Smart2Move Newsroom
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The 4-step S2M correction process
Every Smart2Move certified coach learns a 4-step process for analyzing a force plate session and translating the data into a coaching intervention. This process is the backbone of the S2M methodology and the reason certified coaches can consistently produce results that observational coaching alone cannot achieve. Understanding this process is also the best way to…
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What the kinetic sequence actually is and why it matters
The kinetic sequence is one of the most important concepts in S2M’s coaching methodology, and one of the most misunderstood in golf coaching generally. Understanding it clearly is the difference between coaching the cause of a swing and coaching the effect. What the kinetic sequence is The kinetic sequence describes the order and timing in…
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Why swing changes don’t stick on the course and what GRF data reveals
Every experienced golf coach has seen it. A player works on a specific change for weeks. In the lesson, the change is clear. The player can feel it. The data shows it. The ball flight confirms it. Then they play a round. The change is gone. This is one of the most frustrating phenomena in…
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Why distance plateaus happen and what force plate data reveals
It is one of the most common frustrations in golf. A player works consistently, takes lessons, practices their drills, and hits the range several times a week. And yet their distance has not changed in two years. From a coaching perspective, a distance plateau is almost always a sign that the player is working hard…
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The 5 most common GRF issues in amateur golfers
After years of coaching with force plates, patterns emerge. Certain GRF issues appear in session after session, across different players, different handicaps, different body types. They are not universal, every player is different, but they are common enough that understanding them gives any coach or player a significant head start. These are the five GRF…
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What is ground reaction force and why should every golfer care
There is a force at work in every golf swing that most golfers have never heard of. It is not visible. It is not something you can feel without training. But it is the single most important driver of distance, accuracy, and consistency in the game. It is called ground reaction force, or GRF. Newton’s…
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Why biomechanics is the missing piece in golf performance
Most golfers spend years working on their swing. They work on their grip, their stance, their takeaway, their follow-through. They watch videos, take lessons, and buy better equipment. And yet the majority of them plateau. Not because they aren’t working hard enough. Because they are training the wrong thing. What most golf training ignores When…
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The difference between training your swing and training your movement
There are two ways to approach golf improvement. Most golfers spend their entire career doing one of them. The best coaches in the world have shifted to the other. The first is training your swing. The second is training your movement. They sound similar. They are fundamentally different. Training the swing and why it has…
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Why two golfers can have the same swing and completely different GRF profiles
Two golfers stand on the first tee. Both are the same height, the same weight, the same handicap. Both have been told by previous coaches that their swings look good. One hits 250 yards consistently. The other hits 220 yards, with a tendency to fade that he has never been able to explain. On a…
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What force plates actually measure and why it matters for coaching
Most people who hear about force plates for the first time have a reasonable question: what does a force plate actually do, and why does it matter for coaching? The answer is simpler than it might seem, and more consequential than most people expect. What a force plate is A force plate is a measurement…