Swing Analysis
Step into the golf simulator. It is about a 12-by-12 foot device that includes video camers and a projection screen. You hit a golf ball into the projection screen and the computer will tell you how far your shot would go at a real course and whether it would stay on course. If it was not a straight shot, you will get a projection on where it went wrong, along with a possible fix. If the computer says the shot is a slice, you will get a print out on how to fix that slice. By taking the advice seriously, a golfer can improve his swing.
Great Courses
You can play the top courses in the United States and the rest of the world in your golf simulator. Many of the simulators give you the option of playing the course of your choice, including Pebble Beach, the Firestone Country Club or St. Andrews. This is similar to the arcade game of "Golden Tee," but instead of spinning a tracking ball to determine the flight of the ball, you are actually swinging a club.
TV Cameras
In addition to having your swing analyzed, you can have it videotaped and played back. You may have been trying to figure out why your pitch shots regularly veer off to the left and, by looking at the videotape playback of your swing, you will see the problem and figure out a solution.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.
