Competing Hypotheses
For golf diagnoses, SwingVantage shows the secondary issue most likely to co-exist with the primary fault — helping you understand pattern relationships rather than treating issues in isolation.
What it is
Swing faults rarely live alone. A slice is often tangled up with an over-the-top move; a topped shot can share a root cause with a thin strike. Competing Hypotheses surfaces the secondary issue most likely to co-exist with your primary golf fault, so you understand the pattern rather than chasing a single symptom.
This reframes practice from "fix this one thing" to "understand how these things relate" — which is how good coaches actually think. Seeing the likely partner-fault helps you pick a fix that addresses the root cause both share, instead of playing whack-a-mole with symptoms.
Who it’s for
- Golfers whose miss has more than one plausible cause
- Players who have "fixed" a fault only to see it return in a new form
How to take full advantage
A step-by-step guide to getting everything out of Competing Hypotheses.
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Read the primary, then the partner
After your golf diagnosis, note the priority fault, then open the competing hypothesis to see the issue most likely riding alongside it.
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Look for the shared root
Ask which single change would influence both faults. SwingVantage’s drill recommendations often target that shared cause.
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Retest both together
When you re-analyse, check whether the partner-fault moved too. If it did, you found the real lever; if only one changed, you treated a symptom.
Good to know
- • Currently golf-specific, where fault co-occurrence patterns are best established.
- • A hypothesis is a likelihood, not a certainty — your video and data still decide.
Frequently asked questions
Why is this golf-only right now?
Golf has the richest, most consistent data (launch monitors, decades of fault taxonomy), so co-occurrence patterns are well established. The approach will extend to other sports as their data matures.
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