BUILDING PLAYERS AND TEAMS FROM YOUTH TO PRO
THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE BEHIND
YOUR GAME.
A great swing is about more than just mechanics...
There's more to a golfer’s game than the physical motions of how they swing the club.
Critical decisions are made – prior to and while in motion – that decide the outcome of every swing and putt.
S2 measures the specific cognitive skills that drive performance on the golf course – providing tailored skills to improve your game.
UNDERSTANDING S2
AND HOW TO USE IT
INSIDE THE MIND OF A HITTER
A voluntary blink of an eye takes about 150 milliseconds. And a 90-mile-per-hour fastball crosses the plate in just three blinks. There's no margin for error in the split-second decisions made, which are the difference between a swing and a miss, a foul ball, or an out. Here is what happens during the process of a pitch...
0–100
MILLISECONDS
Hitters begin processing critical visual details about the ball as it exits the hand – how fast hitters process these details impacts how quickly they recognize the pitch
100–200
MILLISECONDS
Hitters make rapid judgments about the velocity and trajectory of the ball – this processing impacts how well they predict where and when the ball will cross the hitting zone
200–300
MILLISECONDS
Hitters are deciding to commit the swing or to take – the brain activates an inhibition command to stop the impulse to swing OR sends swing timing signals to optimize bat-to-ball contact
300-400
MILLISECONDS
Hitters who have committed the swing can make small swing and timing adjustments to optimize contact – however, hitters will have little chance to check their swing at this point
WHAT IS THE PITCH
PERCEPTION SPEED
IMPULSE CONTROL
TRAJECTORY PREDICTION
WHERE IS IT GOING
WHEN TO SWING
WHETHER TO SWING
TIMING CONTROL
THE SKILLS S2 QUANTIFIES
Angle Judgement
How well do you make precise decisions and predictions of angles on the green and fairway?
Spatial Memory
How well you grasp location of objects around you (trees, traps, etc.)?
Motor Control
How well do you control the adjustments of your body when adapting mid-swing?
Risk Tendencies
Do your decisions with risk show you are a high or low performer in tough situations?
Distraction Control
How well do you focus under pressure, weather, or mental distractions (i.e: bad last shot)?
Instinctive Learning
How well do you pick up on the way a course plays and adapt to it?
Rhythm Control
How well do you sync the timing and motor rhythms of your swing?
Motor Learning
How well can you adapt new complex movement sequences into your motor skills?
Stats since working with S2 in 2017
Batting Avg.
30%
On-Base Slugging
15%
Well Hit Balls
111%
Chase Rate
26%
LEARN MORE FROM S2
Hear from industry experts on the S2 Podcast, read the latest blog for hot takes on relevant topics, or check out white papers and peer-reviewed articles that dive deeper into the science behind it all.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.
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Scott Wylie reveals how MLB teams found S2 Cognition, what the most significant findings are in the MLB, how hitting/pitching coaches are using S2 Cognition's report to develop more efficient drills for players, and how the S2 evaluation can help youth players enhance their recruiting.