best camcorder golf swing image
Vic
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Nearly any camcorder will do - you do not need "special" high speed camcorder (but you can investigate them - and buy one if it makes you feel any better).
What is your budget?
For best results, you need good lighting and the ability to manually increase the camcorder's shutter speed to 1/1000 second or more. On regular consumer-grade camcorders with a 30mm diameter lens and 1/6" imaging chip, the 1/1000 second shutter speed will make the image darker. Whether it is too dark for you is unknown. So... using a camcorder with a lens diameter of larger than 37mm is strongly suggested... They generally come with a larger imaging chip, so you should be OK there... THEN...
The video needs to be not very compressed. The least amount of compression comes with using miniDV tape based camcorders. The Canon HV40 is about as low as I would suggest (but you can probably get away with s Canon ZR960, Panasonic PV-GS320 or Sony DCR-HC62 - all are standard definition only, mini DV tape based camcorders). Flash memory and hard disc drive camcorders compress their video a lot more than miniDV tape... and DVD camcorders compress the most and must be avoided.
Assuming you want to import that video to your computer for analysis, all miniDV tape based camcorders mean your computer needs a firewire port because the only way you will get the video from the HV40 to the computer is by connecting a firewire cable to the camcorder's DV port and the computer's firewire port. USB won't work (it cannot handle the streaming requirements of either standard definition DV or high definition HDV).
If your computer does not have a firewire port and you are unwilling or unable to add one, then look into flash memory (Canon FS series or HF series are suggested). The video is copied (not imported) over USB and may need to be converted. Because of the compression, expect to see lots of "artifacts" because of the fast motion - even with the fast shutter speed. I tend to stay away from consumer-grade internal hard drive camcorders. They use the same file types the flash memory cams do, but they have too many know issues with vibration, altitude and data recovery - these might not be important to you for the golf stuff, but if you decide to use the camcorder for other things, you might as well prepare for them ahead of time.
You probably don't need to record in HDV, but that is up to you.
If you think you need a "high speed" video recording device, the good ones will be just a camera head that connects to a computer... Vision Research and Photron make some affordable units. If you rely on something like the Casio Exilim EX-F1, you will be constantly checking the memory to see if there is enough space left on the memory card, and the compression rate is REALLY a lot, so full screen, good, resolution is very challenging.
Nearly any camcorder will do - you do not need "special" high speed camcorder (but you can investigate them - and buy one if it makes you feel any better).
What is your budget?
For best results, you need good lighting and the ability to manually increase the camcorder's shutter speed to 1/1000 second or more. On regular consumer-grade camcorders with a 30mm diameter lens and 1/6" imaging chip, the 1/1000 second shutter speed will make the image darker. Whether it is too dark for you is unknown. So... using a camcorder with a lens diameter of larger than 37mm is strongly suggested... They generally come with a larger imaging chip, so you should be OK there... THEN...
The video needs to be not very compressed. The least amount of compression comes with using miniDV tape based camcorders. The Canon HV40 is about as low as I would suggest (but you can probably get away with s Canon ZR960, Panasonic PV-GS320 or Sony DCR-HC62 - all are standard definition only, mini DV tape based camcorders). Flash memory and hard disc drive camcorders compress their video a lot more than miniDV tape... and DVD camcorders compress the most and must be avoided.
Assuming you want to import that video to your computer for analysis, all miniDV tape based camcorders mean your computer needs a firewire port because the only way you will get the video from the HV40 to the computer is by connecting a firewire cable to the camcorder's DV port and the computer's firewire port. USB won't work (it cannot handle the streaming requirements of either standard definition DV or high definition HDV).
If your computer does not have a firewire port and you are unwilling or unable to add one, then look into flash memory (Canon FS series or HF series are suggested). The video is copied (not imported) over USB and may need to be converted. Because of the compression, expect to see lots of "artifacts" because of the fast motion - even with the fast shutter speed. I tend to stay away from consumer-grade internal hard drive camcorders. They use the same file types the flash memory cams do, but they have too many know issues with vibration, altitude and data recovery - these might not be important to you for the golf stuff, but if you decide to use the camcorder for other things, you might as well prepare for them ahead of time.
You probably don't need to record in HDV, but that is up to you.
If you think you need a "high speed" video recording device, the good ones will be just a camera head that connects to a computer... Vision Research and Photron make some affordable units. If you rely on something like the Casio Exilim EX-F1, you will be constantly checking the memory to see if there is enough space left on the memory card, and the compression rate is REALLY a lot, so full screen, good, resolution is very challenging.
How to get more distance?
Brad M
I want to add more distance in my golf game. I have almost none, I pull out a 4 iron for 150 yards and even then can come up short. I have good control but cannot seem to get more distance, even when I try to speed up my swing or swing with more force. What are some drills that I can do to up my distance?
Answer
There are basically two ways to add distance. The first, and most overlooked, is improved ball-striking. That is to say make sure you are contacting the ball on the sweet spot. I will guess that since you have good control, you have decent skills and are making reasonable contact. If that is the case, then you must increase your swing speed.
Remember, any changes to your swing to increase speed must also include continuing to strike the ball well. There are two keys to increasing clubhead speed. The first is to make sure you have a full shoulder turn and are pivoting your weight onto your back foot in the backswing. A camcorder or even good cellphone can be used to look at your swing and compare it to a good golfer's swing on Youtube.
The other key is "lagging" the wrists. If you watch a good swing on Youtube or pga.com, you will notice that good golfers do NOT release their wrists until the very last part of the golf swing. This is referred to as delayed wrist release, cracking the whip, wrist lag, and a number of other golf terms. The following is a decent article that explains this in more detail, and while I do not suggest that you subscribe to the site that is advertised at the end of the article, it is a reasonably well-written discussion of the issues you are dealing with.
There are basically two ways to add distance. The first, and most overlooked, is improved ball-striking. That is to say make sure you are contacting the ball on the sweet spot. I will guess that since you have good control, you have decent skills and are making reasonable contact. If that is the case, then you must increase your swing speed.
Remember, any changes to your swing to increase speed must also include continuing to strike the ball well. There are two keys to increasing clubhead speed. The first is to make sure you have a full shoulder turn and are pivoting your weight onto your back foot in the backswing. A camcorder or even good cellphone can be used to look at your swing and compare it to a good golfer's swing on Youtube.
The other key is "lagging" the wrists. If you watch a good swing on Youtube or pga.com, you will notice that good golfers do NOT release their wrists until the very last part of the golf swing. This is referred to as delayed wrist release, cracking the whip, wrist lag, and a number of other golf terms. The following is a decent article that explains this in more detail, and while I do not suggest that you subscribe to the site that is advertised at the end of the article, it is a reasonably well-written discussion of the issues you are dealing with.
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