Personal Launch Monitor

[Lihu]

1 hour ago, Hacker James said:

yeah, I know. The SC units are to be placed about 4 feet behind the ball. The Swing Speed Radar is placed about 4-6  inches ahead of the ball at 45 degrees.

even so, carry distance should not be more than  10% less that total under normal situations i.e. fairway conditions, slope, roll e.t.c. 

 

Mevo would be more accurate, but not in my budget.

Most people don’t know their carry yardages. If you don’t swing that fast your ball will tend to roll a lot more too.

Faster swingers don’t actually hit their irons that much more than a slow swinger because the ball tends to stick greens or whatever with more spin from the faster swing. That’s on big reason why they could stick greens better than slower swing players.

My range mate doesn’t follow the swing caddies instructions and puts it much closer and it works for him.

[Hacker James]

I read a tip the other day (that I have as yet to try) regarding how to measure ball speed with the Swing Speed Radar. The device  was designed to measure swing speed and/or tempo but not ball speed.

Instead of placing the device at a 45 deg angle and a few Inches in front of the tee, lay it down flat on the ground, face up a few feet towards the target. It is supposed to measure ball speed. You would want to be careful as not to hit any screaming worm burners and be mindful of ball path. They also make a speed shield that is wedge shaped and placed over the device for protection  but leaving the face uncovered.  I suppose one could use 2 devices and get read outs of swing speed and ball speed simultaneously. 

I should add, that obviously you could use a monitor designed to do both such as the Swing Caddie, but if you already have the SS Radar, you can expand the use.