How Accurate Are Golf Simulators? SkyTrak vs Real Life
Just how accurate is the SkyTrak golf simulator? I take this £2000 launch monitor to the driving range to find out!
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I wanted to test how accurate the SkyTrak golf simulator really is compared to real life golf shots at the driving range. In the video I use shot tracers to show the path of the real ball flight and of course the launch monitor produces its own shot tracer and data. Accuracy is a big deal in the budget golf simulator industry at the moment due to the arrival of the cheaper Garmin Approach R10. So lets see how the SkyTrak performs!
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28 Comments
Really useful and makes me think I need to make more effort with alignment at my home net. I just throw it down and crack on!
Thanks for the video. What did you compare it to, I missed it.
I think this is dead on, same as I see. Really good with irons, somewhat questionable with driver.
Also, if those are range balls, the poor flight of a couple of the drivers might be due to the balls and the ST would not know about that as it gets all its data immediately after contact.
Good video, I do think it being outside had a lot to do with it, it’s known skytrak doesn’t work well outdoors especially with woods when it’s too bright. Maybe the evening is a better time before lights are turned on at the range.
I like your video. Your videos have inspired me alot. I bought the skytrak and very happy with it. How did you made the shot tracer ?
Have you noticed the low spin numbers particularly with your PW? I’ve had issues with my SkyTrak and spin rates making it hard to trust.
Really interesting video. Driver wasn't all that far off really. I was pretty impressed as well.
I have used your videos to encourage me to go out and buy a Skytrak. I love it. However, I do struggle with what it tells me on the driver. And it tells me I hit my pitching wedge 160 yards when I may hit it 125 yards in real life. I use the two dot alignment feature when aligning the Skytrak. But you brought things to my attention like making sure it is at a certain height. I also need to make sure the bubble is in the center of the level. I am glad you brought up the height. I never thought about that. Keep up the good videos. I love them.
Possibly the different ball flight with driver could have been if the balls were not marked very well and faded. I believe you are meant to point the markings of the ball at the skytrak camera to help it measure spin. Alignment should only alter direction but the curve I would have thought should be the same.
Mitch, keep in mind that you are hitting range balls. The ball you hit at around 3:30 was probably a result of a bad ball (from wear & tear or just from being a cheap range ball that had an off center core). The skytrak uses cameras in the small window of space and time but has nothing to track the ball after it leaves the hitting bay. For example, yesterday, I wanted to track my driver to its true distance with the ball I like to use (Wilson Duo Soft+) at the end of my practice session at the range. With range balls I was hitting the driver around 220 with slight fades and draws and some comical hooks. So I put a brand new ball from my bag on the tee (yes, I sacrificed a new ball) and from being dead tired at that point I was still able to hammer it 262 yards with the a dead straight flight.
I liked the setup effort you put in to in order to get a better estimate of the Skytrak. However, to me the only way to actually verify the accuracy would be for somebody down range to mark the landing spot and use a range finder to validate the measurement (the actual stopping point of the ball could be measured to determine total distance). The secondary benefit is that cross track error could be documented. I believe this level of effort might bring 10 fold response to your channel. 👍
great video mate, gonna buy one for the garage over winter wedges down to 8 iron possibly 7. be good for ball striking. for the money that's incredible
So if a $2000 launch monitor that uses optical cant measure driver shot shape correctly, isn't that a major fail? I thought optical was the "best"? Shouldn't it also be robust enough to handle realignment?
First good test video I've found on the skytrak. Thanks
I seen on one of you videos you had it in a single garage. How do you find it. I’m looking at moving next year where I will build “!a large summerhouse” but am itching to get one now. I too struggle with the slight left draw/hook. Great for a driver crap for irons
This is actually really impressive! I’ve got one of these but never taken it outside.
Shoulda led with the 2,000 pounds price, mate, but thanks for the video anyway. Cheers!
I feel SKytrak is not consistent from unit to unit. I am very impressed with your wedge and iron readings on skytrak, but my skytrak is like your skytrak on your driver. It is OK, but not that accurate. I have taken skytrak to the outdoor range at least 5 times to calibrate, it is always hit and miss, and the error is not consistent. For instant, for a dead straight shot, skytrak could read either left or right slightly (left or right 10 yards). Also the side spin is hit and miss. Some shots have no side spin at all, but skytrak could read left or right spin 500 rpm. So this has nothing to do with my alignment when skytrak error is random.
Isn’t Skytrak supposed to follow the ball flight? If so, there should be no misreads. And if it doesn’t pick up the ball flight then no type of shot should be recorded, right?
Thanks for the video! Skytrak seems to be very accurate with the shot shapes. Have you done this test with the R10?
Skytrak once said my 10 year old hit a 322 yd shot at 128 mph…it has its errors particularly on missed shots.
Have had Skytrak for nearly a year … it's dead on accurate for me. You know you can feel the shot in your hands at impact before you see it .. Skytrak mirrors exactly what your brain is telling you. Perhaps distances are about 5 yds shorter than what I get on the course, but then again the "roll" is very subjective. Got to make sure u level unit before starting with leveling eye on top.
Great video. Thank you!
Tried one of these this past weekend and surprisingly it was pretty accurate. Maybe did show quite as much of Slice as I sometimes have.
I have the Skytrak and love it’s took it to the range and was pretty accurate also. The new version is to be more faster reads and more data. Imo not worth the extra when I outright purchased the tgc2019 that has that data.
Just bought one of these and I have a bad slice with my driver. Very alarming that it did not pick up either one of your sliced shots. Is this a flaw in the system?
Nice video!
So what you’re saying it won’t pick up my slice and I get to hit straight? Yay
You're not really comparing it to real life unless you actually pace off the distance your shots really went.