2006 Conference Agenda

Friday, February 17th
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks from iClub and the MIT's Center for Sports Innovation
9:00 AM
Laird Small: Baseline Data on the Professional Swing
9:35 AM
Jim Suttie: Critical Success Factor in Golf – Consistency
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Morning Refreshment Break / Technology Showcase
10:35 AM
Joe Assell: Accurate Diagnosis of Body-Related Swing Flaws
11:10 AM
Jimmy Ballard: The Forces of the Golf Swing and How They Accommodate the Natural Hinges of the Body
11:40 AM - 1:20 PM
Luncheon for all Participants
1:20 PM
Gerry James: Efficient Movement of the Correct Golf Swing
1:55 PM
Mike Adams: Effects of Initial Conditions on Performance
2:30 PM
Panel: Technology's Impact upon the Teaching of Golf
3:20 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break / Technology Showcase
3:50 PM
Rick Martino: Transferring Practice Skills to the Golf Course
4:25 PM
David Edel: The Impact of Putter Fitting on Performance
5:00 PM
Michael Hebron: The Science and Research Behind Reaching for Optimum Potential through Brain-Based Learning
5:30 PM
Refreshments / Technology Showcase
Saturday, February 18th
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast Buffet / Technology Showcase
8:30 AM
Second Day Opening Remarks from iClub and the MIT's Center for Sports Innovation
8:50 AM
Eric Alpenfels: Par without Pain Research for Injury Prevention and Performance Improvement
9:25 AM
Tom Cavicchi: The Effects of Stretching on Ball Speed and Distance
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Morning Refreshment Break / Technology Showcase
10:20 AM
Ben Doyle: G.O.L.F.
10:55 AM
James Leitz: Analysis of Face Angle and Ball Flight
11:30 AM
Chuck Cook - The Back Shoulder - A Master Chunker Cue
12:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Luncheon for all Participants
1:40 PM
Dan Goldstein: Analysis of Center of Gravity in Relation to Skill Level
2:15 PM
Panel: Educating, not just teaching, the golf student
3:10 - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Refreshment Break / Technology Showcase
3:40 PM
TJ Tomasi: The Role of Operant Conditioning in Improving Golf Performance
4:15 PM
Jim McLean: X Factor/Y Factor
4:50 PM
Closing Remarks