The Golf Lab

Shot Grouping Analysis

Shot groupings indicate your carry distances and tendencies for left or right deviations. Selecting the appropriate club is an essential skill that involves choosing the right club for the specific shot. This process necessitates an understanding of trajectory tendencies, carry distance, and roll. It is crucial to be aware of the yardages associated with each club in your bag to make an informed selection. Using the incorrect club can result in shots that are either excessively long or too short.

It may not be advisable to aim directly for the pin, as this might not yield the best probability of success. Understanding the optimal landing area on the green and selecting the appropriate club to achieve the desired distance is crucial. If you are aware that you tend to hit your 9-iron to the left of the target 75% of the time, it is prudent to adjust your aim slightly to the right when using that club. When the pin is positioned at the back of the green, it is wise to choose a club that will land the ball in the front or middle section, allowing it to roll towards the pin without overshooting.

IMPACT LOCATION SWEET SPOT?

The location where the ball makes contact with the club face plays a crucial role in determining the result of the shot. While most golfers aim to strike the ball at the center of the club face, this approach may not align with the optimal sweet spot on contemporary drivers. In fact, for nearly all drivers, the area that generates the maximum ball speed is positioned slightly towards the toe and slightly above the center of the face.

When striking the ball high on the clubface, the result will be a higher launch angle, reduced spin, and a decrease in ball speed. Conversely, if the impact is not excessively high, it may enhance carry distance. Striking too low on the clubface will lead to a lower launch angle, increased spin, and an increase in ball speed. It is essential to understand your clubface bias. For the majority of golfers, making contact slightly high on the driver’s clubface is more advantageous than hitting low. This preference arises because most golfers exhibit a negative attack angle with their drivers, which effectively reduces the loft of the club, thereby increasing spin and resulting in a loss of distance.

The impact location for each shot, along with the heat map for each session depicted in the image above, is derived from an analysis of a single shot and a single session conducted in our LAB. This information illustrates to the golfer the precise point of contact being made.

SAMPLE Driver ANALYSIS

Ron's Driver Analysis (one of my better swings)

Ball Carry = 252.2 yds
Club Speed = 101.2 mph
Ball Speed = 146.5 mph
Launch V Angle = 12.4°
Spin Rate = 3295 rpm
Smash Factor = 1.46
Apex Height = 107.0 feet
Flight Time = 7.09 sec
Angle of Attack = 1.4°
Spin Loft = 12.4°
Launch H Angle= 2.2 R°
Spin Axis = 5.3 R°
Roll Out = 6.2 yds
Total Distance = 258.4 yds
Lateral Distance= 22.6 R yds
Club Path = 1.6 R°
Face To Path = 0.6 R°
Face To Target = 2.3 R°
Dynamic Loft = 13.7°
Descent V = 41.9°
V-Swing Plane = 46.4°
H-Swing Plane = 2.9 R°
Low Point = -1.6 inches
Curve Distance = 12.6R yds
Shot Type = FADE

What is Doppler Radar?

Our system employs the Flightscope Mevo, which operates using Doppler Radar technology.

Doppler ultrasound functions by emitting sound waves from a specific source and measuring their reflections. Essentially, it sends sound waves from the device towards the golfer, the club, and the golf ball.

The Mevo+ (ultrasound device) captures the returning echoes. The characteristics of these echoes differ based on whether the objects are moving towards or away from the source.

This phenomenon is familiar to many through the experience of a siren. As an emergency vehicle approaches, the siren emits a higher pitch, which changes to a lower pitch as it moves away. This occurs because the sound waves reach the observer more rapidly as the source approaches and more slowly as it recedes. This principle underlies the technology utilized in the golf simulator depicted in the image above.