Really useful and makes me think I need to make more effort with alignment at my home net. I just throw it down and crack on!

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Yes me too!

First good test video I've found on the skytrak. Thanks

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed 👍🏼

Really interesting video. Driver wasn't all that far off really. I was pretty impressed as well.

I have used your videos to encourage me to go out and buy a Skytrak. I love it. However, I do struggle with what it tells me on the driver. And it tells me I hit my pitching wedge 160 yards when I may hit it 125 yards in real life. I use the two dot alignment feature when aligning the Skytrak. But you brought things to my attention like making sure it is at a certain height. I also need to make sure the bubble is in the center of the level. I am glad you brought up the height. I never thought about that. Keep up the good videos. I love them.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Give it a try and hopefully you will start getting more accurate reads 👍🏼 Thanks for the comment I am glad I’ve managed to help 🏌️‍♂️

@TripsView

Жыл бұрын

You also need to set it to the elevation you live at

This is actually really impressive! I’ve got one of these but never taken it outside.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

I rarely take mine outside, but it is handy to know it does the job if needed!

Mitch, keep in mind that you are hitting range balls. The ball you hit at around 3:30 was probably a result of a bad ball (from wear & tear or just from being a cheap range ball that had an off center core). The skytrak uses cameras in the small window of space and time but has nothing to track the ball after it leaves the hitting bay. For example, yesterday, I wanted to track my driver to its true distance with the ball I like to use (Wilson Duo Soft+) at the end of my practice session at the range. With range balls I was hitting the driver around 220 with slight fades and draws and some comical hooks. So I put a brand new ball from my bag on the tee (yes, I sacrificed a new ball) and from being dead tired at that point I was still able to hammer it 262 yards with the a dead straight flight.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jorge, thanks for the comment! I totally agree with you about the range balls. I'm sure as the ball speed increases (e.g. with driver) then the accuracy will probably decrease due to the wear and tear on these balls. At home I try to use Titleist ProV1 balls and I have found that spin rate particularly is much more true to real life and nowhere near as low as cheaper options.

great video mate, gonna buy one for the garage over winter wedges down to 8 iron possibly 7. be good for ball striking. for the money that's incredible

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal. I would definitely recommend it 🙌🏼

Possibly the different ball flight with driver could have been if the balls were not marked very well and faded. I believe you are meant to point the markings of the ball at the skytrak camera to help it measure spin. Alignment should only alter direction but the curve I would have thought should be the same.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Good point, I did try to use the range balls that had the clearest markings on them. Range balls are not the most accurate in terms of spin etc either 👍🏻

Tried one of these this past weekend and surprisingly it was pretty accurate. Maybe did show quite as much of Slice as I sometimes have.

@hcpgolf

Жыл бұрын

Yes they are pretty good 😀

I like your video. Your videos have inspired me alot. I bought the skytrak and very happy with it. How did you made the shot tracer ?

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I used shot tracer pro on Mac. I also use the shot tracer app for iPhone

Good video, I do think it being outside had a lot to do with it, it’s known skytrak doesn’t work well outdoors especially with woods when it’s too bright. Maybe the evening is a better time before lights are turned on at the range.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never had an issue with it working outdoors even when I had an outdoor setup. I am aware that some people have that issue though!

I liked the setup effort you put in to in order to get a better estimate of the Skytrak. However, to me the only way to actually verify the accuracy would be for somebody down range to mark the landing spot and use a range finder to validate the measurement (the actual stopping point of the ball could be measured to determine total distance). The secondary benefit is that cross track error could be documented. I believe this level of effort might bring 10 fold response to your channel. 👍

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

I agree I’m sure it would produce a more reliable accuracy test. I don’t think I could find anyone willing to stand down range whilst I smash balls towards them though 🤦🏻‍♂️ SkyTrak could just be tested next to more expensive and elite/trusted launch monitors like Trackman (such tests have been done already) and you would find that the carry distances you get from SkyTrak are very similar to that of those expensive launch monitors

Great video. Thank you!

@hcpgolf

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Nice video!

@hcpgolf

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🙌🏼⛳️

I seen on one of you videos you had it in a single garage. How do you find it. I’m looking at moving next year where I will build “!a large summerhouse” but am itching to get one now. I too struggle with the slight left draw/hook. Great for a driver crap for irons

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

I love it, it’s great! Of course I wish it was bigger with a widescreen impact screen and I could swing driver but oh well, can’t have everything 🙄🤣

Thanks for the video! Skytrak seems to be very accurate with the shot shapes. Have you done this test with the R10?

@hcpgolf

Жыл бұрын

No unfortunately I haven’t with the R10 but I will definitely look into doing it when I get chance 👍🏼

Have you noticed the low spin numbers particularly with your PW? I’ve had issues with my SkyTrak and spin rates making it hard to trust.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

I used to yes. Then I started using ProV1 balls and they tend to give much more accurate spin numbers (obvs I didn’t use them in this video). Also the mat you are hitting off can give low spin numbers too

@paulbortnick6106

2 жыл бұрын

I have a SkyTrak and that is my biggest gripe. All the spin numbers with the wedges are very very off.

