From his Addison-based ChiroSport Specialists of Dallas office, Dr. Troy Van Biezen has already treated multiple professional athletes, from NHL and NBA stars to PGA Tour golfers such as Ben Crane and Ryan Palmer. But after partnering with Motion Golf and Austin-area instructor Buck Mayers, Dr. Van Biezen has been watching many more pairs of golf cleats walking through his door.
Together, Dr. Van Biezen, Mayers and Motion Golf formed the country’s first Motion Sports Institute this past September with the goal of providing one facility where golfers can receive golf instruction, fitness training and pain and injury prevention and rehabilitation treatments. Thanks to Motion Golf’s 3D motion capture technology, Mayers’ team of instructors can provide immediate feedback and one-on-one swing tips.
Likewise, Dr. Van Biezen can use the motion analysis technology to evaluate each golfer’s swing for any potential injury-creating flaws. And professional trainers are on hand to help golfers develop the type of long-term fitness regimens that will translate to better scores on the course.
For Mayers, who also operates his Buck Mayers Golf Academy at Grey Rock Golf Club in South Austin, the application of Motion Golf’s technology for swing analysis is obvious, but it’s the added strength and flexibility improvements that golfers can achieve at the Motion Sports Institute, along with the benefits of having on-site chiropractic and rehab care, that might be equally as beneficial for golfers.
“More times than not,” Mayers says, “the golfer cannot change to a new movement pattern without addressing injuries, strength, flexibility, mobility and stability. With 3D imaging, we now can get to the objective root cause of all swing flaws very quickly and accurately by understanding how each golfer’s body moves.”
For further proof of the impact this cooperative use of technology among orthopedic surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, swing coaches and personal trainers will have on the game consider this: In the first few months after partnering, Mayers and Dr. Van Biezen have already screened more than 30 PGA Tour players in Dallas.
Motion Sports Institute
(972) 239-0010, chirosportspecialists.com
