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My VIDEO REVIEW is up!!!!

 

Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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My final review is now live: 

Spoiler alert: by my calculations the EXPUTT has shaved 2.46 strokes from my score!

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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Thanks to MGS for giving me the opportunity to test this training aid.   If you want to know what I think about the product, take a look at my final review:

 

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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Played 9 holes yesterday with my brother and a couple of his friends. I was struggling with my ball-striking, which is normally pretty good, and wasn't getting anywhere close to the pin when I did manage to hit the green. Still managed to walk away with a 2-putt on every hole. I especially notice the difference from inside 4 feet - I can step up to a 3 foot putt now and it feels like a tap-in, whereas previously I was always nervous that I would miss.

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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^^ Nice!!

Played 9 this afternoon and while overall my distance control is really improved - and I'm also more confident over all my putts - plenty of aalllmooost first putts and short easy seconds ... I blew it on holes #1 and #9 where the speed changed (#1 from the practice green) to much slooower...

So I left the first one way short on a very sloped sidehill both times.....

So I take back my previous no more three putts brag 🤠

WITB of an "aspiring"  😉 play-ah ...
Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A)
5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R)
7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)

4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite)
Putter...Ev
nRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both)
...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour.

Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023)
Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020)

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11 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

^^ Nice!!

Played 9 this afternoon and while overall my distance control is really improved - and I'm also more confident over all my putts - plenty of aalllmooost first putts and short easy seconds ... I blew it on holes #1 and #9 where the speed changed (#1 from the practice green) to much slooower...

So I left the first one way short on a very sloped sidehill both times.....

So I take back my previous no more three putts brag 🤠

Yeah, the changes I've made to my putting stroke definitely rely on the practice green being a similar speed to the actual greens. If they're much different you're kinda screwed.

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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16 minutes ago, gavinski91 said:

Yeah, the changes I've made to my putting stroke definitely rely on the practice green being a similar speed to the actual greens. If they're much different you're kinda screwed.

But this is true anywhere and can even happen on the course during a round.  Start early and greens can be damp and later in the round after the sun comes out a breeze can dry out greens and make them faster.  

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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2 hours ago, cnosil said:

But this is true anywhere and can even happen on the course during a round.  Start early and greens can be damp and later in the round after the sun comes out a breeze can dry out greens and make them faster.  

That's true, but often those are changes you can expect or identify. For example, if the practice green is in full sun and the green on the first hole is in the shade, I can expect it to be slower. I was mainly referring to some municipal courses I've played where they put almost no effort into maintaining the practice green, so it's not at all similar to the on-course greens.

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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Here’s a link to my final review of the Exputt. I did a video instead of typing. Hope y’all like it!

 

Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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I mentioned this in my final review but wanted to point it out separately. The more I have used the ExPutt the more feel based my putts are becoming. I look at the distance on the screen and now just make the stroke that feels right. I am now moving away from moving the putter a specific distance as the feel of a putt becomes more ingrained. When playing I walk off the putts distances and make the appropriate stroke.

I have baselines myself on green speed of 10. When moving to faster or slower greens I will be translating the required distance to the right feel.

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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1 hour ago, cnosil said:

I mentioned this in my final review but wanted to point it out separately. The more I have used the ExPutt the more feel based my putts are becoming. I look at the distance on the screen and now just make the stroke that feels right. I am now moving away from moving the putter a specific distance as the feel of a putt becomes more ingrained. When playing I walk off the putts distances and make the appropriate stroke.

I have baselines myself on green speed of 10. When moving to faster or slower greens I will be translating the required distance to the right feel.

Glad you mentioned all that - in a funny coincidence, I was going to post something similar...

Practicing with the ExPutt has helped me correlate stroke lengths with putt distances .. a thing I could not easily work on before (at least not for anything over 8ft! - the length of my putting mat) .. and have started doing the same method of pacing off everything that looks longer than 10 feet and rehearsing the appropriate length stroke.

