ES14 What is it?

[peteraleman]

Just recently I had logged into my clubs website and they are advertising some new gadget that is suppose to help measure just about everything from swing, speed, distance, distance carried and spin of ball.  The gadget is called an ES14 from Ernest Sports and is being advertised for over $500.00.  Do any of you know what this is?  I would like to know a little more info especially from those that actually own it. Does it work, is it accurate, is it worth the investment?  All the good stuff info.

[mvmac]

I saw the ES12 at the PGA Show a couple years ago and it was very accurate. @david_wedzik and @iacas even bought a couple for the Golf Evolution.

For more on the ES14.

[bmumper]

I've been checking these out as well.  I've decided to commit to playing more and I can get my distances dialed in that way.

[SavvySwede]

I already have a zelocity pure contact which simply measures ball speed and gives an estimated yardage based solely on the ball speed. The ES14 measures ball speed and clubhead speed and then an app calculates everything else. So I would think the launch angel and spin guesstimates will only be close if you already have a close to ideal AoA and path. Maybe I'm wrong?

[rdsandy]

Just recently I had logged into my clubs website and they are advertising some new gadget that is suppose to help measure just about everything from swing, speed, distance, distance carried and spin of ball.  The gadget is called an ES14 from Ernest Sports and is being advertised for over $500.00.  Do any of you know what this is?  I would like to know a little more info especially from those that actually own it. Does it work, is it accurate, is it worth the investment?  All the good stuff info.

A month ago I was given access to the ES 14 from a friend and have used it at the range about 7 times over the last month.

I find the device easy to use with a smart phone, records all the data. I think the only direct measurement is the ball speed and the club head speed. The spin, launch angle and carry distance and total distance appears to be calculated. Obviously the smash factor is calculated since it is defined as the quotient of the ball speed and the club head speed. The difference between the carry and total distance appears to be trivial as my observations see an absolute number like 9 yards difference for a 5 iron. Or 15 yards difference for a driver. The carry distances seem to be short by 7-10% as determined by laser range finder.

That being said, I found the device very useful in comparing the differences between club or shafts or both.