Britishshooting
Club Champion
Unfortunately this is a very brief review due to time constraints but a couple of people did ask for me to provide feedback so thought i'd pop it in here.
The unit itself I actually like, fits in my bag, easy to set-up and interfaces well with the app which I personally didn't have any issue with whilst using a range of the features. Worked well with my apple devices ( I don't believe app is available on android as of yet) and the unit screen gives all the information you need.
So
First I took this to the practice ground to get used to the system before I compared it against GC2 at the local driving range. This is where i mainly used a few of the functions of the system and looked at the app in a a bit more detail and played around with the unit itself to set the loft of my clubs etc. It's quite user friendly, has plenty of stats and I didn't personally experience and major issues but I normally get on with tech quite well. The target system is quite fun and i'd imagine some people could add an extra layer to their practice sessions to maintain focus and keep it enjoyable.
Then
Off to the driving range for the test in data, had this set-up behind me and was hitting from a mat into the range, so I raised the unit position to match, ready to compare against the GC2 in the same environment.
I didn't know at time of purchase but I do now know that launch angle has a tolerance of 20% I found that I could reach and in cases exceed this tolerance one way or the other at times, this can obviously have a dramatic effect on the readings and itself is a huge flaw in the system.
There is lack of spin feature so I can only assume that based on the loft and club selection you are choosing the device applies an average spin rate. This is a feature they claim will be introduced pending a firmware update however a feature that isn't released with the unit on launch I wouldn't hold out much hope for. I'm a high spin, high launch player this unit as a result is flawed for someone like me and yields very different results to the GC2 as i was just pushing tolerances constantly.
I'll summarise below a few areas:
Driver and 3 Wood:
I was getting on average 30 yards additional carry with the driver against GC2, 3 Wood around 20 yards. Ball speed was always faster on GC300 and in one of the worse results there was a 14mph discrepancy however typically this data point wasn't terrible usually up to 5mph faster. Launch Angle is what skewed everything. 12 degree launch angle on GC2 was picking up at 14-15 on the SC300. This continued throughout, my launch angle barely ever matched or even compared it was always a few degrees out.
Long to Mid Irons:
Much the same I could get 20 yards additional carry with the longer irons and ball speed always seemed on the high side, apex was up and down and seemed to not really provide any consistent data. Launch was closer but still on average 2 degree out.
Mid to Short Irons:
Surprisingly not as bad, got better as the irons got shorter. Ball speed was more accurate, still on the high side however and the apex height tolerance was more consistent however still out (i can hit super high). i can only assume this just didn't have such huge impact at these shorter carry distances. Still carry distance was out typically by 2-3 yards.
Wedges:
I found the device a lot more useful at shorter range, it was reasonably accurate sub 120 yards however occasionally would give some obscure results that were up to 5 yards out on a shot that didn't exceed 100 yards. Typically though with wedges it was within a yard sometimes 2, however apex height here still was +/- around 10% on average against GC2.
So to summarise the unit is great itself in my opinion with good features and display and app interface, the data for me however is just too unreliable. My launch characteristics and high spin are something this unit can't accurately calculate with it's applied averages, resulting in poor data.
I'd be interested to see how someone with a low/medium trajectory and maybe average spin would fair in comparisons it may be a lot more accurate and it may not be a bad purchase in that case to give a general idea. If however you need precision, reliable data to learn from and compare over a period of time i'd honestly stick with Trackman, GC2 or GCQ etc.
I will continue to hire out and use the GC2 when I need this information, unfortunately I won't be keeping the SC300. Great for the Ego, not great to get dialled in for me at least.
The unit itself I actually like, fits in my bag, easy to set-up and interfaces well with the app which I personally didn't have any issue with whilst using a range of the features. Worked well with my apple devices ( I don't believe app is available on android as of yet) and the unit screen gives all the information you need.
So
First I took this to the practice ground to get used to the system before I compared it against GC2 at the local driving range. This is where i mainly used a few of the functions of the system and looked at the app in a a bit more detail and played around with the unit itself to set the loft of my clubs etc. It's quite user friendly, has plenty of stats and I didn't personally experience and major issues but I normally get on with tech quite well. The target system is quite fun and i'd imagine some people could add an extra layer to their practice sessions to maintain focus and keep it enjoyable.
Then
Off to the driving range for the test in data, had this set-up behind me and was hitting from a mat into the range, so I raised the unit position to match, ready to compare against the GC2 in the same environment.
I didn't know at time of purchase but I do now know that launch angle has a tolerance of 20% I found that I could reach and in cases exceed this tolerance one way or the other at times, this can obviously have a dramatic effect on the readings and itself is a huge flaw in the system.
There is lack of spin feature so I can only assume that based on the loft and club selection you are choosing the device applies an average spin rate. This is a feature they claim will be introduced pending a firmware update however a feature that isn't released with the unit on launch I wouldn't hold out much hope for. I'm a high spin, high launch player this unit as a result is flawed for someone like me and yields very different results to the GC2 as i was just pushing tolerances constantly.
I'll summarise below a few areas:
Driver and 3 Wood:
I was getting on average 30 yards additional carry with the driver against GC2, 3 Wood around 20 yards. Ball speed was always faster on GC300 and in one of the worse results there was a 14mph discrepancy however typically this data point wasn't terrible usually up to 5mph faster. Launch Angle is what skewed everything. 12 degree launch angle on GC2 was picking up at 14-15 on the SC300. This continued throughout, my launch angle barely ever matched or even compared it was always a few degrees out.
Long to Mid Irons:
Much the same I could get 20 yards additional carry with the longer irons and ball speed always seemed on the high side, apex was up and down and seemed to not really provide any consistent data. Launch was closer but still on average 2 degree out.
Mid to Short Irons:
Surprisingly not as bad, got better as the irons got shorter. Ball speed was more accurate, still on the high side however and the apex height tolerance was more consistent however still out (i can hit super high). i can only assume this just didn't have such huge impact at these shorter carry distances. Still carry distance was out typically by 2-3 yards.
Wedges:
I found the device a lot more useful at shorter range, it was reasonably accurate sub 120 yards however occasionally would give some obscure results that were up to 5 yards out on a shot that didn't exceed 100 yards. Typically though with wedges it was within a yard sometimes 2, however apex height here still was +/- around 10% on average against GC2.
So to summarise the unit is great itself in my opinion with good features and display and app interface, the data for me however is just too unreliable. My launch characteristics and high spin are something this unit can't accurately calculate with it's applied averages, resulting in poor data.
I'd be interested to see how someone with a low/medium trajectory and maybe average spin would fair in comparisons it may be a lot more accurate and it may not be a bad purchase in that case to give a general idea. If however you need precision, reliable data to learn from and compare over a period of time i'd honestly stick with Trackman, GC2 or GCQ etc.
I will continue to hire out and use the GC2 when I need this information, unfortunately I won't be keeping the SC300. Great for the Ego, not great to get dialled in for me at least.
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