The results are definitely showing the last several rounds - more first putts, from any distance, are finishing closer to the hole leaving more "easy" 😉 second putts; and so the incidence of 3-putts is dropping .. from an average of 1.4 per 9 holes (before ExPutt) to an average of 1.125 over the last 8 x 9-hole rounds.

WITB of an "aspiring"  😉 play-ah ...
Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A)
5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R)
7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)

4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite)
Putter...Ev
nRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both)
...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour.

Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023)
Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020)

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Inspired by John Rahm, I was practicing my 50-footers last night:

 

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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An FYI update, re: Practice Summary Screen ...

Here's a good example of one of the things that bothered me in Practice mode - after you're done rolling putts, you can exit to the main menu or click the "Menu" button on the remote to access the Practice Settings then arrow down to "Finish" and click OK to get to the Practice Summary screen.....

1468088598_ExPuttPracticeSummaryscreen_3.jpg.153cbf283445291c743d98696671d317.jpg

Here I hit a total of 75 putts (that number does not show anywhere) with a lot of makes in the "0-10" range (it's actually = 5-10 feet; but the makes number does not show anywhere) and you can see moving to the right more misses / fewer makes at each longer distance category ... and a corresponding larger dispersion of misses (yeah had a string of real short misses in there...).

In the accompanying text on the left of the screenshot you can see they suggest .. "Focus practicing on the weak targeted distance" .. which in this example looking at the dispersion plots appears to be the "20-30" distance, yet -- the system's calculated "Distance Deviation" for the "20-30" distance category is actually a smaller value (in absolute terms) vs the "10-20" category which has a smaller dispersion pattern.

So ... what is this "Deviation" number telling us...???*

 

 

*PS: as a former math geek I know the technical answer but my question is oriented towards common-sense, easy to understand, "actionable intelligence" for all golfers.

WITB of an "aspiring"  😉 play-ah ...
Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A)
5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R)
7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)

4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite)
Putter...Ev
nRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both)
...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour.

Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023)
Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020)

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An FYI update, re: Practice Summary Screen ...
Here's a good example of one of the things that bothered me in Practice mode - after you're done rolling putts, you can exit to the main menu or click the "Menu" button on the remote to access the Practice Settings then arrow down to "Finish" and click OK to get to the Practice Summary screen.....
1468088598_ExPuttPracticeSummaryscreen_3.jpg.153cbf283445291c743d98696671d317.jpg
Here I hit a total of 75 putts (that number does not show anywhere) with a lot of makes in the "0-10" range (it's actually = 5-10 feet; but the makes number does not show anywhere) and you can see moving to the right more misses / fewer makes at each longer distance category ... and a corresponding larger dispersion of misses (yeah had a string of real short misses in there...).
In the accompanying text on the left of the screenshot you can see they suggest .. "Focus practicing on the weak targeted distance" .. which in this example looking at the dispersion plots appears to be the "20-30" distance, yet -- the system's calculated "Distance Deviation" for the "20-30" distance category is actually a smaller value (in absolute terms) vs the "10-20" category which has a smaller dispersion pattern.
So ... what is this "Deviation" number telling us...???*
 
 
*PS: as a former math geek I know the technical answer but my question is oriented towards common-sense, easy to understand, "actionable intelligence" for all golfers.

I understand what you are getting but I think you need to look at the summary of what is presented there across the numbers and graphs. The problem isn’t the data, it is the lack of an explanation/documentation on how to interpret the data.

I think you have a bigger problem in the 10-20 foot range. You miss circle is approaching 6 feet in diameter with a tendency to miss short. The problem them becomes granularity; are the 3 foot misses when you approach the 20 foot range or do they happen at 10 feet also. At 20-30 feet a 6 foot miss pattern is more acceptable. While you should work on all distances based on the charts and data 10-20 foot range is where you need the most work.

While I agree that if the system is providing data there should be documentation helping to explain how to use the system. Just like launch monitors, people are going to be chasing numbers such as perfect path and face angle and the expectation that they should make all their putts.

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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Great job on the review, fellas.  This was a fun one to follow!

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Great job on the review, fellas.  This was a fun one to follow!

