Method and apparatus for capturing a golf swing and fitting a golfer

An article of manufacturing creating an image capturing apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of wheels attached to a base of said image capturing apparatus, said plurality of wheels in contact with a ground surface in order to provide mobility for said image capturing apparatus about said ground surface;
• a gantry providing structural support to said image capturing apparatus;
• a horizontal cross bar adjustably attaches to a top surface of said gantry;
• a platform adjustably attaches to and drapes down from said horizontal cross bar;
• and
• a camera adapted to engage said platform capable of capturing at least one performance variable,
• wherein said plurality of wheels allows a position of said camera to be initially adjusted,
• wherein said adjustable horizontal cross bar and said adjustable platform combine to allow said position of said camera to be further adjusted along at least two axes across said image capturing apparatus,
• wherein said camera is a high speed camera capable of a capture rate of between about 2,000 frames per second to about 6,000 frames per second, and
• wherein said adjustment of said horizontal cross bar is achieved via a first chain belt type mechanism.