DoubleAce

Lol. I know exactly who you are (and no I'm not aligned with SL). Just remember the identical sour grapes from your Kickstarter comments. And then the FB group. SL posted the email exchanges with you for everyone to see. And the only one making an ass of themselves was you. So much so that you managed to get booted from the FB group (which SL has no ownership of btw). Which is quite a feat. So you created an account on this infrequently traveled corner of the internet because you ran out of places to piss and moan. Bravo! You truly are a child among men. Since this post will probably be disappeared. I'll post another update on my impressions after thus far. Everything from the good to bad.

Cool. Will look into those as well. I've been really happy with the Marki permanent markers. Much more vibrant and better coverage than sharpies. While also holding up better.

All I have to do is post something, regardless of substance, and here you come like a moth to a flame. Am I not entitled to an opinion on the man? He used to be a hero in my book. Especially growing up. Had the Tiger head cover, the red shirts, even gave the dude a high five at Firestone. But he eventually showed himself as a complete dirtbag. And I'm very much a content of character type guy. So he's an absolute zero to me these days. And LOL at the majors not being wall to wall tiger coverage. Even the online featured groups are guaranteed to cover him Thursday and Friday. And if he makes the cut, extend that coverage through the weekend. You can live in your world. I'll live in reality. Yes, he strung together four good rounds in 2019. Played better than I could for sure. But that's also the only major he's won in the past 14 years. So trying to make it out like he's still a headline contender is laughable.

I'm OK with this. Means the TV broadcast won't be wall-to-wall coverage of a guy who probably won't finish in the top 25, or even make the cut for that matter.

That's a nice idea, but not sure the marker that comes with it is any different. I ended up receiving the Marki brand permanent markers. They're much better than Sharpies in a few ways. Still not technically "permanent". But dries much faster, goes down better, and lasts longer. And the colors seem to be more bold.

Will be interesting to see if this sparks others in the market to pursue designs with dual sensors. I'm pretty much with you 100% that it seems like a no-brainer. Especially considering how well their micro sim works for what it is. I have to imagine this will be a considerable step up over that.

I can tell you from firsthand experience, their return policy is super easy. Had a battery issue when I gave their micro sim a shot. Was even encouraged to try it out and then just return it to wait for this Hybrid X3 release. So the way I figure, it's a no lose situation. But if this thing proves to compete with units in its price range, it could get into that R10 unobtanium realm real quick. And I don't see the pricing getting any better either.

Alright, with that all out of the way. Looks like they're up to around 400-ish backers and 10x over their goal. Anyone else take a shot at being an early adopter? Or perhaps even some folks who got their hands on a pre-release device?

We could go round and round with semantics all day. I think we know where everyone stands. So why don't we leave it at that? The product will be hitting the market soon enough. And I think we can all agree it'll sink or swim on its own merits and real world performance.

I quoted you verbatim. But, no worries, you've expounded on your position in further posts, so I get where you're at. No affiliation at all. And I'll be the first to say if it doesn't live up to expectations. I just think they deserve a fair shake. And to keep it in the context of comparably priced units.

So any product you've ever had an issue with is immediately discounted and written off? If that's the case, we should write off GC Quads and BLPs while we're at it. What matters is how a company deals with a lemon that makes it out the door. Which SwingLogic did a phenomenal job in rectifying. And I didn't choose Bill's wording. "At $300 and requiring only 3’ for a radar unit, I don’t think it’s going to be very accurate." Sure he opined. But he asserted that opinion by only calling out the price and misconstruing the radar's distance requirement. And completely overlooking their existing sensor tech. I'll definitely post feedback. And I have no issues calling out a product if it doesn't meet expectations. BTDT. Not sure I'll make the 4 hour hike all the way to PA. But I can compare against Trackman and GC Quad locally. I would like to find comparable priced units to test against too, but don't know anyone with a Mevo, R10, or SC300i. Lol. Because a bluetooth speaker is the pinnacle of engineering and likely drained their R&D budget. Doesn't the SC300i have a speaker? I mean, you can be skeptical without overstating things. Beyond the above, why not just all illustrate that we can hold our opinions loosely? I ordered my unit. The Kickstarter isn't even an hour old and it's already exceeded their goal by 5 times. It actually looks like they even increased their early bird spots to accommodate demand. So it seems that between existing SwingLogic customers and others, there's a lot of enthusiasm and optimism around their new device. Delivery window looks to be June. Will update as soon as I'm able.

Correct. But pointing out it won't be accurate because it only requires 3' was a little disingenuous. Given the 3' isn't a constraint, but a starting point. Not to mention it's only half of the hardware collecting data.

Day 42 Continued with rotation drills. Fortunately did this early in the day. As I broke my f'ing big toe this evening 😡. Dropped a 3/4" sheet of mdf on it doing a project in the garage. Thinking I'll be out of commission for a bit, short of putting and maybe some chipping. Which I guess isn't the worst thing in the world. Just sucks. Was really looking forward to this week's league. Especially after breaking par on the executive course earlier this weekend. But I'm not gonna push it. Gonna call my Dr. tomorrow to see if there's anything I should do. Aside from avoid our Mastiff / Cane Corso who's a notorious foot stepper 🤣.

Seeing as their micro sim (club attached sensor) is already fairly accurate, I'd suspect adding a radar component to the mix certainly won't hurt. And I don't see where it says it stops tracking shots after 3 feet. But for people who are space constrained, only requiring 3' in a radar based unit could be a big deal. As far as "playing" without a ball, that's basically what the prior slx micro sim provided. Where it is more of a video game if one elected to use it without a club. But with real balls, that same sensor was pretty spot on with distance, ball flight, club and ball speed. So, again, adding a radar unit in conjunction with their club based sensor can only improve upon the overall data.

I realize this got no traction initially. But for anyone interested, SwingLogic will be dropping this for pre-orders early in the week. No idea what the timeline is for delivery though. I plan to give it a shot. If it turns out to be comparable to the Mevo or R10, I'd imagine it'll do really well.