Help: Turf Mat is sliding on carpeted floor - inaccurate SkyTrak readings

[qwiklap]

I am looking for suggestions on how to resolve this issue.

I just recently bought a SkyTrak, Net Return Pro, and Net Return golf mat from a fellow member. I plan to later replace the mat with a CCE -- but am using this mat for now.

I have this setup in my basement movie theater as a pop-up and pop-down setup. The room is carpeted with high quality carpet (laid over concrete). I find on full shots (and the longer club -- the bigger the issue) that the mat is sliding as I swing (about an 1" or so per full swing). After 10 swings or so -- I have to adjust the mat to square it up again, etc.

I find that I am getting some really odd readings -- like 90 mph club speed and say the same (or less) ball speed. And full strikes being 10% or so short of outdoor carry distances. I think this may be the issue of the mat sliding since the SkyTrak is on the mat as well.

Has anyone come up with a solution that would help minimize or eliminate sliding -- but still allow me to take the mat out of the room and put it away on movie night or for the big game. The whole design of this setup is to allow me to break it down and remove it from the room.

I am thinking for something that I could stick on the bottom of the mat that might allow it to grip the carpet better.

[Par2Pro]

You could do a tile subfloor like tennis court flooring and then add some grip tape or anti-slip mat for area rugs. You could also just try the anti-slip area rug mat, but it will probably still slide around.

Hope that helps
Cory

[BadEddieKit]

I have the net return pro and mat as well. I have the net return secured to the wall so it doesnt move around, I also have the mat pushed up against the same wall and under the net return floor base pole. My hitting mat is taped to the net return mat, and i have the gorilla grip underneath it all. Works very well and doesnt move.

[qwiklap]

I will try the Gorilla Grip first -- and go from there.

Thank you for the input.

[Ronsc1985]

Instead of worrying about the mat sliding figure out some method so the LM stays in the same orientation to the mat if it slides. Remember the LM considers straight the line parallel with it's face. If you line up with the mat but the LM is at an angle to the mat you get what you get for results.

[qwiklap]

Instead of worrying about the mat sliding figure out some method so the LM stays in the same orientation to the mat if it slides. Remember the LM considers straight the line parallel with it's face. If you line up with the mat but the LM is at an angle to the mat you get what you get for results.

I think the LM is maintaining orientation as the entire mat is moving and the LM is on the mat. It moves a bit forward and clockwise with each full swing, but the LM moves accordingly. Would it help to move the LM off the mat?

[Ronsc1985]

[Qviously if yu are UOTE=qwiklap;n127661]

I think the LM is maintaining orientation as the entire mat is moving and the LM is on the mat. It moves a bit forward and clockwise with each full swing, but the LM moves accordingly. Would it help to move the LM off the mat?[/QUOTE]

As long as the LM stays in the same orientation to your target line, swing to swing, you should be o.k. as long as the mat sliding around doesn't affect your swing when hitting a ball. The LM has no idea where you are aimed. It only knows where it is aimed and any azimuth calculations are relative to what it thinks is straight.

[MainStGolf]

My mat moves as well but my SkyTrak sits on a pad of its own.

[qwiklap]

[Qviously if yu are UOTE=qwiklap;n127661]

I think the LM is maintaining orientation as the entire mat is moving and the LM is on the mat. It moves a bit forward and clockwise with each full swing, but the LM moves accordingly. Would it help to move the LM off the mat?

As long as the LM stays in the same orientation to your target line, swing to swing, you should be o.k. as long as the mat sliding around doesn't affect your swing when hitting a ball. The LM has no idea where you are aimed. It only knows where it is aimed and any azimuth calculations are relative to what it thinks is straight.
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I understand on direction and alignment. But I think the actual slight movement of the mat and LM at impact may itself be throwing off the data read.

[Ronsc1985]

As long as the LM stays in the same orientation to your target line, swing to swing, you should be o.k. as long as the mat sliding around doesn't affect your swing when hitting a ball. The LM has no idea where you are aimed. It only knows where it is aimed and any azimuth calculations are relative to what it thinks is straight.

I understand on direction and alignment. But I think the actual slight movement of the mat and LM at impact may itself be throwing off the data read. [/QUOTE]

Doubtful. The LM takes two pictures of the ball separated by a fixed time interval.. The ball is moving so fast relative to any movement of your mat the measurements made on the two images will not be affected. This may be hard to visualize but Skytrac uses essentially the same methodology as a Vector Pro. The Vector Pro software had the ability to display the captured images and their relationship to each other along with the results of the edge.detection and ball mark detection. From those results it's easy to see what the software is using for it's measurements and thus the numbers it produces.

[inorkuo]

You are losing some power in your golf swing due to the mat shifting. Probably not 10% but every little bit counts.

[qwiklap]

Thanks all -- appreciate the advice.

I did try putting the ST on a couple of 2 x 4 pieces I had laying around next to the Mat -- so the ST was not on the mat. One thing I noted was that the ST was now about 1" higher than the mat. But it seemed to help the ST see high launch angle wedge shots (like 40*) which the ST was previously missing. But it would miss low launch angle shots (like sub 20*). The but then I just moved the ST to the mat for my long clubs.

Seemed to work well.

[wbond]

ball position can help fix this as well. If it's missing low shots, move ball behind red dot, it might get into the window for the reading.