If you are really good already and live on a golf course and have membership and play several times a week you'll probably think this product is not very interesting.. But if you are like me and only get to play 3 - 4 times a month yet want to improve you'll love this product.Fact is I plugged this up to my computer and was using it w/out any tweaking right away.It recognizes my shots spot on.. I was seriously amazed.
The great thing about it is that it tells you exactly what you are doing wrong, outside/in swing with open club face (so that's why it sliced).. but aside from its practice app if you get bored just swinging a club over and over like at a driving range you can play the 3dd golf that comes with it.You currently get 4 courses with various difficulty levels and basically you feel like you are playing a game of golf w/out having to leave your home.And you can take muligans or go into practice mode and just practice the same shot over and over..
It reads chips and pitches spot on as well with great flight and roll dynamics.. the physics in this game is as good as what is in tiger woods golf..
The putting is a little fast in my opinion but that is because I am use to playing on slow greens.It allows you to tweak stuff like that, I have not quite got around to doing that though.
You'll want to keep using your other training aids along with this, the best part is that it tells you why your swing was wrong so you can practice and correct errors knowing what you need to correct.. Unlike a driving range where you don't always know what you are doing wrong.All the while you are playing a game of golf and actually feel like you are in the golf game instead of just aiming at targets and swinging over and over again.Some things to be aware of,
1) This only works indoors.You need good lighting and no shadows over the sensors.Since it only works indoors you also need a lot of room.
2) from the base to the bottom of the ball is 1 3/8" so you'll need some platform to stand on.I just got a 3/4" thick board and stapled artificial turf to it and I use my golf shoes when I play it seems to be pretty perfect.
3)You'll probably want to hit a foam ball but you'll need something that it can impact against.. YOur indoor walls will bounce the balls right off.. I got an old comforter and just tack it up when i use it and put a chair under it so that it's away from the wall..The ball hits it and rolls back to me.. 4) sometimes when you hit the ball the base will move.. if it is not perfectly squared up to where you are aming/swinging you'll get the wrong read for your club and get a bad shot.So you'll have to make sure you keep it in a straight line.Dancin dog sells a mat that it can connect to, but I just eye ball it after each shot and correct it.
in summary I love this product, but if you are already super awesome and play all the time you wont find it useful.. but if you are still awesome but can't play for whatever reason you'll enjoy the simulated golf aspect of this system on days you want to play but can't... and if you suck like me you'll figure out why and be able to work on fixing it
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Product Description:
OptiShot Infrared Golf Simulator combines pinpoint accurate swing analysis in a highly realistic, three-dimensional visual golf environment... All in the comfort of your own home. Optishot combines Dancin' Dogg's award winning accurate swing and shot analysis with our own proprietary three dimensional visual golf software called "3DD Golf".
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