Golf Computer Program: a swing lesson with paint tools

Craig’s notes

Golf computer program left a lot of room for interpretation. I was hoping for something strange, and a man getting his golf swing analyzed was not quite what I pictured. Then the instructor starts drawing lines over the video, and I get more interested in the computer than the golf.

There is a lot of careful talk about knees, weight and arm position. I don't understand golf well enough to know whether the lesson is helping. I did enjoy the instructor bringing out his paint tools to explain a swing while I wondered how long this would have taken to render back then. At one point we get a 3D golfer on a football field, followed by Ernie Els as an example of how to move your weight. If I could actually hit golf balls on a football field, I might give the sport another try.

We reached the end after roughly 28 minutes. By then I was ready to see what tape the viewers would pick next. I still don't know the software's name.

Content inventory

Shows and segments (playback order)

1. Computerized golf-swing lesson: A golfer's swing is filmed and reviewed with an instructor; the tape starts directly in the lesson, without an identified title screen.
2. Video overlays and paint-tool analysis: The instructor draws lines on the recorded swing while discussing stance, knees, shoulders and weight transfer.
3. Further swing sessions and comparisons: The golfer returns for further instruction and swing comparisons, with more attention to posture and weight shift.
4. Animated golfer on a football field: A 3D golf-swing demonstration is shown on a football field.
5. Ernie Els swing comparison: The instructor names Ernie Els while discussing his weight transfer through a swing.
6. Nick Faldo comparison clip (cataloged): A swing-comparison clip logged as Nick Faldo; the audio does not name him.

Tape details

Archive ID

VHS-2026-074

Recording type

Home recording of a golf-swing lesson

Format

VHS

Recording date

Unknown; neither the note nor the viewing establishes a year

Viewed

July 29, 2026; recorded end reached

Viewing extent

Approximately 28 minutes of the recorded lesson; the handwritten note estimates 26 minutes

Recording speed

SP (catalog and handwritten note)

Program identity

Instructor, software and production title unconfirmed

On the label

• Handwritten recording note: A separate note reads "Golf computer program" and "SP – 26 min." The 26 minutes is a handwritten estimate, not a verified running time.
• Manufacturer's sleeve: The sleeve is marked T-120H Standard Grade. That identifies the blank tape, not the recorded golf lesson.