New simulators at Golf Galaxy and Dick's

[Chicago Lefty]

I was wandering through my local Golf Galaxy and Dick's stores and it looks like they've upgraded their simulators. They now show spin rate. The only other difference is that they are much nicer visually.

Are these any more accurate than the old version? Or essentially the same 'toy' as before?

[iammpspeer]

Mine has always shown spin rate. I would guess just a new toy as for the one at the GG near me its yardages are off.

[-BAMA-]

that explains me hitting a demo 6 iron 280 yards last time i was at GG....... :)

[Kraemer]

The New Dicks went in near us about 2 months ago-- you can rent the simulator for 12 bucks an hour.
The Golf Galaxy around here won't rent out; wierd.

[Doctorfro]

If you go in their simulation booth and just take practice swings with no ball the machine sends a ball out there. It's pretty funny.

[HoosierGolfer]

Nothing beats hitting outside at an open range. Simulators are only as good as the type, the person that set them up and the person operating it when you are hitting. I'll take the range anyday.

[Nickynoodles]

My GG has always had the spin rate and the yardages are horribly off. Also Dicks owns GG and when Dicks buys used clubs they sell them at there GG store thats closest to them. My Dicks has a Simulator but im not sure if you can rent them out. Every sim i have ever hit in was different then the other. Theres nothing realistic about any sim i have ever hit in.

[montru]

I have always been very sceptical about the data on the one in the stores, I was in the PGA superstore in Phoenix last sept and it read that i was hitting a 6i 175yds my normal yardage for a 6 is around 160, when I got back home I mentioned it to our local pro and he said that is common in some stores to exagerate yardages on the simulators to boost sales.