Comments on: Sports Sensors Swing Speed Radar with Tempo Timer http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/ All the tips, tricks, and tools for perfecting your golf swing Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:55:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: C. Nimmo http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-329 C. Nimmo Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:16:12 +0000 http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/#comment-329 OK, I had this little guy about 5 hours... TIP - read the instructions and set the device away from your impact zone... I set mine about 6 inches from the ball... got a wild swing and sent this thing flying in 6 different pieces... don't do that! <br /> <br />Alright out of the box this thing did as it is advertised... measures your swing speed up to the point of ball impact and calculates backswing + top swing + downswing timing or referred to as swing tempo. It works... I'm shelling out more money to replace it and buy another one. <br /> <br />So is it just a gadget or can it help your game?... Well if you use this to measure your current swing speed and tempo and thus the progression of it as you improve, and not to set your tempo/speed or force you to increase either one... then yes it can help. Here is my experience... while it lived. I got so distracted by the read out that I would lose my swing and a good controllable tempo trying to get the readout I wanted... <br /> <br />What I finally had to do was set it to read tempo or speed only... this way I could zero in on a consistent tempo that resulted in a accurate and consistent shot... good for muscle memory and learning your natural timing... see the speed of the swing would mess me up (or test my ego rather) and I would swing faster and thus out of control... I found that the same tempo can produce a range of club head speeds... so having a good tempo is the foundation. Then adjusting the swing release can produce faster or slower club head speeds, but the tempo remains the same. <br /> <br />I recommend having a partner monitor the read out of the club head speed and tempo and mark it all down... I would rate the "feel" of my shots and tell my partner so that she would write down the tempo and speed as well as the "feel rating". This way I didn't get messed up trying to swing the club to get a particular speed just to get a higher number. <br /> <br />What I found in the end is that although I can swing a 7-iron 70 mph, I would be off tempo and the shot would be poor or inaccurate... I have more control when I am on tempo and swinging at about 55 mph. Thus this little guy help me realize that it wasn't my stance, my grip, or my ball position that would cause the occasional wild shot but me increasing the tempo and trying to hit it faster then I can control. <br /> <br />So yes this little guy can help you. Cool little carrying case with bag clip too! <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 OK, I had this little guy about 5 hours… TIP – read the instructions and set the device away from your impact zone… I set mine about 6 inches from the ball… got a wild swing and sent this thing flying in 6 different pieces… don’t do that!

Alright out of the box this thing did as it is advertised… measures your swing speed up to the point of ball impact and calculates backswing + top swing + downswing timing or referred to as swing tempo. It works… I’m shelling out more money to replace it and buy another one.

So is it just a gadget or can it help your game?… Well if you use this to measure your current swing speed and tempo and thus the progression of it as you improve, and not to set your tempo/speed or force you to increase either one… then yes it can help. Here is my experience… while it lived. I got so distracted by the read out that I would lose my swing and a good controllable tempo trying to get the readout I wanted…

What I finally had to do was set it to read tempo or speed only… this way I could zero in on a consistent tempo that resulted in a accurate and consistent shot… good for muscle memory and learning your natural timing… see the speed of the swing would mess me up (or test my ego rather) and I would swing faster and thus out of control… I found that the same tempo can produce a range of club head speeds… so having a good tempo is the foundation. Then adjusting the swing release can produce faster or slower club head speeds, but the tempo remains the same.

I recommend having a partner monitor the read out of the club head speed and tempo and mark it all down… I would rate the “feel” of my shots and tell my partner so that she would write down the tempo and speed as well as the “feel rating”. This way I didn’t get messed up trying to swing the club to get a particular speed just to get a higher number.

What I found in the end is that although I can swing a 7-iron 70 mph, I would be off tempo and the shot would be poor or inaccurate… I have more control when I am on tempo and swinging at about 55 mph. Thus this little guy help me realize that it wasn’t my stance, my grip, or my ball position that would cause the occasional wild shot but me increasing the tempo and trying to hit it faster then I can control.

So yes this little guy can help you. Cool little carrying case with bag clip too!

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: S. Lee http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-328 S. Lee Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:23:22 +0000 http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/#comment-328 It arrived on schedule and quickly tried it out in the house. I was not swinging too fast in the house and in the Swing Speed mode nothing registered. Called customer support and within 10 minutes I got a call back from Al who explained it had a minimum threshold of 40 mph in the SS mode. He spent over 15 minutes with me to test out all the other modes and shared tips for using it effectively. I was introduced to this training aid from John Novosel's book Tour Tempo that I also recommend. As noted, do not set it up too close or forward where it can accidentally get hit, and when you are ready to track your performance have someone with you to record the readings so you can concentrate on the swing. <br />Robust product at an affordable price. Rating: 5 / 5 It arrived on schedule and quickly tried it out in the house. I was not swinging too fast in the house and in the Swing Speed mode nothing registered. Called customer support and within 10 minutes I got a call back from Al who explained it had a minimum threshold of 40 mph in the SS mode. He spent over 15 minutes with me to test out all the other modes and shared tips for using it effectively. I was introduced to this training aid from John Novosel’s book Tour Tempo that I also recommend. As noted, do not set it up too close or forward where it can accidentally get hit, and when you are ready to track your performance have someone with you to record the readings so you can concentrate on the swing.

Robust product at an affordable price.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: John Redmond http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-327 John Redmond Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:52:53 +0000 http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/#comment-327 This device provides excellent feedback, and a very convincing demonstration that swinging harder does not result in higher swing speed. <br /> <br />It works flawlessly as advertized! Rating: 5 / 5 This device provides excellent feedback, and a very convincing demonstration that swinging harder does not result in higher swing speed.

It works flawlessly as advertized!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Iowa Shorty http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Iowa Shorty Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:11:53 +0000 http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/#comment-326 I found the swing speed radar to be a very useful tool....accurate and not temperamental at all. My first swing startled me until it dawned on me that I was in the KPH rather than MPH, for a moment I thought Tiger was history. My primary use has been to test various drivers as well as swing change results. The last new driver I tested at a retail store's indoor booth gave outstanding results, until I checked and found they boosted the results via computer setting - so from now on, I take my swing speed radar with me. Since it's pretty hard to tell distance results on the driving range, I find this tool to be a cost effective method to measure performance, particularly when experimenting...instant feedback. Rating: 5 / 5 I found the swing speed radar to be a very useful tool….accurate and not temperamental at all. My first swing startled me until it dawned on me that I was in the KPH rather than MPH, for a moment I thought Tiger was history. My primary use has been to test various drivers as well as swing change results. The last new driver I tested at a retail store’s indoor booth gave outstanding results, until I checked and found they boosted the results via computer setting – so from now on, I take my swing speed radar with me. Since it’s pretty hard to tell distance results on the driving range, I find this tool to be a cost effective method to measure performance, particularly when experimenting…instant feedback.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: O. oedegaard http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-325 O. oedegaard Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:24:22 +0000 http://amazinggolfswings.com/2010/04/sports-sensors-swing-speed-radar-with-tempo-timer/#comment-325 I have tested Swing Speed Radar against other speed meters on the market, e.g. Track Man. The measures from Swing Speed radar were 10% higher than Track Man!!! Rating: 3 / 5 I have tested Swing Speed Radar against other speed meters on the market, e.g. Track Man. The measures from Swing Speed radar were 10% higher than Track Man!!!
Rating: 3 / 5

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