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What the numbers mean.

Plain explanations of what a swing analyser measures, how to film so it can, and how to read the result. No jargon, no ball-flight promises.

5 min read

How to run a range session with your phone doing the recording

Set the phone up once, hit the bucket, walk off with every swing captured and measured. A practical routine for practising with video without practising your phone.

  • practice
  • filming
6 min read

Why most swing analyser apps give you a number no matter what

A swing app that always produces a result is hiding something. Here's what goes wrong inside video-based analysis, and what an honest tool should do instead.

  • measurement
  • opinion
8 min read

Head sway, hip slide, shoulder tilt and early extension: four movements worth measuring

What each of these body movements is, why golfers and coaches watch for them, and how a video-based measurement decides whether yours is unusual or just yours.

  • body movement
  • fundamentals
7 min read

How to film your golf swing with your phone (so it can actually be measured)

Face-on vs down-the-line, where to put the phone, framing, light and frame rate — a practical guide to filming a golf swing that a person or an app can analyse.

  • filming
  • fundamentals
6 min read

What is golf swing tempo? The 3:1 ratio, explained

Swing tempo is the ratio of your backswing time to your downswing time. Here's why 3:1 keeps coming up, what it doesn't mean, and how to measure yours from a phone video.

  • tempo
  • fundamentals