Golf Pust Cart – How to Analyse Your Own Golf Swing Effectively

Sunday, August 23, 2015
We live in great times if you want to learn to play good golf. Never before was it easier to access the accumulated knowledge of the modern golf swing and to connect with people who know their stuff. The internet and modern technology makes it possible to see and analyze swings of professional players anytime from anywhere, even right on the golf course. When in the old days you had to go to a tournament or caddy for a pro to see him play first hand you can now watch his swing all day long and even in slow motion if you want to. A couple of years ago you had to spend a small fortune for a decent camera. Today even cellphones can be used to capture and analyze your own swing.

There are three steps to the process. First you have to record your own swing in a way that makes it possible to analyze it optimally. Secondly you compare your own swing with a model swing. Finally you make the necessary adjustments in your own technique to adapt your own swing to your model swing.


Step One: Recording Your Own Swing


Before you can start recording your own swing you need some equipment. Fortunately you don’t have to spend a fortune these days to get a decent camera that delivers professional results. Optimally you want to use a high speed camera that is able to shoot movies with at least 120 to 240 fps (frames per second). An example would be the Casio EX-FH100. Technology is moving fast. Just ask your local retailer. He can probably help you out if you tell him what you want to do. You can also look for used older models on eBay if you want to save some money. Secondly you need a camera tripod. A cheap one will do the job just wonderful. You just want to setup your camera and film your swing. No need to getting fancy here.

Once you have your equipment you want to film your swing face on and sideways. Position the camera parallel to your target line in the height of your hands. Zoom in as much as possible so you can see your full body. Pick a shutter speed of 1/1000th second to avoid any blurring. Capture your swing while you are actually hitting balls. Practice swings or hitting balls into a net will not give you the same best golf push cart on the range will do.

Step Two: Comparing and Analysing Your Swing


If you captured your swing like described above you can already see a lot in a regular video player or right on the camera display with the build in playback option. If you want to take you analysis one step further I recommend you use software for motion analysis. I personally use V1 Home 2.0. It is old software but it does the job very well. There is also a version for the iPhone and Android Smartphones. The software is pretty self-explanatory. (I bought the software some time ago and used the coupon code “VSWING” to buy it for 19$. I don’t know if it is still active.) It allows you to draw lines and shapes on top of the video and compare two videos side by side. You can also find more information on how to set up your camera and more in their support section http://v1sports.desk.com/. There is other software which does basically the same thing. You might want to take a look at www.gaspsystems.com or search the internet for “golf swing analysis software” on your own.

What you want to do is to load your own swing on one side and the recording of a professional player you want to model on the other side. There is a library of pre-recorded swings build into the software but you can also use new videos from YouTube etc.

Step Three: Adjusting Your Swing


After you have taken a closer look at your own swing you will probably be surprised how different your own swing looks from the way it feels. If you want to build your swing by modeling the swing of a professional player a good place to start is the address position. It is the easiest part of the whole golf swing to get right yet many golfers want to skip it and jump right into the details. Take a look how you position your hands, how much you flex your knees and tilt your upper body. Compare the position of your head and the angle of the club shaft. With a little time and effort you can copy any address position. And even if you may not play better immediately you look good at least.

Next take a look at the takeaway especially where the clubshaft and the clubhead are going. These positions are still fairly easy to get right. Then it is getting more complicated with the backswing. But if you take a closer look at your hands and your hip and shoulder turn you should be good to go.

This method of filming my own swing and comparing it to swings of professional players helped me a lot to understand the Clicgear golf push cart. At first it may seem like a lot of work. But once you have done it a couple of times it can actually be a lot of fun.

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