Swing analysis · iPhone
Your swing,
in numbers.
Set the club behind the ball. The camera recognises it and starts recording. Every swing is measured against the Tour benchmark, with the deviations ranked by priority and the drill that corrects each one.
Practising alone
Set the club down. The camera starts.
Filming your own swing has always been the bottleneck. Either you bring someone with you, or you spend the session walking between the mat and the phone — and end up filming one swing in five.
With club detection the phone stays where it is and you just hit. Every swing is recorded from the same place and the same framing, which is what makes the numbers comparable from one session to the next.
Metrics
The swing metrics, explained.
You have been told you come over the top, or that you are too quick. You have probably never seen the number. There is a page for each metric: swing plane, tempo, shaft lean, head stability, setup and backswing speed. Each one is measured against the Tour benchmark, or against your own target if you would rather set it yourself.
For every deviation there is the drill that addresses it, with the kit, the reps and what you should feel.
Swing plane
The angle the club comes down on. It is often what is behind the slice, the hook or the pull.
READ MORE →TempoSwing tempo 3:1
Three counts back, one down. It is that proportion — not the speed — that gives you consistent contact.
READ MORE →ImpactShaft lean
How far your hands are ahead of the clubhead at impact. It is what compresses the ball, and what scooping throws away.
READ MORE →HeadHead stability
How far your head drifts during the swing. When it goes, the low point of the arc goes with it: fat shots and thins.
READ MORE →SetupBall position and posture
Ball position, stance width and spine tilt. A lot of swing faults are setup faults in disguise.
READ MORE →BackswingBackswing speed
How fast your hands move from takeaway to the top. A snatched start is what brings on the over-the-top move.
READ MORE →Plans
You start free.
The free plan gives you five analysed swings a day, measured against the Tour benchmark. Pro removes the daily cap and lets you replace that benchmark with targets of your own.
- ✓5 analysed swings per day
- ✓3 video imports per day
- ✓Automatic recording via club detection
- ✓Core metrics against the Tour benchmark
- ✓Unlimited swings, no daily cap
- ✓Advanced metrics
- ✓Custom targets — set your own values instead of the Tour benchmark
- ✓Editable tempo ratio in the trainer
- ✓Impact detection in the tempo trainer
Everything worth knowing before you install.
Is Golfective free?
Yes. The free plan gives you 5 analysed swings and 3 video imports a day, the core metrics against the Tour benchmark — and it does not expire. Pro removes the daily cap and adds the advanced metrics, the tempo trainer's impact detection and your own targets in place of the Tour ones.
Do I need any special equipment?
No. All you need is your iPhone. No launch monitor, no sensors, nothing attached to you or to the club. A tripod or a phone holder makes it easier to get the same framing every time, but any spot where the phone can see you will do.
How does the AI analysis work?
Everything runs on your phone. The models track your body, the clubhead and the ball frame by frame at 60fps, and the swing comes back split into its parts — setup, swing plane, head stability, impact, tempo and backswing speed. Every metric is scored against the Tour benchmark, the deviations are ranked by priority, and each one comes with the drill that addresses it.
What kind of data will I see?
Numbers, not adjectives. Shaft lean in degrees, head movement in centimetres, tempo as a ratio, time on plane as a percentage — each one against the benchmark for the club you hit, and colour-coded by severity. Across sessions you also get averages by club, tempo trends, and where your setup is becoming more consistent.
Can I practise alone, with nobody to press record?
Yes. Turn on the Auto toggle on the camera screen and set the clubhead inside the marker. The app recognises it at address and starts recording on its own; when the swing is over it stops and analyses. No partner, and no walking back to the phone between shots.
Am I stuck comparing myself to the Tour?
Only on the free plan. Tour averages are the default because they are the clearest standard there is — but every swing is unique, so Pro lets you set your own target on any metric, and the scoring, the priorities and the drills all follow that instead.
Which phone do I need?
An iPhone. Golfective is on the App Store, and the analysis runs on the device itself — the video never leaves your phone, and you can work through a whole session with no signal at all.