TBT Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I personally have no need for a personal launch monitor that doesn’t give me Club angles and spin characteristics.I know how far I hit my shots (most of the time anyway), I don’t know what anybody needs to know ball speed unless they are going to try and catch it...lolGive me face angle, shot shape and spin rates and I’m a happy camperSent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy HardcoreLooper 1 Quote XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMex Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Does the "average" golfer really NEED a launch monitor? Or just wants one? Quote DRIVER: Cobra F-8 set at 10.5, Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 60 (R) 44 1/2 " 3 & 5 WOOD: Callaway XR-16, Fujikura Speeder Evolution 565 Red (R) IRONS 5-SW: PING G-700, 2 upright, std loft Alta CB (R) + 1/2" HYBRID 3-4: PING G-410, 1 upright, Alta CB 70 Red (R) + 1/2" PUTTER: Byron Experimental GSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppGator Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Does the "average" golfer really NEED a launch monitor? Or just wants one?I think golf could use a product that makes the practice more interactive and fun. I mean who wouldn't want to see a tracer of their range shots? But there is an opportunity for adding a training piece (maybe YouTube videos) that explains how decent angle helps you hold more greens or how an optimal peak height on a drive can lead to more distance (or how low to keep a tee shot in the wind). Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Quote AppGator Driver: Callaway FT-9 Aldila NV 65 (9 degrees, Stiff) Woods: Titleist 910Fd Fairway (17.5 degrees, Regular) Hybrids: Ping G Hybrid Alta Shaft (22 degrees, Regular) Irons: Ping I E1 Regular AWT 2.0 Black Dot, 5 Iron 38.00" 26 degrees, 6 Iron 37.50" 29 degrees, 7 Iron 37.00" 32 degrees, 8 Iron 36.50" 36 degrees, 9 Iron 36.00" 41 degrees, PW 35.50" 45 degrees Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 50 degrees, F, Titleist Vokey SM7 54 degrees, S, Titleist Vokey SM7 58 degrees, D, Cleveland RTX 2.0 54.12 degrees, Cobra Tour Trusty 58.10 degrees Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball Blade Right-handed Raleigh, NC 15 hcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffleHouseTour Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 9 hours ago, MadMex said: Does the "average" golfer really NEED a launch monitor? Or just wants one? Need vs want... that’s true of everything in life... need a 60 inch flat screen? Need leather/heated seats in your car? The list goes on. The reason I “want” a launch monitor is because I “want” to hit into a net in my backyard, but the impact into the net eight feet out doesn’t really tell me anything - so if I’m going to make sure I don’t ingrain some nasty habits I’m going to “need” a launch monitor... aerospace_ray, Kenny B, AppGator and 3 others 6 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, AppGator said: I think golf could use a product that makes the practice more interactive and fun. I mean who wouldn't want to see a tracer of their range shots? But there is an opportunity for adding a training piece (maybe YouTube videos) that explains how decent angle helps you hold more greens or how an optimal peak height on a drive can lead to more distance (or how low to keep a tee shot in the wind). Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk The average golfer doesn’t practice and they sure aren’t worried about any type of launch characteristics. The range I practice at is filled with average golfers. Many hit most of the bucket with their driver trying to hit it as far as they can. I’ve seen many have their hole bag with them and hit a few wedges the. Hit 90 balls almost one right after another with driver and leave. TXG, crossfields, Shiels to an extent and a few others talk about the launch characteristics and affects on ball flight, distance, etc, another channel talking about that is not doing anything new. The golfers who would be watching that video and would possible consider buying a launch monitor are on this forum and others as well as Facebook groups that are similar to forums. That’s the target audience and as you can see in this thread the number of those interested is going to be very small. edit: I’m as much into launch numbers and seeing them as most but once I have my setup unless im doing mgs testing it want to compare head vs head or shaft vs shaft I don’t care about launch numbers. I also prefer to determine my distance gaps they playing on the course with balls I use in conditions I play in rather than on the range where there’s no danger of penalty strokes. My ranhe time is to work on my swing and keep it intact. tony@CIC and AppGator 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtActual Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I am one of your average hack golfers that would be interested in a $500 launch monitor. The closest range to me is 20+ min, and charges $12 for a small bucket of balls. I have two kids that want to hit balls too, so I am $36 into a single range session. Their grass is horrible, and turf isn't realistic to our courses around here. I have a mid 20s handicap, and want to get better, so what are my options? I own multiple mats (tight fairway, first cut, and rough) thanks to a neighbor that works for Synlawn, and I own a net that's large enough to catch my worst shanks. With a monitor that tells more than distance, I could determine my misses, etc. Until then, I am stuck assuming a flushed iron shot went straight, and all others were just "off" tony@CIC, aerospace_ray and ChrisNH 3 Quote Tiger is the GOAT, change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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