The Importance of Video with Golf Instruction

ByEthan Danish, Assistant Professional

At the start of every golf season we always have a positive outlook. After all, the winter break erased the little flaws in our swing and our putting stoke improved - right? That is until we fall back into our old routine or patterns.

As kids we learn through modelling, watching others when they’re active doing things. This is an important concept because in our hustle and bustle world, we often don’t find or create the time to understand the good things about our golf swing. We just worry about our bad habits and the outcome they produce.

In professional sports or highly skilled amateur athletics, coaches spend hours breaking down an athlete’s performance on video. It’s the very best method to learn the nuances of athletic motion because you actually receive scientific information rather than just the feeling of what occurred.

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Learning from video

• How a player swings the club is usually quite different than what they feel
• Video establishes a benchmark for your swing that you can use as a library of information
• A player’s swing patterns are identified – good and bad
• A process can be started to create new patterns to improve the swing motion
• Video means that your efforts are not based exclusively on feel

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Here’s why

During a golf lesson a professional doesn’t judge a student solely by ball flight. For a successful lesson, the student needs to understand why changes are occurring and why new patterns are important. The golf pro will understand that a new starting position or a grip change will be uncomfortable. Video gives your coach the information about a specific habit designated for improvement.
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1. Visual helps us see what we are working on and why
2. Video gives us the specific picture of a swing drill so there isn’t any misunderstanding of the concept and what to practice
3. Seeing yourself swing the club with new techniques develops confidence and trust
4. When you create a new feeling in your swing plus visual reinforcement, you actually speed up the learning curve

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Ask us for help

All golfers want to play their very best. Unfortunately we often don’t know how to improve. In association with a golf professional, we will develop your personal golf swing library. It will significantly increase your chances of playing better golf for today and in the future!