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Using MotionView Video Analysis Software to Analyze Your Golf Swing

There are many ways to analyze your golf swing with MotionVideo Video Analysis Software. By playing the video in slow motion and using the drawing tools you will be able to analyze each important aspect of your golf swing. Our  "Autoreverse", Video Overlay, and split screen comparison features are especially powerful aids in focusing on the movements within each portion of your swing.  Below are some suggestions for swing analysis along with actual images of an amateur golfer.

• The Swing Plane
  The bottom line of the swing plane should be drawn from the club head, up the club shaft  and through the golfers belt. The top line should be drawn from the club head through the golfers shoulders, or slightly higher. The golf club should remain within these lines throughout the entire  takeaway and downswing, up until impact. It is especially important that the club head be inside these lines as it approaches the ball.

• Spine Angle
  A line has been added to observe the spine angle. The golfer should maintain his spine parallel to this line as closely as possible throughout the backswing and downswing toward impact, and immediately thereafter. This angle is usually what is lost when you hear people telling you to "keep your head down".

• Position at "the top"
  The hands should ideally be positioned on, or very close to the top line of the swing plane. The professional golfer pictured (Jim Rutledge) is in perfect position at the top. Notice too that the golf club us pointing directly at the target. Notice also that his spine angle matches exactly with his address position.

• Knee Flex
  The back knee should maintain it's flex throughout the takeaway. Many amateur golfers tend to "stand up" on their back leg, causing the "reverse-C" pivot and subsequent loss of power.

• The Head
  Yes, yes... you can now finally answer the age-old question, "Am I lifting my head up"?

• Impact Position
  Here you will see exactly what it looks like at 'the moment of truth". The head should be centered in the same "space" as at address. The spine angle should be parallel to the address angle. The back leg should be clearly bent as the weight has transferred to the front leg. Again, the image below is a perfect model for you to copy!

• Follow Through Analysis
  About half way into the follow through you see that the spine angle is still being maintained, and the head has still not come outside the circle. Maintaining these positions is critical to a consistently solid golf swing.

• Face-On Analysis
  This view allows you to analyze your hand position, ball position, etc. The pro golfer has the ball positioned correctly in his stance, just slightly to the front of "center" on his body. Note the buttons on his shirt, about 1 inch behind the ball, and how the line bisects his face on the "front" side. Note too that his hands are just slightly ahead of the ball position, and his feet are spaced slightly wider than shoulder width.

• Top of the Backswing Analysis
  You will see the extent to which you are "swaying" during the takeaway, and how close to "parallel" you stop the club at the top of the takeaway. The pro golfer has stopped the club in perfect position. Note too that his head is now well "behind" the golf ball, while his back knee has retained it's flex. This is the fully loaded position you want to achieve!

• Impact Position
  Analyze the "moment of truth"! The golfers head should be behind the ball but moving toward the target. A good body turn is evident with the hips and chest pointing slightly toward the target. Note too the nearly straight line formed by the front arm and wrist.

Side by side comparison of an amateur with a pro at the moment of impact as "exported"
from MotionView.

• The Finish Position
  How well did you finish "through the ball"? Is your weight really transferring to the right side (standing on a locked front leg)? Are you fully turned toward the target? Can you hold your finish position?

With the MotionView there are endless possibilities for analyzing your swing. Keep a video library of your swing over time and you will see the changes as you make progress!