video analysis software

[peeheed]

as a 10 handicapper i recently bought some video analysis software as my instructor was using it to give me lessons, i truly love it and have become passionate about practicing and going home with film of my swing then putting it in the software then reviewing it and comparing it to the week before or even doing side by side comparisons with a tour player that i have in my database...this has certainly put the fun back into practice and i would recommend it to everyone.

[Scotty01292]

What's this software called?

[Augster]

Scotty,

I use V1Home. If you have a digital video camera, and a tripod, it works just great!

The key, if you are going to buy V1Home, is to go register to run around the site a bit. Give them your email address. Don't buy it right away though.

If you wait a couple weeks, to a month, they'll send you an email that will lower the price a bit. I think I got mine for $30 and have read, if you wait long enough, they'll lower it to $20 or something.

The V1Home Basic is FREE though. It works.

The Premium is $40. Unless you wait a few weeks using V1 Home basic.

The other main competitor is CSwing. CSwing has much better software, in my opinion, as when you do a side by side, the two stay locked.

BUT, it costs about $150. Yikes.

CSwing has a free trial also.

V1Home is a stripped down version of CSwing, for sure, but then again, it doesn't really cost anything. And it works really well. And they have a pretty good library of pros and others you can download their swings for free which they add to on occasion.

If you get V1Home Premium for $20, I think you're getting a steal. For the $30 I spent it was well worth it.

V1 also has an online "academy" of teachers that you can send video to through V1Home and they will tell you what to work on. I don't know what that service costs, as I haven't used it, and I know enough about the swing to see any major flaws in mine.

V1 Home:
http://www.v1home.com/getthev1software.asp

CSwing:

http://www.cswing.com/downloads.html

[VtDivot]

I second V1 Home - good software with alignment and plane tools that you can use to layover your video.

Get yourself a firewire card for your PC and a buddy to video your swing (or tripod)

BTW - down the line is the best angle for finding faults in my opinion, but some face on shots are good too.

[Scotty01292]

The free trial of CSwing... Is it the programme but you can only use it for a certain length of time? Or unlimited use, but not the full programme?