@TripsView

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbortnick6106 point the logo at the laser and maybe your spin numbers aren’t what you think they may be. Compared mine with the gcquad at GOLFTEC and numbers and short shape are always very very similar

Thanks for the video. What did you compare it to, I missed it. I think this is dead on, same as I see. Really good with irons, somewhat questionable with driver. Also, if those are range balls, the poor flight of a couple of the drivers might be due to the balls and the ST would not know about that as it gets all its data immediately after contact.

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Just compared it to real life ball flight. Good point about range balls 👍🏻

@robmccance

2 жыл бұрын

@@hcpgolf What made the red flight tracks on the right side?

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

Shot tracer pro for Mac. There is also a free iPhone app called shot tracer

@autotrip5

2 жыл бұрын

Great videos! Inspired me to get my own skytrak and home simulator.

Skytrak once said my 10 year old hit a 322 yd shot at 128 mph...it has its errors particularly on missed shots.

@hcpgolf

Жыл бұрын

It does have its flaws but I’d say about 90% of the time it is great

I feel SKytrak is not consistent from unit to unit. I am very impressed with your wedge and iron readings on skytrak, but my skytrak is like your skytrak on your driver. It is OK, but not that accurate. I have taken skytrak to the outdoor range at least 5 times to calibrate, it is always hit and miss, and the error is not consistent. For instant, for a dead straight shot, skytrak could read either left or right slightly (left or right 10 yards). Also the side spin is hit and miss. Some shots have no side spin at all, but skytrak could read left or right spin 500 rpm. So this has nothing to do with my alignment when skytrak error is random.

Just bought one of these and I have a bad slice with my driver. Very alarming that it did not pick up either one of your sliced shots. Is this a flaw in the system?

@hcpgolf

10 ай бұрын

No it’s not a flaw, from my experience of owning one for 3 years it picks up all shot shapes. As for why it didn’t on this demonstration - I’m not sure! On the whole it’s a very good and accurate launch monitor 👍🏼⛳️

So what you’re saying it won’t pick up my slice and I get to hit straight? Yay

@hcpgolf

5 ай бұрын

Exactly 👀

Isn’t Skytrak supposed to follow the ball flight? If so, there should be no misreads. And if it doesn’t pick up the ball flight then no type of shot should be recorded, right?

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

I believe SkyTrak only records the ball as it travels for the first few centimeters. It uses the ball data from photographs taken of these first few moments to calculate the ball flight

Shoulda led with the 2,000 pounds price, mate, but thanks for the video anyway. Cheers!

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 sorry! Check out the Garmin R10 that’s a little cheaper about £600 still decent I believe

So if a $2000 launch monitor that uses optical cant measure driver shot shape correctly, isn't that a major fail? I thought optical was the "best"? Shouldn't it also be robust enough to handle realignment?

@hcpgolf

2 жыл бұрын

It seems as if the re-alignment may have impacted the shot shape of the driver. Some people also suggested the range balls may not provide consistent data. The “best” optical launch monitors are more in the £15-20k price bracket I would say! For £2k I think the SkyTrak does a pretty good job

@Jack-xy4fy

2 жыл бұрын

The launch monitors you see at a driving range cost in the region of 5x that price and have regular misreads. Technology is great, but not perfect. The way I see it skytrak is an investment, driving range quality practice from your home, you would recoup your investment within a year or two and then if you were to sell it... You'd likely recoup 80% of your investment. Financially its a win win and your golf game will likely improve since you can practice 24/7 if you wanted.

@macdds

2 жыл бұрын

You should be surprised to see even 15k$ LM mis read shots occasionally. When I compare the accuracy of the Skytrak (2000$) to the Trackman (15000$) at indoor setting, it was amazing to see both units generate very similar numbers.

I have the Skytrak and love it’s took it to the range and was pretty accurate also. The new version is to be more faster reads and more data. Imo not worth the extra when I outright purchased the tgc2019 that has that data.

@hcpgolf

Жыл бұрын

I agree with the accuracy and I have really enjoyed my SkyTrak over the past 3 years. That data you get on TGC however is only estimated - it is not actually measured by your SkyTrak - but with the new SkyTrak the club data will be measured by the launch monitor 👍🏼

@jimcole2648

Жыл бұрын

@@hcpgolf tgc2019 seems to be pretty accurate imo. I even took it to the pga superstore with my laptop to compare to trackman. It was pretty much dead on. I wish I was able to do my own view on the comparison but store rights and equipment was a no. Doing 10 shots, it was very close.

Have had Skytrak for nearly a year ... it's dead on accurate for me. You know you can feel the shot in your hands at impact before you see it .. Skytrak mirrors exactly what your brain is telling you. Perhaps distances are about 5 yds shorter than what I get on the course, but then again the "roll" is very subjective. Got to make sure u level unit before starting with leveling eye on top.

You're not really comparing it to real life unless you actually pace off the distance your shots really went.

@hcpgolf

2 ай бұрын

Carry distance yeah, I was mainly looking at shot direction though here and whether the tracer on the simulator was true to real life