale. During this time Paul was often to be seen playing at Goodwood golf course and reached a 2 handicap.

On completion of his PhD thesis Paul was awarded his doctorate degree in biomechanics analysis of sport. He developed and applied his integrated knowledge of golf and biomechanics when given the opportunity to coach golf in Dubai for about a year before his graduation in 1997.

The experience in Dubai acted as a spur to his efforts to develop coaching tools using a high technology approach utilising the advances in rapid data processing and the miniaturisation of solid-state high speed cameras and computer technology. Commercialisation of the developments of his company Quintic Consultancy Ltd (www.quintic.com) resulted in the sport science products being used worldwide to record and analyse sport performance in coaching and competition applications.

Dr Paul Hurrion is now a leading international Biomechanist and his advice has helped many golf tour professionals and teaching professionals to understand and modify their ‘putting’ action to the benefit of their own scores and/or their teaching abilities. Paul’s expertise in golf has been acknowledged with membership of the Advisory Board for Biomechanics at the elite Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) in San Diego, USA.

Paul also maintains an ongoing relationship with the Biomechanics Department of the University of Chichester through various research and consultancy projects.

“If you take your putting seriously then a visit to the Quintic Putting laboratory is a must. Dr Paul Hurrion’s biomechanical and hi-tech approach to this ‘game within a game’ is unique…The use of the lab’s camera, computer and analysis software, together with Paul’s knowledge, will demonstrate to you things the human eye misses…”

Padraig Harrington

Article: Chichester Observer 20/08/07 & University of Chichester Website: http://www.chiuni.ac.uk/services/news/newsarticle.cfm?articleId=729

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Bringing Sport to Life in the Classroom

August 19th, 2007 | Quintic Video Software

Quintic are pleased to announce further expansion of the Quintic 4 Education (Q4E) multi-sport package which now covers 17 curriculum based sports.

The Quintic software can be used across a wide selection of subjects and levels, providing interactive examples and questions whilst staying within the requirements of the National Curriculum. All educational establishments attract a 20% discount on the initial price of the top of the range Quintic Biomechanics Software.

Importantly for some schools, all 3 modular levels of Q4E can be purchased with eLearning Credits. Over 200 videos can be chosen from the vast selection available with Q4E to demonstrate topics and provide practical applications of theoretical concepts.
All related case studies are supported by FREE downloads, including videos and excel data spreadsheets and across a list of subjects covering topics such as:

1. Impulse
2. Performance Analysis – Swimming
3. Coefficient of Restitution
4. Power
5. Screening of Athletes
6. Cycle Ergometer
7. Newton’s Cradle – Conservation of Momentum and Energy
8. Performance Analysis – Shot Put

A typical case study is detailed, easily navigable and articulately written. Case Study 5 –‘Screening of Athletes’, for example, might see usage in coaching, podiatry, physiotherapy, strength & conditioning and Sports Science. Methodology, results, software functions deployed, graphics and more detailed downloads are all accessible and cross-referenced. There are yet more Q4E Case Studies to follow, please keep an eye out for them at www.quintic.com/quinac/education.htm. The importance of this package as an educational tool cannot be over-emphasised. Q4E works at two levels.

Biomechanics can be very dull if taught solely from a text book. One can get absorbed by countless equations to obtain velocities, torques, stresses and so forth, but the combination of interesting case study videos and live comparison software makes the driest of theories really come to life in the classroom. Students are not required to visualize often complex abstract notions because it is all exemplified with video and graphics.

Secondly, feedback is instantaneous. Shooting video footage of your own athletic activity and comparing it with case study video via the split-screen function brings an entirely new dimension of sports education into the classroom.

“Nobody is quite doing what we are doing in this area in Britain today,” explains Quintic’s MD and chief biomechanist Dr Paul Hurrion. “Multi-dimensional interactive software like this is capable of delivering meaningful feedback and analysis instantaneously for the benefit of teachers and students at the same time.”

Hurrion is well known for his involvement with cricket, consulting for the ICC and being Head Biomechanist of the ECB. His biomechanical design skills are in demand by the likes of Hi-Tec Sports and Titleist, and he personally coaches PGA Tour Golf Professionals such as David Howell, Lee Westwood, Andrew Coltart and Padraig Harrington. He was part of the Harrington team thanked by the Dubliner on his epic victory in The Open at Carnoustie this year.

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