Mlm2pro - Unofficial Review

[Timberwolfmadcat]

Long time lurker/absorber of data, first time poster here. 

Being in Canada, I wasn't able to get in on the pre-order for MLM2PRO however I've had the unit for a few months now and done a bunch of testing both indoors and outdoors. 

If you want to skip the remainder of review, numbers indoors vs GC hawk are in the spreadsheet below. Rapsodo range was used for the long irons, I noticed when I switched to practice mode on the app the numbers got much better. Unsure as to why that is.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fxGANWOB5TpMs3QJfcV3-HLHTqfmvpa1/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=100013177202253090372&rtpof=true&sd=true

 

The good:

- Portability - my course does have a GC4, it's quite big and bulky and I wouldn't use it as often as this as this just pops in my bag. Use it everytime I hit the range

- Swing vid/Impact vid - This should be higher on the list of awesome features. Video of every swing, good or bad. Able to share with swing coach and fix some fatal flaws/issues. Did not think this feature was as valuable as it is.

- Indoor Accuracy - As per previously attached spreadsheet, this this is bar none the most accurate for the price. It's essentially same level of accuracy as a skytrack, way better than Mevo+ for anything longer than a 7iron. I'm not a high speed player by any stretch (driver ballspeed around 150mph on a good day). Do have plans of further testing with my high speed friends who are in the 180's and 190's for ballspeed. Works great to turn your home net into a driving range.

-Combines feature - This is super cool and will improve your skills/abilities. Essentially hit two shots for two preset distances, followed by two drives and you get points for proximity to hole/CL for drives. Really helps get you dialed in and focused on practice.

- Free E6 5 courses and range - It's great, but limited to iOS. See below for why that's an issue.

- Tracer/Data - This is kinda cool, would be fun to setup on first tee when you go to tee off so you feel like PGA style

The not so good

- Dreaded connection issues - I run android on my phone, but had to buy an ipad (gen7) to get free E6 courses and range. Wifi connections are an issue, and there are numerous times it works fine for 30 mins then drops off and you can't connect again. You lose your sim session and it's annoying.  I've had no issues with connection direct connecting to Android phone, however to use sim you need the wifi sadly. 

- Outdoor accuracy - Definitely not as bang on as the indoor. That said ball speed is bang on so if you know your numbers with clubs indoors I don't see an issue. Even GC4 struggled with the beat up range balls, and the rapsodo does have "accomodation" for range balls which may explain the variation. It's bang on < 50 yards, might want to set it to "premium" balls vs range balls to get accurate data if you're working on wedges. 

-$200/yr subs - I'm hopeful they offer an "unlock" feature sim to Uneekors/BLP that you pay a one time fee and get access. Provided it's less than $600 you're still getting great value.

- No putting - As of yet. Not a deal breaker, as most sims suck for putting anyways

Weird quirks

- Rapsodo range gives higher launch angles than practice mode. Dunno why, as this is what links to GSPro I'd like to see this fixed to accurately reflect Ballflight

- Combines do weird things indoors for carry, dunno why. Seems to carry 15 yards further than practice mode....adjust elevation to fix as a bandaid but again should be fixed and dunno why in the same app with same device it gives different numbers. Super weird....maybe its double counting elevation

As a guy who's used Mevo+, Skytrack, GC4, and GC Hawk this is by far my favorite for the price/functionality. Portability is huge for me, and being able to toss it in the bag and take it to the range and use at home is key. Mevo+ really struggled indoors with anything longer than a 7-5i, mlm2pro is bang on. Skytrack is great indoors but not that portable/struggles a bit outdoors. GC4 is great for both, but not as portable and is pricey.

Any other questions/requests feel free to ask!

 

 

[Cfhandyman]

Great review and thanks for sharing your insights and real world experience. Agree with your comment on subscription fee.

[Beakbryce]

awesome review. The numbers really help. I have heard of the issues with ios so am holding off until that is reported to be better. The different numbers reported in the various modes would also be a software issue I am sure they are working on.