Smart2Move

Category: Coaching Methodology

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…