There isn’t a Tour player alive who doesn’t know his swing measurements by heart. Following their lead could be the next big step you make in your search for lower scores. The trick: making sense of the numbers so you know what’s working and what isn’t. Focus on the following:
Clubhead Speed
This is largely considered one of the primary indicators of a golfer’s true potential. Whether you want to curve the ball, make it stop on a dime or hit the living daylights out of it, you need speed. Obviously, the more mph the better.
Ball Spin
Spin values say a lot about the quality of your strike. They’re also primary parameters to consider if a club is optimally fit for a player. Also critical is the axis on which the ball rotates, so pay attention to that.
A consistent spin axis measurement is evidence of a repeatable ballflight, regardless if it’s straight, fading or drawing.
Foresight GC3 Ball Enabled Bundle
Choose the data you need.
The GC3 Ball Enabled — a configuration of the GC3 launch monitor with ball data only — is now available in this exclusive webstore bundle. Included is FSX Play, FSX 2020, FSX Pro, and 25 Golf Courses!
Please note: Clubhead Measurement can be purchased as an upgrade at any time.
Lowest price on our game-changing technology.
Starting at only $5,999, this bundle gives you the opportunity to step up your game at the lowest price point available.
Ball data the GC3 measures:
Ball Speed
Horizontal & Vertical Launch Angles
Total Spin
Side Spin / Spin Axis
Carry Distance
Club data the GC3 measures (requires club add-on):
*Clubhead Measurement add-on required.
Club Path
Angle of Attack
Smash Factor
Club Head Speed
Each bundle comes with:
GC3 Ball Enabled Launch Monitor
FSX Play Software
FSX 2020 Software
10 Courses
FSX Pro Performance Software
Foresight Fairgrounds
Foresight Sports Performance App
1-Year Warranty
Power Adapter & Cable
USB-C Cable
Alignment Stick
Club Markers
Courses included:
Blue Bayou Golf and Fishing Club
Broken Tree Golf Course
Linfield National Golf Club
Teton Pines Golf Course
Willow Crest Golf Club
The Farms Golf Club
Beaver Hills Country Club
Tall Pines
Butterfield Country Club (Red/Blue)
Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club
GC3 Specifications:
Technology: Triscopic High-Speed Camera System
Dimensions: 6″(w) x 5″(d) x 12″(h)
Weight: 5lbs / 2.3kg
Battery: Lithium-Ion
Data Interface: USB Type C / WiFi / Ethernet
Display: Transflective LCD Touch Screen
Terms & conditions:
U.S. customers only.
After 24 hours, a fee of $250 will be incurred by the customer for order cancellation of this product purchase.
Tax and freight not included in MSRP shown.
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Smash Factor
This value is basically a swing efficiency measurement: ball speed divided by clubhead speed. An optimal smash factor for a driver is approximately 1.48 to 1.51; your goal with, say, a 6-iron should be around 1.35 to 1.4. Smash indicates how solid you’re catching the ball and, more important, if contact is around the sweet spot.
Dispersion
When you consider that the average fairway is 40 yards wide, you need this value to be within 25 yards (left or right) with a driver. Anything more and you’ll risk hitting into hazards or even out of bounds.
Carry Distance
Carry is the true measure of distance potential and elevated course management. For a lower clubhead speed golfer, carry distance helps you understand the difference between the total distance of a shot, including rollout, compared to how far the ball flew in the air — critical on holes that require you to navigate hazards.
Higher swing speed players should look at carry data across all shots, including maximums and minimums. When you know your range, you know when to go for it or throttle down.
Foresight Sports Essential Putting Analysis Add-on
Get the putt outta here
The world’s most advanced launch monitor just got even better. With Essential Putting Analysis, you’ve now got never-before-seen putting sight at your fingertips. From post-impact ball launch and skid measurements to precisely calculated roll distance, fitters, coaches, and players can now experience an entirely new level of putting performance insight on their GCQuad.
What putting data the GCQuad measures:
Ball velocity
Vertical launch angle
Horizontal launch direction
Total spin
Spin-tilt axis
Back spin
Side spin
Club speed
Smash factor
Club path
Angle of attack
Impact face angle
Impact lie
Impact location
Skid rate
Time to full roll
RPM’s at full roll
Note: All Sales are Final and subject to Foresight Sports Terms and Conditions of Sale published at http://www.foresightsports.com/content/legal-trademark. U.S. customers only.
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Face Angle
Most modern research studies show that where the clubface points at impact is the ultimate factor determining the success of most shots. In my opinion, it’s the king of all measurements. If you’re having difficulty keeping the ball in play, this number is the first one you should look to improve. Even an error of just 2 degrees (open or closed) can wreak havoc on your game.
