SkyTrak and The Golf Club

[Barto]

Affordable in home golf simulation for less than $3k. SkyTrak costs about $2k and used for around $1500. The Golf Club game license costs $500/year or $1k for a life time membership. A good hitting mat, net and projector can be found for $500-$1000 total, depending on quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KTCOdBf9o

You can play online and work on your golf swing with SkyTrak's Driving Range feature, which measures ball speed, shot shape, side/back spin, launch angle and face angle.

http://www.skytrakgolf.com/content/welcome-skytrak

[kehlis]

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Man this is great. My fiancee would kill me.

Literally kill me.





Edit: SO yea, Mill can probably start looking into a replacement mod for me.

[DivotMaker]

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"Affordable"? Um, okay....

[countryboy]

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I would absolutely love to have this in my basement.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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"Affordable"? Um, okay....

Given what it is, I say that is very affordable. Affordable don't always translate to low price.

[Matt10]

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Man - that would be awesome. It'd be better if my basement wasn't so small, I'd have to swing like this:

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[DivotMaker]

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Given what it is, I say that is very affordable. Affordable don't always translate to low price.

Well, fair enough.....just seems a bit steep to me to play a video game using real clubs.....

[woodjer]

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Well, fair enough.....just seems a bit steep to me to play a video game using real clubs.....

For golf nuts that live in climates where it can snow 4-6 months of the year, it probably makes more sense. In that sense, it's more than "a video game using real clubs" and more of a way to practice, which is what I think the system is designed for.

[DivotMaker]

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For golf nuts that live in climates where it can snow 4-6 months of the year, it probably makes more sense. In that sense, it's more than "a video game using real clubs" and more of a way to practice, which is what I think the system is designed for.

Great point, I had not thought of that. Thanks!

[OnlookerDelay]

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When I watch the videos of these simulators in action, I always wonder if it wouldn't be a little off-putting to have the ball's flight be shown so long after you've hit the shot. It always seems like there's like a two or three second pause between the time the ball impacts the "screen" and the time the software actually paints the flight of the ball. For those of you who have played this, is that not a bit of a buzzkill for that delay to occur?

[woodjer]

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When I watch the videos of these simulators in action, I always wonder if it wouldn't be a little off-putting to have the ball's flight be shown so long after you've hit the shot. It always seems like there's like a two or three second pause between the time the ball impacts the "screen" and the time the software actually paints the flight of the ball. For those of you who have played this, is that not a bit of a buzzkill for that delay to occur?

I haven't played on one of these before but, based on the ones that I have seen (which isn't really very many), there are a TON of calculations that the system goes through to analyze the swing, contact, and spin of the ball which not only determines how it will go on the screen but gives you feedback on those things. Given all that, a delay is understandable but I will say this is a longer one than I would expect. Then again, I would imagine that this is on the low end of pricing for this type of thing...I'm sure you could find some that really minimize that delay.

And, given that golf isn't really an "action" sport, it's not like that delay is hurting your performance. Definitely would take a while to get used to and/or would be really annoying though.

[hidrake]

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With most golf simulators running 10’s of thousands of dollars SkyTrak really is an affordable option. That doesn’t mean that everyone can afford one, but it does fill a niche that was previously missing. Now the average golfer can have an indoor golf simulator.

At just under $2,000 (based on prices at shopindoorgolf.com/products/skytrak-golf-launch-monitor) it is affordable without sacrificing on accuracy.

The thing I like about SkyTrak is the ball measurement data that it tracks. It’s helped my understand why I hit the way I do, and it’s helped me improve my swing quite a bit as well.
I used to always hit in the high 80’s and now I’m consistently hitting in the mid to high 70’s.

Plus when there’s three feet of snow outside in the winters my buddies and I can keep on competing and drink beers! We keep our competition going year round since I got my simulator.

[binga30]

Re: SkyTrak and The Golf Club

With most golf simulators running 10’s of thousands of dollars SkyTrak really is an affordable option. That doesn’t mean that everyone can afford one, but it does fill a niche that was previously missing. Now the average golfer can have an indoor golf simulator.

At just under $2,000 (based on prices at shopindoorgolf.com/products/skytrak-golf-launch-monitor) it is affordable without sacrificing on accuracy.

The thing I like about SkyTrak is the ball measurement data that it tracks. It’s helped my understand why I hit the way I do, and it’s helped me improve my swing quite a bit as well.
I used to always hit in the high 80’s and now I’m consistently hitting in the mid to high 70’s.

Plus when there’s three feet of snow outside in the winters my buddies and I can keep on competing and drink beers! We keep our competition going year round since I got my simulator.

Mind sharing some pics of your simulator setup? A guy can dream until his man cave comes to fruition.

[Cusefan]

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Given what it is, I say that is very affordable. Affordable don't always translate to low price.

Bingo. Most setups I have seen run around 10K. 5K absolutely is a good price though skytrack is not the best.