Analyze your golf swing!
The BAL.ON Swing Metrics
BAL.ON constantly monitors your swing performance. To drive your training up a notch, analyze your golf swing along seven key metrics. They are the app’s analytic centerpiece. Relying on these metrics and AI, BAL.ON points you to the exact one drill that improves your swing.
Setup – perfect your balance
The Setup Swing Metric evaluates the pressure distribution at the Address position. We recommend equal or slightly more pressure on the lead foot (50–60%) and corresponding pressure (50–40%) on the trail foot.
How does Setup improve your game?
Almost every tour pro is within that range when performing a standard shot. Starting your swing with the right pressure distribution also allows you to achieve an effective pressure distribution throughout your swing.
Backswing – reach the best position to shoot
During the backswing, top players shift their pressure to the trail foot and reach 80% or more. If you take a closer look at the pressure distribution within the trail foot, most pros have more pressure in the heel area. The rest of the pressure remains on the lead foot. Out of this position, pros are able to start their transition properly.
How does Backswing improve your game?
Backswing is all about loading up the pressure in the trail leg, keep it loaded, and then release it in a shift. This sets you up for an optimal transfer of power into the downswing.
Impact – a crucial phase of golf swing analysis
The Impact swing metric evaluates the pressure distribution at the moment of the clubhead hitting the ball. Depending on the selected club, a certain amount of pressure in the lead foot is regarded optimal at impact. It's best to have close to 70% of pressure on your lead foot.
For your iron and wedge shots it's also fine to have a bit more than 70% on your lead foot, while for your driver it's considered good to stay just below 70%.
How does Impact improve your game?
The right pressure distribution pattern at impact has a decisive influence on the quality of your shot. It improves ball striking and leads to more consistency in your game. Having your weight centered on your lead foot is also a prerequisite for a good rotation and being able to open your body towards your target.
Max Vertical – smart physics for longer shots
The Max Vertical Swing Metric evaluates the maximum vertical pressure produced by the player. Pros reduce their pressure during transition, this is called unweighting. They then apply more than four times that pressure to accelerate the club head. The higher the ratio between max pressure and pressure during unweighting, the faster the club head.
How does Max Vertical improve your game?
Max Vertical teaches you to make vertical power generation an integral part of your (largely rotational) swinging power. The more vertical pressure you produce, the greater the reactive force that ends up propelling your club, the longer your shots – all other things being equal.
Vertical Timing – the milliseconds to reach mega-distance
The Vertical Timing Swing Metric evaluates when the pressure peak occurs during the downswing. Professionals produce the maximal vertical pressure when lead arm to shaft is parallel to the ground. It is important to produce the maximal vertical pressure before impact. Pros do it to create maximal vertical force to gain clubhead speed. This is one of the most important factors regarding shot distance. BAL.ON measures whether your timing is on the spot or can be improved.
How does Vertical Timing improve your game?
All players have a peak of vertical pressure during their swing. The important thing is the timing of that peak – if the timing is off, all the hard work of pressure generation is to no avail, it cannot benefit your clubhead speed. Learn to produce the maximum vertical pressure in the exact right moment and see your shot distance shine!
Transition Timing – 0.001, 0.002, oomph!
The Transition Timing Swing Metric evaluates when the pressure shift towards the lead foot occurs during the backswing.
Pros are able to start the pressure shift from trail to lead side at just the right moment. It is a small window just before the top of backswing. The goal is to not lose power, but instead create even more power for the downswing.
How does Transition Timing improve your game?
Learning to master a pin-pointed transition helps you in gathering your body momentum behind the swing. That’s another important factor in improving shot length. The speed of your pressure shift correlates with your clubhead speed: the faster, the better. Finally, a continuous transition move helps you in keeping your swing constant.
Rhythm – constant hitting improves your score
The Rhythm Swing Metric evaluates the ratio of backswing duration to downswing duration. Depending on your club, there are different ratios we recommend (see app screen graphic).
Try staying within the rhythm’s bracket – a repeatable swing can improve your ball striking positively.
How does Rhythm improve your game?
A good rating on Rhythm helps you keep your timing constant. It acts like a tight framework for your technique. The more constant your timing, the easier it is to repeat, the better it serves you long term.