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By ChetlovesMer ·
I think "different" is the wrong word. I would suggest that the conclusion would be less in depth. It might also be more difficult to explain exactly what the coach wants you to do without the GEARS system. I've been coached on GEARS a number of times. What I can tell you almost certainly is that we get to root cause a lot quicker. Often I can fix the part I'm working on and it will come at the expense of another part that I had already had correctly or previously corrected. The instructor can rotate the model and show you "Oh look this is better, but now it's caused this." When that happens we look for another feel. One that helps me get the part I'm working on correct, but doesn't mess up another part, or perhaps even helps improve another part. Sometimes we find a feel that improves a few things all at once. Then that's like a Eureka moment. So, while GEARS is very technical it's still a matter of finding the right "feels". Erik will say try feeling like you are doing this. Then we can look very deeply at a few of the components we are working on and decide if that feel is the right one. If not, we may try a different "feel". This It's great when we go back an look at older GEARS data and get to say last year you were doing this by this much. Now you are doing this by this much. YAY! Improvement! If time and money were no object I'd get a lot more coaching on GEARS. Unfortunately, I don't think it's likely that I can ever make a living playing golf. (Shut up. @billchao I can hear you snickering.) So I have to sneak my GEARS sessions in between earning a living, raising a family, keeping my wife happy, caring for my mother and/or my in-laws, my kids activities, etc... I'm not sure it's revolutionary... maybe evolutionary. But I can tell you this; I've never had a GEARS lesson that I thought was a waste of time or money or thought it would have been as good or better without GEARS. Not to say you can't have a good lesson without GEARS or there's no value in filming your swing. Those things are still valuable. GEARS is just better though. Having done quite a few lessons both ways for a while now. The only arguments I can think of against using GEARS are mostly centered around time and money. Don't use GEARS if: You can't afford it You don't have time. Sometimes you are just after a quick spot check.... that's cool. You don't have somebody who knows what they are doing to show you how to turn that data into ways to improve. You want to take longer to improve You are worried about tearing the Velcro strap that holds the shoe covers on. Otherwise use GEARS if you can. -
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By iacas ·
It depends on too many things. Do I often give a different lesson than what I see with my eyes? Maybe not. But even still, is that lesson better, with the student able to grasp things like "how much" or "does that feel work" or "what does that change result in through the rest of the swing" much more solidly and quickly. The main advantage of GEARS is that it shows what you did. Measured. Accurate. To the tenth of a degree or inch. If you're with a good coach/instructor, it's a valuable tool. If you're with someone who doesn't know how to use it… it's just a cool side thing but little more. -
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