| The police use a speed gun to check the speed of | | | | If yours are far off, you need, not only more |
| approaching vehicles and a similar one is used in | | | | practice but also a change in basic technique. |
| baseball to clock the speed of the pitch. Not to be | | | | The next thing that you could watch out is the lunch |
| left behind, golf has the “golf swing launch | | | | angle. The higher the better, as this parameter |
| monitor” to study the art of the swing. | | | | determines the travel distance of the ball. Your |
| The golf swing monitor is designed to tell a golfer a | | | | backspin should be less. You may achieve a launch |
| host of information which include: club speed, angle of | | | | angle near the optimal angle of 12 degrees but if |
| launch, face impact position, ball speed, flight time, | | | | your backspin spins near the 5000-rpm (revolutions |
| distance carried and yards off line. The information | | | | per minute) mark, what you are going to get is a |
| gathered can help the novice and even the avid | | | | pop-up. Tiger Woods launches at more than 11 |
| golfer study the physics of his swing, correct the | | | | degrees with a backspin rate of around 2,200 rpm. |
| errors that he s committing and get the proper golf | | | | The more costly the machine the more number of |
| swing. | | | | parameters it will measure and analyse. It also |
| The machine analyses more than a hundred swings | | | | depends on the software that is doing the analysis |
| of the golfer to give its results. Both amateurs and | | | | of the data gathered by the machine. If you can |
| professional can use this contraption to better their | | | | hook it up to your PC or your laptop, all the better. |
| swing. | | | | Achieving the right launch and angle requires |
| These machines are produced by a number of | | | | technique. Supplement the results of the analysis by |
| companies and you can get one at the nearest | | | | the golf swing monitor with good advice from a |
| sports goods store. | | | | seasoned coach, practice in front of a mirror or take |
| Now that you have your golf swing monitor machine | | | | a video recording of your swing and watch it to be |
| and the results of its analysis, what exactly does the | | | | on your way to get the proper golf swing. |
| information convey? Just numbers? No. If properly | | | | Will the golf swing monitor help improve your game? |
| understood it can tell you whether your ball speed is | | | | If used properly, a definite yes. So you can think of |
| proportionate to your club head speed. If not, then it | | | | getting one if all other golf swing instructions fail to |
| means that you are not striking the ball dead centre | | | | improve your game. |
| with the flat face of the club. A ratio of 1:1.5 would | | | | Years ago there was no hardware or software to |
| be an ideal one. Simply stated, a club head speed of | | | | analyse your golf swing. We should be glad that such |
| 100 mph. should make the ball travel at a speed of | | | | training aids are now available to improve your game |
| 150 mph. | | | | and attain the proper golf swing. There is no more |
| You might think that getting this ratio is easy. Think | | | | guessing involved, everything is down in numbers and |
| again. Most professionals get nearer the ratio of 1:1.4. | | | | numbers speak volumes. |