Drills: your video library

What is the drill library?

Under Admin → Drills you store drill videos that you can then pass on to clients as often as you like. You record a drill once, a phone is fine, and assign it from a lesson update, from the client card or during a lesson. Your client watches the video in My Account and ticks it off.

The library belongs to the Golfly Pro + Swing Check subscription. Without that subscription, the menu item does not appear.

Adding a drill

1. Go to Admin → Drills and click New.
2. Fill in Title (NL). If you like, choose a Category from the list: Full swing, Drive, Pitching, Chipping, Putting, Bunker, Mental, Fitness & mobility, Routine or Other. If you like, fill in Description (NL); your client sees that text under the video.
3. Click Create. The screen stays open and asks for the video.
4. Click Choose video and pick a file. Maximum 15 minutes; a .mov from your iPhone is fine. A video that is too long is refused straight away with "Video is too long".
5. Keep the screen open while it uploads. Afterwards the drill shows Processing. You may close that screen; the drill changes to Ready by itself, usually within a few minutes. Longer videos take a little longer.

You can only assign a drill once it is Ready. If something goes wrong, you see Failed and you can upload again with Choose video. That is also how you replace a video later.

If you have the English-language site, fill in the English title and description on the tab English, or click Translate from NL. If you leave them empty, the Dutch is used.

Assigning a drill

You can do this in three places:

1. In a lesson update or report card. Under the drills, click Drill from library. The title and description are taken over and you can still adjust them per client. See Lesson updates and Report cards.
2. From the client card. In the Drills block, click Assign drill, choose one or more drills and, if you like, write a Personal note. Your client receives an email "New drill from your name" plus a notification in the app. You can then also resend the message via Share via WhatsApp.
3. During a lesson that you record live, via Choose a drill.

You can undo a single assignment with Withdraw on the client card. As long as a client still has a drill open, you cannot assign that same drill again; you then see "Already assigned".

Who can see your library?

At the top of Admin → Drills is "Who can discover your drill library?" with three choices:

• Assigned only: clients only see the drills you assign to them. The Discover tab is not there.
• My students (default): anyone who has booked a lesson with you can browse your whole library. Anyone who has never booked sees "For students only" on the Discover tab, with a button to book a lesson.
• Everyone with an account: anyone with an account on your site can browse your library.

The choice is saved straight away.

What does your client see?

Under My Account → Drills there are two tabs:

• For you: the drills you have assigned, open drills at the top. For each drill it shows where it came from ("From your lesson on date" or "Assigned to you personally on date"). The client ticks it off when done and can also remove the tick. On the client card you see what has been completed.
• Discover: all active drills that are ready, with a search field and categories. Drills the client already has are marked "Assigned".

The videos can only be watched when logged in. Without an account, someone looking at a shared lesson update only sees that a video is attached.

Deleting or archiving

You can delete a drill that has never been assigned and does not appear in any sent report. Otherwise Golfly refuses: "This drill has been assigned to clients or appears in a sent report. Archive the drill instead of deleting it."

Archive with the Archive button or the Active switch in the edit screen. An archived drill no longer appears in your selection lists or under Discover, but it can still be played for clients who already have it. With Show archived you see them again in your list and can restore them.

Frequently asked questions

How long can a video be?

At most 15 minutes. Short clips from the driving range work best, but a longer summary of a lesson also fits.

Can I replace a video?

Yes. Open the drill and click Choose video again. The old video is replaced.

Why is a drill not in my selection list?

Only drills with status Ready that are not archived can be assigned. For a single assignment, a drill that this client already has open is also left out.

Related

• Lesson updates: how to stay in touch with your client
• Creating Report Cards for your client
• Using a free Swing Check as a lead funnel