Es14 launch monitor

Bobirdie said:
Anyone used one???
Reviews look not too bad and at around £300 I was thinking of getting one to keep me hitting a ball over the winter and have a rough idea where it's going
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Cool bit of kit for the money. Its known to miss a few hits (usually the one you flush). Be aware the launch angle is based purely in the club you tell it you are using so if your using a 36* 7 iron it will assume you launched the club at 36*.
 
Bobirdie said:
Thanks Alex. It's not mainly for the numbers etc just mainly seeing the direction. Can't tell how you are hitting it's the ball against a net. I will get a read at that article after work. Thanks again
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Yep, that's exactly my interest too. I have been chatting to a salesman at Foresight about a GC2 but it might be overkill to mainly see direction. Then I think "oh well ill get some courses too" and the cost spirals out of control.
 
Alex1975 said:
Yep, that's exactly my interest too. I have been chatting to a salesman at Foresight about a GC2 but it might be overkill to mainly see direction. Then I think "oh well ill get some courses too" and the cost spirals out of control.
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Have a look at Skytrak. Amazing bit of kit and much cheaper than GC2. Tells you everything you need to know and links wirelessly to an iPad. If I am not mistaken I think they are doing an easy payment deal at the moment.
No affiliation, just used one for the last couple of years.
 
another recommendation for the skytrak, often use my dads. He's done testing alongside Trackman and GC2, and the numbers are very similar and impressive given the cost difference.
 
Hate it when these threads pop up as it makes me want to build my own swing room ha must remember to put the lotto on tonight!!
 
Sweep, Mendie, have you used it as a sim on just as a practice ground? You have got my brain ticking now. Am I right in thinking the spin number is a calculation? Also, there is a yearly cost is there not?
 
I think most of the data on the ES14 is calculated, only true measurments are club head speed and ball speed. Not sure how accurate a ball flight that would give if you have any sort of shape to your normal shot. As Sweep mentions SkyTrak is supposed to be a good bit of kit for the cash. Skytrak works in a totally different way measuring ball data so anything club related is calculated. Put the two devices together and you have everything you need measured :)
 
Alex1975 said:
Sweep, Mendie, have you used it as a sim on just as a practice ground? You have got my brain ticking now. Am I right in thinking the spin number is a calculation? Also, there is a yearly cost is there not?
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no i havent played a round with it as my dad hasnt bought the course package. There is a yearly cost but its too much from what i know. My dad increased the height of his lodge so that he can use it, he has a kavlar net and has put a widescreen TV above it so that he can see the outcome etc.

Customer service is also excellent, he had an issue with the alignment (Everything going right IIRC) and they tested and replaced in a matter of days.

I'm thinkin about getting one to use in my net at home - but with the Ipad cost on top it would be about £2k.
 
MendieGK said:
no i havent played a round with it as my dad hasnt bought the course package. There is a yearly cost but its too much from what i know. My dad increased the height of his lodge so that he can use it, he has a kavlar net and has put a widescreen TV above it so that he can see the outcome etc.

Customer service is also excellent, he had an issue with the alignment (Everything going right IIRC) and they tested and replaced in a matter of days.

I'm thinkin about getting one to use in my net at home - but with the Ipad cost on top it would be about £2k.
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Got ipads coming out of my ears. Maybe its time to have another look at this thing. Thanks!
 
If people hadnt voted to leave the EU, i would get one in the states when i go in Feb, but the costs are basically comparable now!
 
I've been going back and forth over getting a SkyTrack for the past year. Looks a great piece of kit for the price and there doesn't seem to be anything else at that price point that has the same functionality.

I was hoping someone else would enter the market in that region to drive the price down a little, but they seem to have it to themselves ATM.

Going to go have a look at prices again now you guys have got me thinking again.
 
Westy said:
I've been going back and forth over getting a SkyTrack for the past year. Looks a great piece of kit for the price and there doesn't seem to be anything else at that price point that has the same functionality.

I was hoping someone else would enter the market in that region to drive the price down a little, but they seem to have it to themselves ATM.

Going to go have a look at prices again now you guys have got me thinking again.
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You and me both. Something I've had my eye on for the same sort of period, to give my practice some definite structure and feedback. Money is tight and it's had to go on the back burner. Hopefully I can save hard next year and see if prices start to drop but I agree it needs a competitor in the market to spark competition
 
Alex1975 said:
Sweep, Mendie, have you used it as a sim on just as a practice ground? You have got my brain ticking now. Am I right in thinking the spin number is a calculation? Also, there is a yearly cost is there not?
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I haven't bought the course simulation software. I just use the driving range and shot challenge for practice. I have linked my iPad to an overhead projector projecting on to a screen as you would with a simulator. So I hit the ball into the screen and the shot is tracked with a tracer ( just like on the telly) and all the numbers are displayed. See picture. It's a great system. Very accurate and great value for money compared to the competition. There have been a few threads on here about Skytrak but if you need to know more just let me know.
 

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Alright for some who got the room to use a Launch monitor let alone buy one. I have had the ES14 for past 2 yrs and don't use it regularly, but enough to keep track of things. I have the app that I can input different club make, heads, and shafts whether it's lady flex to X flex and + and - 3* lie and lofts I can make comparisons of each combination and it will show me where the plus and minus points are. I used it to try the new Nippon Modus3 105 stiff shafts and found I was gettin 6mph more club head speed then the Modus3 120's. I literally had to swing at break neck speed to get anywhere near the 105 speed. I changed shafts and Game Golf has confirmed I'm on ave 10yds longer with the 105s.
As for the accuracy it's not that far off TBH. So long as I get numbers near enough then I'm happy with it, besides we are not that good enough to be like Dustin Johnson to hit the shot and call the yardage on it.
The new ES16 is supposed to be even better then the GC2 as its got 4 Doppler radars 2 forward looking, 2 looking behind and 2 cameras facing the ball.
 
Sweep said:
I haven't bought the course simulation software. I just use the driving range and shot challenge for practice. I have linked my iPad to an overhead projector projecting on to a screen as you would with a simulator. So I hit the ball into the screen and the shot is tracked with a tracer ( just like on the telly) and all the numbers are displayed. See picture. It's a great system. Very accurate and great value for money compared to the competition. There have been a few threads on here about Skytrak but if you need to know more just let me know.
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Jealous!

i can't even fit a spare kids push bike in my shed lol
 
Before I took the plunge on Skytrak I used a the ES12 which was really good and very accurate, so I have no doubts about the later versions that provide more information and the ES16 sounds amazing. it will be interesting to see the price point.
Skytrak would work equally as well on a practice range where you can use real balls, so there is no real need for an indoor area. I just took it to the nth degree. What is shown on the screen is also shown on the iPad. As with all these things including the ES12, there is little point using them at the driving range if they only provide range balls, as you only get the info from the ball, so less distance, ball speed etc from a range ball, so no use at all other than swing speed and direction which you can see anyway.
 
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