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Remote Coaching & Training at Home

Remote training can be easy when using technology to stay in touch with your athletes or training at home. Blast connects coaches & players to analyze swing metrics and videos, get feedback, and create customized training plans for improvement. Check out the resource links and videos below for additional information.

How To Videos
Metrics
Drills
Webinars
Documentation

Welcome to Blast Golf

Brad Faxon explains key features in Blast Golf 4.10 for iOS.

HOW TO VIDEOS

Activate New Sensor

Learn how to activate a new sensor in the Bast Golf app.

Sensor Capture Modes

Learn about online, offline, and video capture modes from within the Blast Golf app.

Overview - Home Screen

Overview of the Home screen in the Blast Golf app.

Switching Clubs

Learn how to switch clubs in the Blast Golf app.

Navigation - Progress

Overview of the Progress screen in the Blast Golf app.

Default Metrics Layout

Overview of the metrics layout in the Blast Golf app.

Metrics - Change Display Order

Learn how to add, remove, or change the display order of metrics in the Blast Golf app.

Creating Custom Sessions

Learn about sessions, how metrics are grouped, and how to review your session averages.

Speed Training Layout

Learn how to use the new Speed Training layout.

Ball Striking Layout

Learn how to use the Ball Striking layout.

Intro Putting

Explore Putting Mode.

Intro Short Game

Explore New Short Game Mode.

Intro Bunker

Explore New Bunker Mode.

Intro Full Swing

Explore Full Swing Mode.

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Metrics - Putting

Putting - Speed Control

Speed Control is the group of metrics that directly influence the speed of the putt you rolled. Identifying areas for improvement within the speed control grouping will help with your proximity (short – long) to the hole.

Putting - Backstroke Time

Backstroke Time is the elapsed time it takes to complete your Backstroke (address to top of backstroke), measured in seconds.

Putting - Forward Stroke Time

Forward Stroke Time is the elapsed time it takes to complete your Forward Stroke (top of backstroke to impact).

Putting - Tempo

Total Stroke Time is the elapsed time it takes to make a complete putting stroke from the start of the stroke to impact with the ball.

Putting - Backstroke Length

Backstroke Length is the length the putter face travels in the Backstroke from address to the top of the Backstroke, measured in inches.

Putting - Impact Stroke Speed

Impact Stroke Speed is the speed of the sweet spot of the putter face at the moment of impact, measured in miles per hour (mph).

Putting - Direction

Direction is the group of metrics that directly influence the direction of the putt you rolled. Identifying areas for improvement within the direction grouping will help with your proximity (left – right) to the hole.

Putting - Face Angle at Impact

Face Angle at Impact is the difference in Rotation (the rotation of the putter face around the shaft) between Backstroke Rotation and Forward Stroke Rotation, measured in degrees.

Metrics - SHORT GAME, BUNKER & FULL SWING

Short Game - Distance Control

Distance Control is the group of metrics that directly influence the distance of the shot you hit. Identifying areas for improvement within the Distance Control grouping will help with your proximity (short – long) to the hole.

Bunker - Distance Control

Distance Control is the group of metrics that directly influence the distance of the shot you hit. Identifying areas for improvement within the Distance Control grouping will help with your proximity (short – long) to the hole.

Full Swing - Distance Control

Distance Control is the group of metrics that directly influence the distance of the shot you hit. Identifying areas for improvement within the Distance Control grouping will help with your proximity (short – long) to the hole.

Full Swing - Backswing Time

Backswing Time is the elapsed time it takes to complete your backswing (address to top of backswing), measured in seconds.

Full Swing - Downswing Time

Downswing Time is elapsed time it takes to complete your downswing (top of backswing to impact with the ball), measured in seconds.

Full Swing - Swing Tempo

Swing Tempo is the ratio between Backswing Time and Downswing Time.

Full Swing - Swing Speed

Swing Speed is the speed of the clubhead’s sweet spot at impact, measured in miles per hour (mph). Swing speed will depend on age, ability, mobility, strength and power, along with the distance of the shot and club selection.

Full Swing - Peak Hand Speed

Peak Hand Speed is the observed maximum speed of the hands as measured on the grip of the club, measured in miles per hour (mph).

Full Swing - Attack Angle

Attack angle is the up or downward movement of the club head approaching the ball at impact, measured relative to the horizon.

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Drills

Pre-round Warm-up

Brad Faxon provides tips for a pre-round warm-up.

Reading Greens

Get tips from Brad Faxon on the process of reading greens.

Starting the Ball on Line

Brad Faxon tip for starting the ball on line.

Putting Face Angle at Impact

Tyler Miller provides a drill to work on Face Angle at Impact.

Speed Control & Tempo

Brad Faxon provides a Speed Control Drill focusing on Tempo.

Backstroke Length

Brad Faxon discusses the importance of Backstroke Length.

Putting Stroke Speed

Tyler Miller's drill for creating consistent Stroke Speed.

Short Game - High Loft vs Low loft Hybrid

Brad Faxon talks about club choice around the greens.

Short Game - Flop Shot

Brad Faxon gives tips on how to hit a flop shot.

Short Game - Bump and Run

Brad Faxon discusses how to hit a bump and run.

Short Game - Chipping

Brad Faxon talks about chipping technique.

Tyler Miller - Tempo & Speed Drill

PGA Professional Tyler Miller discusses the importance of Tempo and Speed to get consistent around the greens.

Short Game - Bunker Play

Brad Faxon discusses technique and club selection from the bunker.

Speed Training Layout

Learn how to use the new Speed Training layout.

Ball Striking Layout

Learn how to use the new Ball Striking layout.

Full Swing - Attack Angle & Swing Tempo

Tyler Miller discusses the importance of Attack Angle with a Driver.

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WEBINARS

Coach's Insider - Presented by Blast

With our “Coach’s Insider” webinar series, you’ll be learning first-hand how college, academy, high school, and PGA professionals are helping their players while remote. We have some of the industry’s best coaches & instructors lined-up to share their thoughts on player development, remote training, and how they are using Blast.


11/23 WEBINAR - WATCH NOW: Brad Faxon - Practice with Purpose


Previous Golf Webinars

4/24
4.10 Highlights for iOS,
Short Game & Training at Home discussion with Brad Faxon
WATCH VIDEO
4/30
4.10 Highlights for iOS,
Putting & Working with PGA Professionals
WATCH VIDEO
5/8
Learn how to Maximize
Training with Blast Golf
(players & coaches)
WATCH VIDEO
5/15
Coach’s Insider –
Teaching with Blast
(players & coaches)
WATCH VIDEO
5/22
Hole 9 Golf –
Training with Blast
WATCH VIDEO

6/12
Putting Training with Blast
WATCH VIDEO

6/19
Short Game Training with Blast
WATCH VIDEO

6/26
Full Swing Training with Blast
WATCH VIDEO

10/12
The Short Game to Success
WATCH VIDEO

11/23
Brad Faxon: How to Practice with Purpose
WATCH VIDEO

DOCUMENTATION & REFERENCE MATERIALS

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