DG_1234
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I've never used Trackman, Quad or other measuring device. I've never struck a shot into a screen that simulates ball flight.
Why not ? I live in a 12 month golf season area with plenty of out door driving ranges nearby. If I want to see my ball flight I can do that on the course or at a driving range. If I want to know how far I strike a particular club I have a laser which measures the distance.
So, my experience with measuring devices and, or, simulators is from watching YouTube club review, club test videos. On these videos I sometimes see a guy with a decent swing striking 6 irons 200 yards and drivers 290 yards usually straight as well. This is from a decent swing, one I would expect to see on the golf course hitting about 10 fairways and 10 greens. Not a Tour playing professional swing, yet the machine numbers from the video read as good or better than the shots a Tour pro would produce.
And sometimes a beginner or one described in the video as a high index player will swing on a video and the measuring device/simulator numbers come in at 160 yard carry 7 irons and 245 carry drivers. These numbers are from a swing that (on a golf course or driving range ) would realistically produce crooked 130 yard carry 7-irons and 200 yard driver shots.
My understanding is that these machines have software which uses "impact data"to produce simulated shot results. My question is whether it's just too difficult for impact measurements to accurately simulate shots, or is it that the operator of the machine is able set it so that most all impact results produce relatively long, straight shots ?
Why not ? I live in a 12 month golf season area with plenty of out door driving ranges nearby. If I want to see my ball flight I can do that on the course or at a driving range. If I want to know how far I strike a particular club I have a laser which measures the distance.
So, my experience with measuring devices and, or, simulators is from watching YouTube club review, club test videos. On these videos I sometimes see a guy with a decent swing striking 6 irons 200 yards and drivers 290 yards usually straight as well. This is from a decent swing, one I would expect to see on the golf course hitting about 10 fairways and 10 greens. Not a Tour playing professional swing, yet the machine numbers from the video read as good or better than the shots a Tour pro would produce.
And sometimes a beginner or one described in the video as a high index player will swing on a video and the measuring device/simulator numbers come in at 160 yard carry 7 irons and 245 carry drivers. These numbers are from a swing that (on a golf course or driving range ) would realistically produce crooked 130 yard carry 7-irons and 200 yard driver shots.
My understanding is that these machines have software which uses "impact data"to produce simulated shot results. My question is whether it's just too difficult for impact measurements to accurately simulate shots, or is it that the operator of the machine is able set it so that most all impact results produce relatively long, straight shots ?