One of the most important steps I took to improving my golf game was to have my swing analyzed.
This actually happened by accident when I attended Hank Haney’s teaching seminar back in 2009. I was chosen by Hank himself after he watched video of my swing, and noted a particular flaw that he wanted to address in front of the other teaching pros in attendence.
Up that point in my life, I’d only seen my swing on video a couple of times, but not in an instructional setting.
The benefit I gained was that I learned about my major swing flaws. I ultimately figured out the best way for me personally to address these issues on my own after getting some ideas from Hank and a couple of his staff.
Below is a video where I demonstrate how I analyze a student’s golf swing. You can actually do this on your own as well, although I highly recommend hiring a teaching pro to do this for you first.
Once you’ve had your swing professionally analyzed, you can keep that as a record, and then video your swing on your own.
Here are a few key points I try to make when analyzing a golf swing.
First, I always pair a student’s swing with a model golf swing, just so they can see what they should be trying to do better.
Second, I always tape the swing from down the line and from the face on view. You’ll be able to note different flaws from each angle.
Next, as you’ll see in the video, in the face on view, I draw a half box around the head and look for excess movement in the golf swing.
From the down the line view, I look for changes in posture during the swing and swing plane issues.
You should always video tape your swing using a tripod. Keep the camera at about the height of your hips, and be sure you can see everything from head to toe.
From the down the line view, align the camera with your hands as you address the ball. It will be helpful to have a friend help you out with the alignment the first time you do this.
You can draw the lines as I have done in the video below, and you can also use my other training videos and training posts to help you understand the positions you are trying to achieve in the swing.
Keep this in mind though…you don’t need to have a perfect looking golf swing in order to hit great golf shots. You just need to learn to do certain things well.
Have a look at the video below for some more ideas.
