![]() ![]() The real question is what would you use this device for? You can look at any of the results and tap them to get some standard advice on how to fix your swing, but can you really fix and outside in path with some standardized advice? The same goes for hitting the ball on the heel. At that point I stopped looking at the graphic and paid attention to the other readouts. I never could get the unit to report an inside path even when I made some wild exaggerations. After a short while I had myself practically tied in knots. When I first tried the device I made the mistake of watching the reported results and then trying to adjust my swing before the next shot. ![]() Most experienced golfers can get this feedback from watching their ball flight. The separate club path reporting gives only inside, square, and outside. If you want to get into frame by frame analysis of your actual swing, you need the high end analyzers that use real video. Sometimes the graphic looked like a reasonable representation of my swing and other times it made no sense. The swing path diagram and the feedback on angle of attack were harder to evaluate. This device only reports sweet spot, toe and heel. If you want really accurate info on where you’re making contact use contact sheets or powder. When I felt that I hit the ball on the toe, the device agreed. Feedback through ball flight and feeling in my hands told me that the machine was generally on target. The same goes for the read outs on face orientation at impact and where on the face impact was made. In most cases it’s the trend that counts. As long as the device is consistent I’m not sure it matters to most golfers that it’s exact. Was my 84 mph for an 8 iron really 84 or something plus or minus. I didn’t have access to a high end swing analyzer when I did my tests, so I couldn’t compare results with a known device. All in all quite a bit of information for a device so small. What the SwingTIP gives you for every swing is tempo, club face contact point (toe, heel sweet spot), position of clubface at impact (closed, square, open), swing path (outside, inside, square), club head speed and a graphic that displays what your backswing and downswing look like from behind, above and head on. This makes me wonder how accurate the product is. I checked some of the other measures and they also didn’t always agree. I never recorded an inside swing path, yet the website said I did. Looking at trends is interesting, but I found that the data did not always jibe with what was on my phone. If you set the app up it will also synch to a MySwingTip area on their website where there are lots of charts and graphs to track all your swings. You can also hit a lot of shots in a row and then go back and review them one by one. It only took about 4 seconds for it to display results on my iPhone. ![]() After that you’re ready to hit shot after shot. After that initial setup, all you do to use the device is launch the app and turn on the unit once it’s mounted to a golf club. Once the device is charged, synch it to your phone using bluetooth and you’re ready to go. The SwingTIP provides it’s data via a free app on your smart phone. After I figured that out I had no problems. I didn’t get the snap the first time around and almost lost the unit. One note about attachment, make sure you close the hinges all the way until you hear a little ‘snap’. It consists of a 2 inch by 1 inch processor and an equally small holster for attaching to any iron or wood. The product sells for $129.99 on their website. Couple it with an iPhone or Android app and you have your own on the go swing analyzer. ![]() The device is a little one ounce electronic unit that attaches directly to any club. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some feedback on how you’re doing. Maybe you’re trying to increase clubhead speed. When you’re trying to learn or fix something in your swing, half the problem is getting real information on whether it’s working. I’m always interested in looking at affordable swing analyzers for the individual golfer. ![]()
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