Junior Golf 13. Your Game 16. T he advent of digital technology has changed golf instruction in two distinct ways. The Internet, of course, has made an enormous amount of instructional material perpetually accessible. Digital technology also has revolutionized the lesson tee.
Computer applications allow instructors to telestrate swing faults over video footage.
At advanced training facilities, digital motion sensors allow instructors to gather biomechanical data to improve even the finest swings. Digital technology seems to have taken golf instruction down two different paths, but the paths now seem destined to converge. According to experts in both areas, technologies now tied to the practice tee soon will invade the Internet instructional pages. The technologies will transform Internet golf instruction into a highly personalized experience. The beginnings of this futuristic instruction model can be seen in relationships between tour pros and their instructors.