Thanks. Anything we didn’t cover or that needs more clarification?

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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3 hours ago, cnosil said:


I understand what you are getting but I think you need to look at the summary of what is presented there across the numbers and graphs. The problem isn’t the data, it is the lack of an explanation/documentation on how to interpret the data.

I think you have a bigger problem in the 10-20 foot range. You miss circle is approaching 6 feet in diameter with a tendency to miss short. The problem them becomes granularity; are the 3 foot misses when you approach the 20 foot range or do they happen at 10 feet also. At 20-30 feet a 6 foot miss pattern is more acceptable. While you should work on all distances based on the charts and data 10-20 foot range is where you need the most work.

While I agree that if the system is providing data there should be documentation helping to explain how to use the system. Just like launch monitors, people are going to be chasing numbers such as perfect path and face angle and the expectation that they should make all their putts.

I agree, it's like a full sim system. Without a coach to walk you through some of the numbers, it's easy to draw the wrong conclusion. I mentioned that in my review as well - it would be easy to see on the screen that your face angle is all over the place from left to right and think that you need to do a better job controlling the club face, when in reality the issue is that the ball is hitting towards the toe and the heel, deflecting the club face. So what you thought was the cause of your problems was actually a result of a different problem.

And that's with a pretty easy-to-understand number that the system gives you - it gets much more confusing when you're dealing with poorly-explained putting stats.

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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  • 2 weeks later...

I am continuing to use the ExPutt in the evening to work on distance control. Still have some three putts but proximity to the hole has improved significantly. My struggle is long (30+ feet)downhill putts; I am hitting them past the hole which is where my 3 putts are occurring.

As I indicated in my final review, I am spending time in the practice mode. I don’t do the analysis function to track progress, but monitor the end of session summary. I am seeing good results with the large percentage of my putts ending up in the 6 foot diameter circle.

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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8 hours ago, cnosil said:

I am continuing to use the ExPutt in the evening to work on distance control. Still have some three putts but proximity to the hole has improved significantly. My struggle is long (30+ feet)downhill putts; I am hitting them past the hole which is where my 3 putts are occurring.

As I indicated in my final review, I am spending time in the practice mode. I don’t do the analysis function to track progress, but monitor the end of session summary. I am seeing good results with the large percentage of my putts ending up in the 6 foot diameter circle.

That was a thought I had with the system - It would be nice to be able to simulate downhill and uphill puts in practice mode. Perhaps someone better at physics than me can help out here, but I haven't been able to calculate an easy approximation for the effect of slope on necessary putt velocity to hit a target distance.

For example, it would be very easy if I knew that an inch/foot of elevation change on a putt required 30% more/less ball velocity. Then if I was looking at a 30-foot putt where the hole was about 12" below the ball and the greens were running at a 9, I could take my normal ball speed for a putt of that length (8 mph) and subtract 10%, and know that a 7.2 mph putt will get me close. I have yet to work out any equations because it's been years since I did anything like this while considering friction, but I suspect that it wouldn't be a linear relationship, which would likely preclude me from coming up with a simple system that I could estimate while reading a putt.

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2 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

It would be nice to be able to simulate downhill and uphill puts in practice mode.

That was one of my comments, too - in Practice mode it would be nice to be able to "tilt" the practice green in +/-1° increments left, right, up, down to work on those .. especially sidehill breakers for me!

Maybe they'll look at our suggestions and add some new features into future versions..?

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2 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

Perhaps someone better at physics than me can help out here, but I haven't been able to calculate an easy approximation for the effect of slope on necessary putt velocity to hit a target distance.

Have you looked at AimPoint Express?

Might be something you could be interested in...

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5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
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On 9/14/2020 at 5:26 PM, gavinski91 said:

That was a thought I had with the system - It would be nice to be able to simulate downhill and uphill puts in practice mode. Perhaps someone better at physics than me can help out here, but I haven't been able to calculate an easy approximation for the effect of slope on necessary putt velocity to hit a target distance.

