Putter genius Dr Paul Hurrion plays Bag Tag
Superstar putting genius Dr Paul Hurrion wants to play Bag Tag this week and has told us exactly what’s in his bag.
Paul is the top man where biomechanical analysis is concerned using high-speed cameras, force platforms and computers at his top class Quintic Lab. He is contracted to a huge number of sporting companies and associations including UK Athletics, International Cricket Council (ICC), English Cricket Board, and British Diving.
His real passion lies with golf though and this has led to a specialism in putting analysis and advice, assisting European Tour Professionals and holding PGA accredited Putting Clinics.
The Quintic hi-tech Putting Laboratory is developing and has already benefited many European Tour Golfers including Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley, Rory McIlroy, Robert-Jan Derksen, Phillip Archer, David Howell, Darren Clarke, Henrick Stenson and Lee Westwood to name a few.
In his victory speech at the 2007 Open Championship, Padraig Harrington thanked Paul for his work behind the scenes. For the last two years, Paul has collaborated with Groove Equipment Ltd (GEL) to co-design a range of putters, the GEL Paul Hurrion Signature Range, using over 10 years of research and development in putting biomechanics.
Wow! Sounds like some nice work then. You’d assume that Paul has more than one putter in his bag then? Read on…
What kind of golf bag do you use?
A GEL Carry Bag – bright yellow & bright blue! I like to carry my bag as often as the courses allow.
What clubs are in there?
Titleist driver 10 degree, 3 wood & 21 degree Hybrid, Irons & wedges, all courtesy of being on the TPI Advisory Board. The guys at TPI fitted me last year, great experience on the launch monitor, testing lots of different shafts and heads. I felt like a PGA Tour Professional for the afternoon (the closest I will ever come!)
My putter is a GEL Sedo 33″ 71 degree lie and 3 degrees loft… It is my personal favourite out of the eight GEL Paul Hurrion Signature Range Putters that I have designed so far! Very solid feel, I like that in a putter.
What else is in your bag?
Plenty of ball markers from different courses, along with a variety of coins from different currencies…they make great ball markers. Plenty of balls (ProV1s), plus food, drinks and chocolate bar wrappers. I still have a bag of 250 wooden tees in the bag! I’m still not sure why I bought so many?
Do you carry a lucky charm?
No lucky charms as I’m too much of a scientist for all that! However, I will never use red tees and I mark my ball with three black dots.
What’s the most important piece of kit in the bag that’s not a club, ball, glove or towel?
The laser comes in very handy for distances and slope, especially playing new golf courses!
What’s the oldest thing in your golf bag?
Probably the bag of tees… and a few chocolate bar wrappers
Which is your favourite club?
My GEL SEDO Hurrion Putter of course! It’s just that it’s the most consistent club in my bag, the one that inspires the most confidence as I am always hitting putts at the Quintic laboratory with it. I just have to remember to take it with me when playing. I have turned up to play without any putters before (when there are over 500 back at the laboratory – it can be a little embarrassing!)
That’s fantastic and a big thanks to Paul for sharing the contents of his bag which surprisingly often doesn’t include a putter! Excellent!
In traditional fashion, we will Bag Tag four others on Paul’s behalf who will hopefully tell us what’s in their bag! Remember that if you write a blog and you want to get involved, just tell us what’s in your bag to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes including an amazing GEL putter! The full details are here.
Well now, who shall we Tag this time? Let’s go for:
@stephaniewei – www.weiunderpar.com
@NoBogies - http://nobogies.com/blog/
@markskaddykornr - http://markskaddykorner.com/
@edgeofthegreen - http://edgeofthegreen.typepad.com/
Let us know what’s in your bag!
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Don’t tell my wife… my wedding rings are in my golf bag. I took them off last season because they were irritating me with my glove on and I never remembered to take them out.
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