Golf News for Wednesday, May 18, 2005 | Business

Tour Tempo and SmartSwing combine forces

PHOENIX (AZ) – Leading technique author and instructor, John Novosel, has announced that Tour Tempo has selected SmartSwing as a strategic partner for the rapidly expanding demand for the company’s products and services. Novosel holds patents on four golf training devices, including the highly acclaimed swing aid XLR8R® (pronounced “Accelerator”), which is endorsed by many top coaches and used by numerous PGA and LPGA golfers.

“John has been tremendously successful at helping players of all levels through his methods and training aids,” said SmartSwing CEO and Founder Dick Eyestone. “We’re flattered that he has recognized the value that our technology could have in his work.”
“SmartSwing’s technology and marketing strength provide the perfect compliment to our success with the XLR8R® and the Tour Tempo Tones. We will be able to expand our existing swing analysis capabilities utilizing SmartSwing’s meticulous feedback and reliability for capturing and analyzing the golf swing. These tools are complements one another and coupled with the application of the Tones, afford the serious student a quick and complete pathway to a vastly improved golf swing”, stated Novosel, Sr.
“SmartSwing’s technology is head and shoulders above anything else like it in the golf industry,” said Novosel. “It should be especially effective when it comes to teaching critical tempo aspects of the game.”

After years of meticulous study of films of the champions of golf, avid golfer and inventor Novosel discovered what he calls ‘Golf’s Great Last Secret’ – the tempo of a great golf swing. Confirming his assumptions through hundreds of hours of watching and counting archival films, frame by frame, Novosel determined that the Tour Pro’s swings fit into a specific pattern of time. He calls this pattern - Tour Tempo - ‘Golf’s Last Secret Finally Revealed.’ In his breakthrough book, co-written by Sports Illustrated writer John Garrity, identifying and matching the tempo of the champions is clearly defined for every student of the sport. Since Tour Tempo was published, Novosel and his son and partner, John Novosel, Jr., have conducted private lessons from their studios in Lawrence, Kansas.

A recent visit to Scottsdale, Arizona, afforded direct instruction with executives of Troon Golf, PFI Heineck and The Lyle Anderson Companies.

About Tour Tempo
Mr. Novosel is a businessman and inventor who holds patents on four golf training devices, including the highly acclaimed swing aid www.tourtempo.com/tools.html XLR8R® (pronounced “Accelerator”), which is endorsed by many top coaches and used by numerous PGA and LPGA golfers. Novosel's teaching technique has resulted in tremendous and rapid improvement for players of all levels. In a world of gimmicky, quick-sell golf instructional aids and techniques, www.tourtempo.com/book.html Tour Tempo is the real thing. For more information please visit www.tourtempo.com.

About SmartSwing
SmartSwing is an Austin (TX)-based technology company that has developed a revolutionary golf learning system. Its new line of intelligent golf clubs contains patent pending technology, which for the first time allows a golfer to visualize and analyze their swing. During normal play or practice, SmartSwing clubs record all relevant swing data for future analysis. Using SmartSwing software in conjunction with our LS100 or LS300 series clubs, golfers have the unique capability to view their swing in a relative sense by superimposing it upon a known good or 'reference' swing. Sophisticated analytics allow for a detailed diagnosis of swing problems and learning progression from swinging on plane, to distance, to consistency. The result - accelerated learning and greater enjoyment of the game.

SmartSwing’s intelligent golf clubs can be purchased directly from the company by visiting the web site at (www.smartswinggolf.com), or calling 888-794-6418. The clubs are also available at select retailers. To find a retailer near you, visit http://www.smartswinggolf.com/retailers/index.html.

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