Them yellow range balls!.....

[Oddsocks]

I'll try again

I'm assuming you have a portable radar /launch monitor?

My suggestion was, instead of sticking it on the range where the balls are junk, why not take it out on the course with you on a quiet evening on your own?
That'll be the most accurate measurements you'll get.

Because at the moment I'm covering every square inch of my course and would need to have my shoes serviced after looking for my wild ones :rofl:

 

[duncan mackie]

Anyone here got an idea of how they fly compared with something like an ad333. Last night I was at the range with my new radar thingy and the distances were majorly out.

Pw @ 90yd
8i @ -115
6i @ 135

Now I know from course experience that these distances were around 15-18%, but I'm curious if there's a rule of thumb

No rules of thumb and pointless with that device anyway.

What you have is an excellent tool for relative evaluation - you get 2 measurements; club head speed and ball speed. Everything else is pretty much irrelevant - and it definitely isn't any use at all in terms of clubbing or yardages.

Use it to assess the effectiveness of your swing, and any changes, in terms of clubhead speed and the consistency of strike in terms of the ball speed (best used in comparing the calculated smash factor).

I've heard people rave about how it has enabled them to establish consistent part swings as well - certainly something useful to most.

When you have grooved this swing, and it's derivatives (half/ three quarters etc); it's a session on the course with your GPS and balls to translate it into real numbers. By then you should have it nicely under control too

 

[chrisd]

To be fair, a man of your size could throw his clubs further than that!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never overly fussed about distances at the range as their balls are always going to be shorter and it varies from range to range. More focused on the strike and direction

 

[Oddsocks]

No rules of thumb and pointless with that device anyway.

What you have is an excellent tool for relative evaluation - you get 2 measurements; club head speed and ball speed. Everything else is pretty much irrelevant - and it definitely isn't any use at all in terms of clubbing or yardages.

Use it to assess the effectiveness of your swing, and any changes, in terms of clubhead speed and the consistency of strike in terms of the ball speed (best used in comparing the calculated smash factor).

I've heard people rave about how it has enabled them to establish consistent part swings as well - certainly something useful to most.

When you have grooved this swing, and it's derivatives (half/ three quarters etc); it's a session on the course with your GPS and balls to translate it into real numbers. By then you should have it nicely under control too

To be honest Duncan, that's kinda where I finished with it. Instead of be fixed on distance distance distance, focused more on feel of strike, ball speed and smash factor .

The swing is in a vulnerable place right now, but once it's settled down I'll get it on our indoor simulator with decent balls and see what's what

 

[duncan mackie]

To be honest Duncan, that's kinda where I finished with it. Instead of be fixed on distance distance distance, focused more on feel of strike, ball speed and smash factor .

The swing is in a vulnerable place right now, but once it's settled down I'll get it on our indoor simulator with decent balls and see what's what

It's exactly the right piece of equipment to settle you down. It will give you cold hard evidence that swinging like a tasmainian devil doesn't increase clubhead speed (not suggesting you do of course) leading you down the route of a smooth but powerful stroke and using the middle of the club

 

[Oddsocks]

We live in hope sir :thup: