Anyone ever had an swing evaluation using Gears3D?
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I’ve never heard of it, but google is my friend…
I think it looks like a neat tool. Getting your swing mapped in 3D would be pretty fun. I’d be interested to know how much of the data is actionable, but I’m sure it varies from person to person.
I think if you learn well with positioning feedback, it looks like it could be both a great training tool and a great way to check your progress or reset your swing (or check for mobility problems).
It’s also only going to be as good as the person reading and interpreting your data.
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I have and it’s very interesting. If the instructor knows what they are doing, it can be a pretty powerful tool. It’s kind of like a CT scan for a golf swing.
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I have too. It’s really fascinating but I’d say basically useless if you don’t know how to interpret it. So get it from a reliable instructor.
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To me, its likely to be useless, or worse, without a really good instructor. How many of us have “analyzed” our own swing on video, determined specific “faults”, and gone down useless rabbit-holes trying to fix them. More often than not, we diagnose the wrong thing and try the wrong cure. Add an additional level of complexity with 3D could simply add more room for ineffective evaluations. On the other hand, with a knowledgeable instructor, it could be really illustrative.
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I would say this goes for a lot of things involving technology. It took me years to have a better understanding of launch monitor readouts (spin, launch angle, etc), and I still try not to obsess over them. Instructors have to put a lot of time in learning what all the readouts mean, but more importantly, how to communicate what needs to change to the golfer in a way that makes sense to them. Tough job!
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An instructor once told me that every bit of instruction is feel-based. He meant that no matter what technology was used to define the required change, the instructor then needed to translate that change into a feel that worked for the player.
“You need more external rotation in your lead shoulder at P4”
“Huh”
“Try this, feel like …”
“No, that’s not doing it for you, try THIS feel…”
In a nutshell, this is what separates instructors from one another. Almost every great coach in sports history has been described as an exceptional communicator. Much easier said than done, and requires a really deep understanding of concepts in order to communicate them in a way that makes sense to each student.
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With something as complex as the golf swing, it’s also knowing what is the root cause of an issue and what the knock on effects of changing something are. I am a big fan of my coach. He’s super technical and can explain the why and he does. But then he’ll pick out what the issue is that next needs fixing and shows me what it feels like and how to do it. He’s really good at getting to the bottom of things.
He’s also put me on gears. That is fascinating. I learned for example that I had too much reverse tilt. He showed me my tilt angles and then compared it with a couple of pros to show me what they do. But there are literally thousands of numbers, angles etc. That’s where the challenge is with this stuff.
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