The IT Nerd

I play golf. Badly. What I really need is instruction and lots of it. But a golf pro can be on the expensive side. Thus Best Buy was kind enough to give me a second option called Zepp Golf. What Zepp Golf is a swing analyzer that via Bluetooth tracks the following using an app on your iOS or Android phone. Here’s what it looks like: 

You get a proprietary USB charger, the Zepp Golf device and golf glove connector. Here’s what the device can analyze for you:

• Clubhead speed
• Club plane
• Hand plane
• Tempo
• Backswing degrees
• Hand speed
• Hip rotation

These are all factors that make you a good golfer. Or in my case, the lack of ability in some these areas make me a bad golfer.

One thing to keep in mind is that this is a practice device. This is a device that you want to use it on the driving range and take a look at the app after each swing. Otherwise you’ll end up with a ton of swing data, and have no idea what to do with it. Thus, it was was off to the driving range to test it. I selected my club, grabbed a ball and hit a shot. 3 seconds later, I could see my entire swing in full detail along with all kinds of stats about it. Using that info, I was able to try and make changes to my swing to make it better. Now a golf pro could do something similar, but not in the sort of detail that Zepp Golf provides you. After about two hours, Zepp Golf was able to show me that I was making progress in improving my golf swing via its reporting capabilities. Another thing that you can use Zepp Golf to do is to do video recordings at 120 FPS, and compare them to PGA Tour pros. I didn’t try this myself. But I can see how that can perhaps help you to be a better golfer. There’s one other thing I should note about Zepp Golf. It doesn’t just do golf. You can do use it for tennis and baseball as well. You’ll need different apps and mounts though.

So, if you want to improve your golf swing, take a trip to your local Best Buy and shell out $150 for a Zepp Golf. I can say that it does work and it is useful for helping you to be a better golfer by giving you the data you need to improve without shelling out a ton of cash on a golf pro.

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