Our TOMI golf training system recently got some nice coverage from reporter Jesse Smithey  in the Knoxville News Sentinel:

Where PGA Tour pro Phil Mickelson goes, short-game guru Dave Pelz usually follows.

Since everyone can’t enlist the help of a former NASA scientist to hone their putting, golf instructors and courses around the country are calling upon TOMI, The Optimal Motion Instructor putting aid.

Tennessee National, a Greg Norman design located in Loudon, is among its faithful.

No bigger than a can of Coke, TOMI is a portable Pelz. Developed by putting instructor Marius Filmalter, the TOMI’s infrared transmitter and USB camera capture every movement of the putting stroke and race the results to a laptop in real time.

TOMI breaks down eight key components of the putting stroke into instant data about a player’s:

- Alignment at address.

- Alignment at impact.

- Path of the putter at impact.

- Stroke path and rotation.

- Shaft angle.

- Impact on the putter face.

- Putter speed.

- Stroke tempo.

The numerical and visual feedback allow teaching professionals to craft drills designed at correcting the problems.

Tennessee National director of golf Adam Foegen said the members there are taking full advantage of the break-through equipment. After all, it beats thumbing through Pelz’s Short Game Bible – which is anything but short.

Learn more about TOMI and watch the video.