How Much Better does Online Instruction Have to Be?

[jmanbooyaa]

Thank you both for the responses. I figured a video of my swing would be necessary. I almost would prefer to have a re start from set up to grip than figure out how to uload a video from there. I will look into more info on how to do the online instructions. I like a lot of what is said on this site just not really grasping the concepts from the free posts. Evolvr? Is that what the instruction is called? Sorry for hijacking this thread. Very interesting all the same. Thanks

[Golfingdad]

Thank you both for the responses. I figured a video of my swing would be necessary. I almost would prefer to have a re start from set up to grip than figure out how to uload a video from there. I will look into more info on how to do the online instructions. I like a lot of what is said on this site just not really grasping the concepts from the free posts. Evolvr? Is that what the instruction is called? Sorry for hijacking this thread. Very interesting all the same. Thanks

Evolvr is just the name of the specific on line instruction that many of us have used. I'm sure there are others, but I can't speak for exactly how they operate. Might be exactly the same. Uploading videos is quite simple ... For more info check thegolfevolution.com

[InTheRough]

kind of an interesting question.  I have never taken online lessons but thinking about the couple of lessons that i have taken in person i can imagine that it could be frustrating if the drill or swing thought that the online pro gives you doesnt click right away because with nobody there to guide your practice it could be difficult to know if you are doing it right.  I would have to agree with @Golfingdad that it is very much up to the student whether they get anything out of an online lesson.

[iacas]

I would have to agree with @Golfingdad that it is very much up to the student whether they get anything out of an online lesson.

I think everyone can get something out of an online lesson. It'd be awfully hard to get nothing out of a lesson.

Edit: Sorry, I'm assuming competent instruction. It's easy to get nothing if the instruction is crap.

[billchao]

I would have to agree with @Golfingdad that it is very much up to the student whether they get anything out of an online lesson.

You could say that about in-person lessons, too. There's a lot you can get out of just having a swing thread here, so online lessons should be no different. I'd say they'd probably be more comprehensive. As mentioned by others, it really just depends on the quality of the instruction.

[InTheRough]

You could say that about in-person lessons, too.

There's a lot you can get out of just having a swing thread here, so online lessons should be no different. I'd say they'd probably be more comprehensive. As mentioned by others, it really just depends on the quality of the instruction.

100% agree.  that's why i voted that they are about the same.  If you have a good instructor then they are probably going to give the student similar or the same advice online as in person because the student's swing flaws are going to be the same regardless of the teaching method (just an assumption...please correct me if i am off base with that).  Therefore it is more a case of how good the student is at learning/understanding what is being taught rather than what the instructor is teaching.