| Are you looking to give yourself an edge in | | | | manipulate it by extracting information about |
| the game of golf over your friends. | | | | club head speed, path, and angle of contact. |
| Continually slicing or hooking the ball in | | | | From that the golf swing analysis software |
| the woods on the first tee? A golf swing | | | | can judge the distance, and trajectory the |
| analyzer is specifically for finding those | | | | ball would have traveled. The software can |
| minute points of your swing mechanics that | | | | even make recommendation on swing |
| are causing you to slice, hook, or duff the | | | | improvements and where you'd stand to make a |
| ball and improve on them. | | | | big difference. |
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| A golf swing analyzer can take one of two | | | | The most detailed and sophisticated of these |
| forms, a simple use at home device, or | | | | video computers golf swing analysis tools are |
| something more technical that would be golf | | | | found at golf training centers. A golfer will |
| instruction centers. Pricing of course like | | | | address the ball (indoors generally) swing at |
| everything else in this fine game varies from | | | | the ball on an artificial tee box, and the |
| a little to A LOT. You can purchase home | | | | ball is captured by a net hanging in front. |
| swing analyzers for a few hundred bucks, or | | | | The whole process is captured by a video |
| you could invest maybe a bit less for a one | | | | camera that is connected directly with golf |
| time golf swing analysis at a golf pro | | | | swing analyzer software package. |
| center. | | | | |
| | | | Very similar to that in the home version of |
| The most basic of swing analysis tools is a | | | | the golf swing analysis software the swing is |
| small electronic device that attaches to the | | | | transcribed into a computer video that can be |
| shaft of your golf club. When the golfer | | | | dissected. Your biomechanics are studied to |
| swings the device captures information such | | | | extract some basic swing information, along |
| as club head speed, and can then calculate | | | | with more detailed studies about your stance, |
| the distance and projection the ball should | | | | hand position, body posture/alignment and |
| travel with that swing. While this device is | | | | head movement. Remember it's not just the |
| good to measure particular points of your | | | | actual swing that can cause troubles, but |
| swing, it doesn't do much for pointing out | | | | also how the rest of your body acts while the |
| errors on mechanics you might be making. | | | | swing is taking place. |
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| To Get a More Detailed Analysis | | | | Many golf swing analysis kits come with a |
| | | | video or cd that provides printouts and |
| To get a more complete picture of your golf | | | | feedback reports on your swing. So you have |
| swing, you need more in depth analysis. Using | | | | something to go on when your practicing to |
| computer software and video is the best way | | | | correct errors in mechanics etc. Also if you |
| to make this happen. Generally a golfer can | | | | do take the time to have your swing analyzed |
| records his/her swing via a video or digital | | | | by a pro at a golf center you'll likely have |
| camera and then load that video in your | | | | the option of receiving lessons to help |
| computer. The software then begins to | | | | correct what ever errors were found. |