Should you buy a video camera to check out your swing? Unquestionably, yes. I recently started using one just for the heck of it and it has been unbelievable. The ability to watch your swing day-to-day and work on a few things consistently is incredible. I’ve taken video lessons in the past and they’ve been really helpful, but having one to use everyday has been fantastic.
Sean Ohair sweet set up in his house. He has a room with a camera behind him in front of him connected to a flatscreen TV so you can watch his swing real-time. Of course, he’s PGA touring pro and makes the money to have one of those rooms. But I want one! That way when I see a tip on the Golf Channel, I can turn on camera and see what it feels like to be in whatever positions they are recommending.
A lot of it boils down to feel. If you can’t feel your swing change, how do you know you’re doing it when he gets the course? If you have a camera to show you when you’re doing something correctly and when you’re not, you can compare the feeling that you have. If you can ingrain it into muscle memory, you can take it to the course. And if you have your own video camera, you can check yourself over and over without waiting until your next lesson. Using my video camera, I changed my back swing and my position at the top quite easily. I took my new swing to the golf course last weekend and had the ball crisper and then I had in a while. I love it. I don’t know why I never bought a video camera before.
To me, a video camera has been one of the most valuable things I bought to help my golf swing. Plus, a video camera is very helpful around the house, if you know what I mean… 🙂