Launch Monitor

Why are launch monitors becoming so popular for regular golf lessons in addition to the club fittings that they are traditionally known for?

As you already know, the new technology allows everyone from fitness professionals, to scientists to golf professionals to study “the swing” in a way that has not been possible in the past. So the question becomes “How is this going to help my students?” That is why we all teach the game, right?

Here are five ways a golf launch monitor can help your students improve their game:

1. Although I do not recommend it, you literally will have feedback from every single swing that the student makes. Obviously, how much you want to discuss with the student would depend on your teaching style as well as the student’s learning style.

2. As a student begins a series of lessons, you will be able to establish a starting line or base point of where they are beginning. This is valuable because as we all know, all of our students do not automatically drop 10-15 shots after one series of lessons, especially the better players. That just happens on TV!

3. A launch monitor allows you to set quantifiable goals with your students. This changes the students mentality to I want to hit it farther to I want to increase my club head speed 3mph. As 3mph does not sound like that much, they will see the goal as easier to accomplish.

4. By using the new technology, it will show you some strengths, weaknesses and tendencies in your student’s game that you physically cannot see with your blind eye.

5. Once you have the baseline you can track the students progress throughout the series. Again, we all have had the student who gets frustrated for no apparent reason. With the stats from the launch monitor you can give them the facts of their improvement.

Do not be intimidated in these economic times. It is time to set yourself apart from the other competition in your area with a golf launch monitor. The small investment now will pay large dividends not only to you and your pocket but also to all of your students.

VGS Golf has customers in Norfolk, Virginia, Arlington, TX, Las Vegas, Nevada, Corpus Christi, TX, St. Petersburg, Florida, Rochester, New York, Birmingham, Alabama, Riverside, California, Lexington, Kentucky, Anaheim, CA, Tempe, Arizona and Mobile, AL.