MyGolfSwing Swing Tempo iPhone App Review

by ROB on FEBRUARY 19, 2009
in TRAINING AIDS, IPHONE

I love playing golf, and the next best thing to playing is watching it on TV. I really enjoy studying the golf swings of all the players on PGA Tour and take notice of their swing styles and technique. I’m always amazed at how effortless and smooth the swing tempo’s are of Tiger Woods, Vijay, Singh, and Sergio Garcia. This often leaves me wondering how can I learn to emulate their swing tempo? Now, you can practice the swing tempo’s of Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Lorena Ochoa, Sergio, Karrie Webb, K.J. Choi, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Annika Sorenstam, and Mike Weir with the iPhone/iPod Touch app MyGolfSwing.

We all know how important it is to develop a smooth and consistent swing tempo is to playing consistent golf. The MyGolfSwing is a simple iPhone app that makes it extremely easy for you to practice your swing tempo anywhere. Whether your at the driving range, at home, or at the office, you can now practice your swing tempo.

How it Works
Step 1) Set your Swing Tempo Preferences by selecting the number of repetitions you’d like to practice, this can be from 1 -99. Next determine how long of pause you should have between swings. And finally determine what type of sound you want for your alerts. You have one of three options: Voice, Beep, or Vibrate.

Step 2) Set your Tempo Preference by selecting the tempo of your backswing, pause, and downswing to best match your swing tempo. The three dials determine the lengths of time (in icrements of 1/10ths of a second) for your backswing, pause, and downswing. You can select one of the three presets which range from slow, average, and fast. The average tempo setting is 0.5s, 0.4s, 0.7s. The backswing of 0.5 seconds means it will take 0.5 seconds from the start of the backswing to the top of the backswing. The 0.4 seconds indicates the amount of pause in the transition from the top of the backswing to the start of the downswing. The 0.7s means that it will take 0.7 seconds from the start of the downswing to the finish of the complete swing.

You also have the option to select one of the tempos of Pro’s (Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Lorena Ochoa, Sergio, Karrie Webb, K.J. Choi, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Annika Sorenstam, and Mike Weir). When you select one of the pros you can watch a video of their golf swing and tempo from YouTube and select their tempo to practice with. This in my opinion is what make this app pretty cool.

Step 3) Practice. Just set your phone down and begin practicing your swing tempo, with or without a golf club. When you practice at home, you can set the app to use voice prompts which is my least favorite of the three options available. I preferred the beeping or vibrate mode. I appreciated the idea of having a vibrate mode, so you can just practice your swing tempo at the driving range without annoying your fellow golfer.

Verdict
The main goal of using this app is to perfect your swing temp, which is a key component to a consistent repeatable golf swing. Version 1.0 of MyGolfSwing only focuses on your swing tempo and future versions will include other elements of your golf swing. Over the course of a few weeks, I started practicing at home with and without a golf club. At the recommendation of my golf pro, he suggested I practice using Vijay Singh’s swing tempo. I’ve been practicing using Vijay’s swing tempo and can’t say I can emulate Vijay’s tempo like you see on TOUR, but I do notice a more consistent rhythm in my golf swing. I think that if I continue to use MyGolfSwing, that over time my swing tempo will improve. MyGolfSwing is not going to correct proper swing technique or swing faults, it will only help improve your tempo. I’ll watching closely to see how this app gets improved with other elements of the golf swing get incorporated.

For a $.99 MyGolfSwing is worth purchasing despite a few draw backs. http://www.mygolfswing.biz/

MyGolfSwing Will Fit In My Pocket

by BARRY SHARPE
posted on January 28, 2009

Although it won't exactly replace your friendly golf professional or personal coach a new software tool introduced by a Toronto firm may help some players to improve the tempo of their swing and the outcome of their games.

Corporate Release

Brightspark 3.0 Inc, a full service software development company today announced the release of a new iPhone and iPod software tool to help golfers improve their golf swing.

"The new iPhone and Ipod is an ideal platform for bringing useful applications to users", said Tony Davis, co-CEO of Brightspark 3.0. "We have taken an application that previously needed dedicated hardware and sold for over $100 and made it available on the iPhone for $1.99".

MyGolfSwing Version 1 is designed to help golfers improve their golf swing. The product uses video and sounds to help golfers perfect their "tempo" and practice their tempo wherever they have room to stand and swing their arms.

"Our early users have been seen practicing the tempo of their golf swing in their offices, homes, golf ranges and even on the golf course", said Mark Skapinker, co-CEO of Brightspark 3.0. "Feedback is that this tool helps golfers perfect the important aspect of golf swing Tempo. The product lets you choose your own Tempo - or copy the tempo of well known golfers and then simply let you practice your tempo to perfection".

"Any golf pro will tell you that smooth, consistent swing tempo is the key to playing golf well. I have found that when I practice with MyGolfSwing it helps me eliminate erratic timing in my golf swing and keeps me focused on a smooth and consistent tempo," said Gordon Chilton, member of the Canadian Pro Golf Tour.

MyGolfSwing is easy to use; the user sets their golf swing tempo on their iPhone/iPod and then can practice their swing in sync to the tempo. It can be used anywhere - in the office, in the home or anywhere they can swing their arms to its tempo.

MyGolfSwing is available immediately from the iTunes store worldwide at $1.99. For more information visit www.mygolfswing.biz

About Brightspark 3.0 Inc
Brightspark 3.0 Inc. is a full service software development company. It was founded by a team of serial entrepreneurs and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Terrific Application!

12 Jan 16:11
by fantique

This is a terrific application. It helps you keep your golf swing consistent and in the proper tempo.

I like how you can select from a list of pro golfers to get a feel of how they perform. 10/10 :)