What Happens During a GOLFTEC Game Evaluation?

Everything You Need to Know Before You Go

We have moved away from a Swing Evaluation and into a Game Evaluation. A GOLFTEC Game Evaluation is a 60-minute diagnostic session that replaces guesswork with objective, data-backed certainty. Unlike traditional range sessions, our certified coaches use proprietary OPTIMOTION 3D motion capture to record over 4,000 data points per swing. You will leave with a clear, quantified analysis of your mechanics and a personalized improvement roadmap tailored specifically to your unique swing, not generic advice.

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What Is the Difference Between a Swing Evaluation and Game Evaluation?

Think of the Game Evaluation as the modernized successor to our classic Swing Evaluation. During this sixty minute session, our staff conducts a comprehensive audit of your technique, transforming raw kinetic metrics into a transparent, step-by-step strategy for lasting improvement.

96% of GOLFTEC students see major improvement after lessons. Students improve an average of 7 shots. This is the foundation that makes that improvement possible because it replaces guesswork with data.

‍What you leave with: A complete 3D swing analysis, video review, and personalized improvement plan

Step-by-Step - What Happens During Your Game Evaluation

Step 1: The Coach Conversation (10 minutes)

Your Game Evaluation starts before you hit a single ball. Your certified GOLFTEC coach sits down with you to understand everything that matters: your goals, your frustrations, your history with the game, what you've already tried to fix, and what's still holding you back.

This isn't a formality. It's the foundation of everything that follows. A coach who understands that you slice under pressure but hit it well on the range will look for different things in your data than a coach working with a beginner who has never taken a lesson. The conversation shapes the entire analysis.

What your coach asks about:

• Your current handicap or scoring average
• The one thing you most want to fix
• What you've tried that hasn't worked
• Your goals, lower scores, more consistency, more distance, or all three
• How often you play and practice

Step 2: OPTIMOTION 3D Swing Capture with Course Play

OPTIMOTION uses both motion and launch monitor numbers to identify and address weaknesses in a golfer's game, motion numbers measure how your body is moving and identify flaws affecting ball flight, while launch monitor numbers determine the specific weaknesses causing your frustrations.

Here's exactly what OPTIMOTION captures:

Motion data, your body:

• Hip rotation angle and speed at every point in the swing
• Shoulder plane and tilt through backswing, downswing, and impact
• Spine angle, setup, top of swing, impact
• Weight shift and transfer patterns
• Arm and wrist positions at key positions
• Follow-through and finish position

Launch monitor data, the ball:

• Ball speed at impact
• Launch angle
• Spin rate, backspin and sidespin
• Carry distance
• Club head speed
• Smash factor (efficiency of contact)
• Face angle at impact
• Club path and swing direction

The total: 4,000+ data points captured per swing, compared simultaneously against PGA Tour averages for your swing speed category so you see exactly where you stand relative to the best players in the world.

Seeing yourself on camera during a swing evaluation reveals unexpected aspects of your technique, most golfers describe it as genuinely eye-opening, discovering the real cause of their miss for the first time.

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Real Time Data Review With Your Coach (20 minutes)

After capturing your swing, your coach guides you through the data collected during the analysis, explaining how small changes to your stance, grip, or swing tempo can result in big improvements on the course. Unlike traditional golf lessons where you may receive generic advice, at GOLFTEC everything is tailored to your swing and goals. Your coach breaks down the data into simple, understandable steps using visuals, diagrams, and slow-motion videos to highlight areas of improvement.

This is the moment most golfers describe as the turning point. For the first time, you're not hearing what a swing should look like in theory. You're seeing exactly what YOUR swing is doing and understanding the specific connection between your motion data and where the ball goes.

If your data shows your hip rotation is restricted at impact, your coach shows you exactly how that restriction is causing the ball flight problem you've been trying to fix for years. The connection between cause and effect becomes visible, not theoretical.

Step 4: Your Personalized Improvement Plan (15 minutes)

Your coach uses your swing data to build a personalized improvement plan, this is what will lower your scores fastest, in the right sequence, based on your swing's actual needs.

Your improvement plan includes:

• The 1-2 primary swing changes with the highest impact on your scoring
• The sequence in which to address them, not everything at once
• Specific drills tailored to your data, not generic advice
• Practice recommendations between lessons
• Measurable checkpoints so you can track progress with data

You leave with this plan in the GOLFTEC app, accessible on your phone, with your swing videos, data, and drills available any time you practice.

What to Bring and What to Wear

One of the most common questions before a first GOLFTEC visit. Here's everything you need to know:

What to wear:

• Comfortable athletic clothing, golf attire preferred but not required
• Any shoes you can move in,golf shoes are fine but not necessary
• GOLFTEC's indoor climate-controlled bays mean weather is never a factor

What to bring:

• Your own clubs if you have them so your coach can assess whether they fit your swing
• No clubs? GOLFTEC provides equipment for your evaluation
• Nothing else required, no preparation needed

What not to worry about:

• Your skill level, the evaluation is designed for every golfer from complete beginner to scratch
• What your swing looks like, .the data doesn't judge, it measures
• Time pressure, the 60-minute evaluation is unhurried and entirely focused on you

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What You Leave With

After an hour you leave your GOLFTEC Game Evaluation with four things:

1. Your complete swing data file: Every motion measurement, every launch monitor number, every comparison to tour averages, stored permanently in your GOLFTEC account and accessible in the app.

2. Your swing videos: High speed camera footage of your swing from multiple angles, synced with your motion data so you can see exactly what your numbers look like in real motion.

3. Your personalized improvement plan: The specific changes, in the right sequence, with the drills to execute them, built by your coach from your data, not a template.

4. A clear next step: Your coach walks you through the lesson plan options that fit your goals, schedule, and budget, from the $95 standalone evaluation to packages starting at $395 that include Club Fitting and expert lessons. No pressure, no obligation, just a clear picture of what the improvement path looks like.

The GOLFTEC Game Evaluation as a Gift

The Game Evaluation is the starting point of every gift package and one of the most thoughtful golf gifts you can give. Here's why it works as a gift:

• It's the most impactful thing any golfer can do in a single 60-minute session
• It gives Dad something genuinely new real data on his swing for the first time
• It's the foundation of a full improvement journey if he chooses to continue
• Every package purchase enters Dad to win a full SKYTRAK Studio setup valued at $4,000+

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Stop guessing what's wrong with your swing and start becoming the best golfer you can be.