At the Barcelona Golf Academy we continue to move forward, improving our facilities with great excitement. The new gym on the ground floor of the clubhouse is an encouragement for the players of all ages at the academy. With the machines and specific equipment for swing training, the pupils enthusiastically go to work out on the physical programs – gaming for the youngest players – under the supervision of the academy coach and their instructors.
The latest innovation is the installation of an indoor golf range in the adjoining space. With a practice net along the back wall, artificial turf covering the floor and a tee mat, the Trackman 4 and our advanced technologies, we have created the ideal space for video analysis of movement mechanics. It’s also a great place for exercising the swing indoors.
We were already doing this undercover in the driving range station, but an inhouse space opens up many possibilities, such as training the swing when the weather is very bad outside, or when we want to make a more comfortable and swifter transition from fitness training in the gym, to swinging with a golf club on the range.
For example, when you want to change a motor pattern, the indoor range is perfect for doing it with our Golf BioDynamics 3D system. There is nothing worse for returning to your old swing, than seeing the ball flying badly when you are changing something in your swing. But this way, you can’t see the ball flying, so it’s easier to focus on the new movement.
The putting area has also been moved to the same zone.