If you’ve been a golfer for any amount of time, you probably understand the importance that golf club performancehas on the flight of the golf ball. One thing you may not be aware of, however, is the benefits that using a launch monitor can have on your game.
Launch monitors accurately measure all aspects of your golf swing. They are electronic devices capable of delivering accurate information regarding everything from your initial backstroke to your final strike of the ball. Analyzing and understanding this information will give you a better understanding when it comes to the effectiveness of your swing. Essentially, this will help you increase your club speed, ball speed, and the distance the ball covers.
How Does a Launch Monitor Work?
A launch monitor can be thought of as a virtual golf simulator. Unlike virtual golf, however, several different technologies can be used to track your swing metrics and the ball. Advanced tracking abilities allow launch monitors to deliver a “true-to-life” golf experience from the comfort of your living room. Some systems use cameras to record the data, while others rely on Doppler Radar technology. Still, other launch monitors will use a combination of the two to convert your actions into readable data.
The systems use whatever technology they employ to produce measurements and projections about your swing and your distance or accuracy. Launch monitors are a great tool for any golfer who takes the game seriously and wants to improve their technique.
Benefits of Using a Launch Monitor
There are many practical ways of using a launch monitor that can help you improve your game. For example, do you know if you are using the right gear? Perhaps your shaft is too soft, or even too stiff. Maybe your game could improve if you had a different club length, shaft weight, or even lie angle. Using a launch monitor can help you discover if you’re working with the right set of gear in the first place.
Equipment aside, you can also use your launch monitor to see which area of your swing needs to be improved upon. If you are just guessing where your swing is off, you can end up wasting a lot of time trying to fix something that isn’t the cause of the problem. This can lead to frustration and even make you want to put up your clubs for a while. A launch monitor can give you the data that will help you determine what exactly it is about your swing that’s causing the ball to curve too much or too little.
When you use a launch monitor, you no longer have to guess at what the problem is.
Nickida
Nickida is a first-generation Trinidadian American wife and mother of four. She enjoys sharing recipes from her childhood growing up in Trinidad with her readers. Nickida has a son with Autism and shares posts around traveling with a child with special needs to help other families like her own. She loves television, movies and is a true 80's baby.
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