first date jitters: time to meet trackman

[Leftjab]

as mentioned previously -i’m new to golf, i’ve been playing for 11 months and i seldom keep score. old news. what’s new is i’m about to take my first lesson and the instructor giving me the lesson uses trackman. this is very exciting stuff for me.

 

[SteveT]

Somebody on the forum told me they down a shot of courage before they go into a stressful golf situation ... hic

 

[ZAP]

Just go in with the idea to try to swing like you always do. Then let the numbers sink in. Have fun.

 

[drewyallop]

Just go in with the idea to try to swing like you always do. Then let the numbers sink in. Have fun.

The best advice.

 

[Pete J]

Just go in with the idea to try to swing like you always do. Then let the numbers sink in. Have fun.

I've only been on TM two times but in both instances my driver distances (carry and roll) were supposedly about 10% more than I usually hit it. Makes me wonder about the accuracy of TM in distance indication. Anyone else have a similar experieince?

 

[spktho]

I've only been on TM two times but in both instances my driver distances (carry and roll) were supposedly about 10% more than I usually hit it. Makes me wonder about the accuracy of TM in indication distance. Anyone else have a similar experieince?

This depends on a lot of factors, type of ball, wind, height of grass... The most important thing is to get your numbers more "tour-like" toward an ideal ball flight for your game.

 

[ZAP]

I've only been on TM two times but in both instances my driver distances (carry and roll) were supposedly about 10% more than I usually hit it. Makes me wonder about the accuracy of TM in indication distance. Anyone else have a similar experieince?

I did not really pay that much attention to distances since I was using range balls. I was more into my VSP and attack angle numbers for me. One of our TM owners will probably be able to tell us.

 

[Pete J]

This depends on a lot of factors, type of ball, wind, height of grass... The most important thing is to get your numbers more "tour-like" toward an ideal ball flight for your game.

I was hitting range balls which would seem to make the longer distance even more suspect. My swing speed is only in the mid 80's (just had my 62nd BD) but my smash factor is consistenly high. Does 235 total distance make sense from a reasonableness standpoint? On the course, I seem to be in the 215-220 range.

 

[spktho]

Range balls usually go farther for me too--harder balls and less spin.

 

[Pete J]

Range balls usually go farther for me too--harder balls and less spin.

I meant just the opposite. I've always read that range balls go only 90% of the distance a good ball would travel. My spin rate was really low though......about 2,200

 

[zaf]

Range balls do travel a shorter distance in the air..

What you need to look at is carry distance and not total with roll. The trackman assumes perfect tour fairway conditions for the amount of roll it adds to your total distance. That distance clearly changes depending on conditions of the fairway that you are playing.

 

[Leftjab]

thank you kindly. don't mind if i do.

Somebody on the forum told me they down a shot of courage before they go into a stressful golf situation ... hic

 

[Frans@France]

I've only been on TM two times but in both instances my driver distances (carry and roll) were supposedly about 10% more than I usually hit it. Makes me wonder about the accuracy of TM in distance indication. Anyone else have a similar experieince?

indoor or outdoor?

 

[Leftjab]

outdoor.

indoor or outdoor?

 

[Frans@France]

outdoor.

then the carry is measured and is what it is. So if during the fitting you had 10% more distance then normal it's either the meteo or start buying those balls