Sound Habits Essential To Consistently Performed Golf Swing "Do you wear your seat belt when you drive? Do you remember to dial the 303 area code when calling a friend? What does this have to do with golf instruction? Well, the golf swing requires complex motor skills and can be performed consistently with the help of habits that are fundamentally sound. At GolfTEC, using computers, we map the biomechanical motions of your swing and use digital video to illustrate the similarities and differences between your swing and swings of tour players. This allows us to accurately and factually establish your good and bad habits. Once your faults are determined, we can prescribe specific drills that when done correctly, will ingrain the proper habits. Habits are learned responses that are created over periods of time through reinforcement conditioning. Research has proven that human beings have three distinct learning styles: auditory, kinesthetic and visual. Auditory learners will be more responsive to verbal instruction. The kinesthetic style of learning applies to those persons that will improve the most through ìfeelî drills. And the visual learners benefit from the use of video feedback and imitation methods. Being able to recognize and adapt to the different learning styles is a trait found in all successful golf instructors. At GolfTEC we have the ability to quickly identify your swing faults. Using computers, a GolfTEC PGA professional will establish your baseline measurements and swing tendencies. For the auditory learner we will start with a traditional approach to instruction by discussing the mechanics of your swing while a video tape records the session for future review. In over a decade of instruction, one of the biggest gripes I have heard is that students have difficulty remembering important points from their lessons. The video allows us to eliminate this excuse for not improving. Secondly, we use biofeedback tones, the closest thing to shock therapy for a golf swing. Biofeedback tones help students improve at an accelerated rate because they enable students to FEEL the proper positions throughout the swing and can help form good habits. Setting biofeedback success tones can help bridge any communication gap between instructor and student because both parties recognize the sound and can confirm right from wrong. Society today has been bombarded by the advancement of multimedia technology causing an increase in visual learners. The majority of the students we teach are from the visual learning style category. By now most people have seen their golf swing on video either in the backyard or at a high-tech learning center. If you haven't seen your swing on video yet, then treat yourself to a golf lesson that utilizes multiple camera angles. Seeing your swing will help you better understand your strengths and weaknesses. The digital video system we use is a quick and powerful teaching tool. We have discovered that the faster the feedback, the faster the swing changes. Using digital video from multiple camera angles lets us play the role of ìinstant replay judgeî so that we can evaluate the swing and recap it to the student. Swings in slow motion can be better analyzed by the instructor and easily described to the student without any guesswork. Identify your learning style, swing tendencies and the drills required to change your habits. It will take some commitment and time to recondition your swing, so don't delay, and get started today. We love the challenge of busting bad habits and we have seen them all, so if your game needs a jump-start and you're willing to learn please call 303-770-5951 or stop by a GolfTEC facility.