For example, it would be very easy if I knew that an inch/foot of elevation change on a putt required 30% more/less ball velocity. Then if I was looking at a 30-foot putt where the hole was about 12" below the ball and the greens were running at a 9, I could take my normal ball speed for a putt of that length (8 mph) and subtract 10%, and know that a 7.2 mph putt will get me close. I have yet to work out any equations because it's been years since I did anything like this while considering friction, but I suspect that it wouldn't be a linear relationship, which would likely preclude me from coming up with a simple system that I could estimate while reading a putt.

I think you could approximate it as close to linear. It wouldn't be perfect, but better than guessing. On some George Gankas course management/playing lesson Youtube vids he asks his students to estimate the approximate number of feet up or downhill to the hole. If I remember correctly, he simply added or subtracted that elevation distance to the total length of putt which is even simpler than a linear relationship you describe. 

AimPoint now has a "Speed" module which incorporates elevation change on putts in addition to left or right breaks which could be of interest to you. 

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That was a thought I had with the system - It would be nice to be able to simulate downhill and uphill puts in practice mode. Perhaps someone better at physics than me can help out here, but I haven't been able to calculate an easy approximation for the effect of slope on necessary putt velocity to hit a target distance.
For example, it would be very easy if I knew that an inch/foot of elevation change on a putt required 30% more/less ball velocity. Then if I was looking at a 30-foot putt where the hole was about 12" below the ball and the greens were running at a 9, I could take my normal ball speed for a putt of that length (8 mph) and subtract 10%, and know that a 7.2 mph putt will get me close. I have yet to work out any equations because it's been years since I did anything like this while considering friction, but I suspect that it wouldn't be a linear relationship, which would likely preclude me from coming up with a simple system that I could estimate while reading a putt.

Remembered that my putting instructor told me a method to determine the distance. His strategy was to measure the length of the slope and add/subtract that to the total distance.

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I had been looking around at different indoor putting mats for this winter, took another look at this review, and pulled the trigger. I don't mind mats, but the BirdieBall remnant I used last fall was so much quicker than the actual courses I play. Looking forward to playing with this!

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7 minutes ago, edingc said:

I had been looking around at different indoor putting mats for this winter, took another look at this review, and pulled the trigger. I don't mind mats, but the BirdieBall remnant I used last fall was so much quicker than the actual courses I play. Looking forward to playing with this!

Nice, I think you'll love it! Let us know if you have any questions.

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I had been looking around at different indoor putting mats for this winter, took another look at this review, and pulled the trigger. I don't mind mats, but the BirdieBall remnant I used last fall was so much quicker than the actual courses I play. Looking forward to playing with this!

I still think it is a great tool and I use it regularly. I think you will like what it does.

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3 hours ago, edingc said:

I had been looking around at different indoor putting mats for this winter, took another look at this review, and pulled the trigger. I don't mind mats, but the BirdieBall remnant I used last fall was so much quicker than the actual courses I play. Looking forward to playing with this!

Niiccce .. congrats!! I think you'll find it's $$ well spent, plus the setting to change green speed is a great feature 👍

(fyi.. I think mentioned in one of my review stages, but I found "9" to be alike to some of my local munis and "10" more alike to a faster country club green ... but, obviously, experiment and see what works for you!)

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4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
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50 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Niiccce .. congrats!! I think you'll find it's $$ well spent, plus the setting to change green speed is a great feature 👍

(fyi.. I think mentioned in one of my review stages, but I found "9" to be alike to some of my local munis and "10" more alike to a faster country club green ... but, obviously, experiment and see what works for you!)

Great. I'm really excited to get it. The variable speed will be hugely helpful.

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1 hour ago, edingc said:

Great. I'm really excited to get it. The variable speed will be hugely helpful.

It can be a little difficult to acclimatize to the different green speeds when putting with a screen, so I would suggest using the green speed/ball speed/ball distance chart in my final review - I found it to be a helpful tool when switching between green speeds.

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As some areas of the country head into the off season, I thought I’d give this review a bump.  
 

it’s a great practice aid to keep that putting stroke grooved during the winter snd also s cool simulator to play some putting games on. 
 

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