Equipment

Swing Catalyst: Balance your swing and stay connected

Published

12 years ago

Feb 24, 2014

Swing Catalyst has enhanced the relationship between golfer and instructor by connecting technologies from three different platforms: Swing Catalyst Online, the Swing Catalyst App and Swing Catalyst video analysis software.

The trio, which the company calls an “ecosystem,” works in conjunction with the Swing Catalyst balance sensor plate, and allows for students and instructors to use Doppler radar launch monitors such as Trackman or Flightscope to further analyze the swing within the software.

The company is innovative in the golf industry because of its interconnectivity, allowing instructors to utilize various technologies using only one program. The relationship between teacher and student is more efficient than ever because feedback can be immediate, with no restrictions of space or time.

While other companies have video software with analysis capabilities, Swing catalyst consolidates information and data in an interactive way like few others.

The student is able to send their instructor a video of their swing, along with shot specifics such as ball speed, swing speed, spin rates, smash factor, carry distance, etc., and the instructor can provide feedback through Swing Catalyst Online. Even more helpful, the software saves all of the information from every swing in the student’s database, allowing for future reference and comparisons between swings.

In an industry saturated with new instructional technologies, the Swing Catalyst balance plate is yet another innovative product that shows weight distribution throughout the swing. Golfers can use this as a new experience and intriguing look at their movement, while instructors can utilize the information to correct crucial fundamental mistakes at the core of a swing.

“The Swing Catalyst Balance Plate is a highly advanced sensor plate consisting of more than 2,000 high-resolution sensors, specifically designed for swing analysis,” said Tom Christian Lindvag, marketing manager for Swing Catalyst. “Although it has been designed to help golfers improve their game, it is powered by the similar technology being used at advanced hospitals and medical research facilities around the world, where accuracy is a must.”

The balance plate started as an aid for Norwegian olympians competing in ski jump events, and is also used in the medical field, according to Lindvag. The analysis of balance, movement and weight distribution turned out to be quite helpful in the golf swing as well.

At the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show, I had the pleasure of using the technology for the first time. Although the launch monitor software was not hooked up during the last hour of the event when I tested Swing Catalyst, the balance plate was still available.

Having never worked with weight distribution analysis, or ever really thought about it, the feedback from the first swing was eye-opening. My weight, after moving forward during the downswing, shifted back abruptly at impact, and remained on my toes for the majority of my follow through. After a few adjustments my weight remained centered, and I contacted the ball without struggling with a pull-hook for the first time in months.

“The Swing Catalyst Balance Plate has been instrumental in allowing me to look behind the curtain of video, and quantify what is really happening in the golf swing,” says Andrew Rice, director of instruction at Berkeley Hall in Bluffton, S.C. and one of America’s top golf coaches.

The Swing Catalyst balance plate can identify flaws in the golf swing that are not perceivable to the naked eye, even the trained eye of America’s best teachers. Combined with the “ecosystem” from Swing Catalyst, this system can’t help but improve the golf swing.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”