Mevo+ inaccurate distances help

[jls141]

Hi guys, I’m on day 3 of trying to get the mevo to read correctly and getting a little frustrated. Ive got it set up in the garage. I have 18 ft to work with and have watched videos and read articles trying to get the right set up. I’ve varied the distances from net to tee and tee to mevo.
im using the metallic stickers.
I was fully anticipating being humbled a bit by distances but these are just too short. I’m usually 150 8 iron at the course and range.
mevo is giving me 125 max.
driver I am usually around 230-275 let say.
I can’t get a driver past 215 on the mevo. I have really laid into them and I just think something is wrong.
I've messed around with the alignment and the angle countless times.

any suggestions I am not thinking of?
Thanks so much everyone.

[tonybrown32]

What are some of your other data points.. ball speed, spin, launch angle, height, and smash factor in particular.

I am finding my Mevo pretty accurate for distances on the E6 range software, but 5-10yds short using FS Golf as well. Not sure why.. the software used shouldn't really make a difference, but it is for me for some reason.. I love all the data parameters in FS Golf, but its buggy nature of the app is annoying.. Also try E6 and see if that's any better..

[jls141]

Unit is currently dead and charging. It seemed like it wouldn’t allow me to play while it was charging. Maybe once it gets a little juice it will. As soon as I can get it going I’ll post some numbers thank you

[Dax]

I am not sure how Mevo+ handles temperature and altitude etc. but have you ensured you have this set accurately to where you live? My difference on an 8 iron between 3,500 feet and sea level is approximately 10 yards difference.

A few other things people have found are indoor swing syndrome, which is a very real thing can also cause distances to be short indoors. Also, your mat could be playing a big part even if you are hitting it slightly fat depending on the mat.

[tonybrown32]

All excellent points here as well. My Fiberbuilt takes a lot of yards off even when slightly fat.

[tonybrown32]

It should allow play while plugged in. Just make sure you plug it in first, the lights will all turn green for a few seconds then turn blue.. wait until the lights are blue before powering on the Mevo, and it should allow charging while playing. Sometimes plugging in after its powered on wont allow charging.

[jls141]

I’ll check the settings. Thanks.
ive read about swinging indoor. I get it, however I don’t think that’s it. I have plenty of room for a swing and no concerns so I went at it hard enough times to know I should have some good ones in there.
one thing I didn’t do which I will do not is place a piece of wood under the mevo so it’s level with my mat.
Good to know mat might take a little off.
I’ll keep trying and report back

[tonybrown32]

Indoor swing is real if it's new to you, even with a lot of space.. I have plenty of space and still affects me some after 5yrs of indoor practice especiallt at the beginning of every off season when practice starts indoors..

[jls141]

Placing on wood didn’t make a difference.
here is some stats from a hit that I would have thought would have been 250 at least.
distance 222
carry 208
launch angle 14.3
club speed 89
ballspeed 132.9
backspin 2263
smash factor 1.49
side spin 372
direction 4.5 right

the club head speed jumps out to me as being slow. Again, I expected to be humbled but it just doesn’t seem right.
I notice a lot of shots don’t pick up all the stats and some are missing. Is that any cause for concern?

anything on the stats stick out?
thanks again all, maybe I’m just weak

[pwade3]

Gresh12 saying our ground is soft 9 months of the year is being very kind. Not sure how many balls I’ve had to dig out of the ground where they landed. Lol 🙄🌧☔️

[Gresh12]

pwade3 I was being a touch generous. I counted when the ball bounces as "non-soft", actually getting roll is a much shorter window.

[Tcwoodrn]

A club speed of 89 should carry around 215 which isn't far off. Total would be about 230 depending on roll and spin type

[jls141]

I have not hit on anything else. I have a buddy who has though and coming over tomorrow to see what he gets on it.
yeah I’m getting no roll at all on this maybe 10-15.
perhaps that could be contributing as I don’t know my true carry numbers I just know where it ends up at total distance.

[pwade3]

If your using the FS apps they give unrealistic lack of roll. There algorithm for roll seems way off to me so I would not go by that. I compared them to my ST and they were quite different. If your using E6 range or TGC it has much better roll. Should be looking at carry only anyway.

[tonybrown32]

Good idea to have someone that knows their carry numbers come over to confirm.. since you use your total number to guage your distances when you play, I think that's a good chunk of where your distance is. You'll find it will really improve your game to learn your carry numbers, it makes club selection easier when you need to carry water or a greenside bunker etc..

Also agree with pwade3 the FS Apps don't give much roll, not as much as I see for myself on course at least... today I was playing FS Skills, and getting like 1-2 yards of roll with my 7i. On course i'd see more like 10... Since my Mevo+ is still pretty new to me having just got it back from repair, I have to play with more of the settings.

[bubbtubbs]

With any monitor, isn't it probably best to focus on carry numbers? Even Trackman and the FS X3 don't measure roll so it's always a calculated variable and won't necessarily translate to your particular course depending on grass type, weather, etc.

[trumb1mj]

I'm finding the m+ to be super accurate (coming from SkyTrak and lots of experience on GC2). Make sure you measure mevo to ball and set that in both FS Golf and E6 connect.

[trumb1mj]

9’ from m+ to ball. 10’ of flight.

[tonybrown32]

I found some interesting things out tonight with my Mevo+ setup..

I put my Mevo+ 7 feet behind the ball, since I'll use E6 range fairly often. I launched FS Golf, and even though it's recommended to be at 8' behind the ball for the FS Apps, I thought I would see what happens when I set the FS Golf app settings at 7' behind the ball like I have it setup..

What I found was that I got horrible results setting the FS Golf app settings at 7 feet when my Mevo+ was at 7 feet. I was getting vertical launch angles 10-15 degrees lower than I was getting in E6 just prior.. and that caused my distances to be like 10-15 yards short as well.. so I thought, hmm.. what happens if I set the FS Golf app to 8' Mevo to tee distance, but still leave my Mevo+ at 7 feet behind the ball.. I got much better results this way...both launch angles and distances were back to baseline.. This held true in FS Skills as well.

Going forward I plan to keep the Mevo+ at 7' behind the ball, and set the FS Apps to 8 feet.. I got the best results this way for some reason. The added benefit, is I don't have to move the Mevo+ back and forth either when I switch apps... just leave it at 7' and use the included plastic guide to change the tilt angle is all..

Anyway, might also be something for you to mess with, is the settings in the FS apps for distance from unit to tee.. those settings definatley make a difference..

[trumb1mj]

The same setting exists in E6.

[pwade3]

jls141 I plugged your numbers in Flightscope optimizer and it shows the correct carry. I had to guess the spin axis but it should be close.

[jls141]

That makes a little more sense to me.
that is showing 30 yards of roll vs the 10-15 I am commonly getting.
but going back to the 8 iron there is absolutely no way I only hit it 125 like I keep seeing on mevo. On the course last week I stuck the green 150. I am going to laser the flag next time I go to see the actual distance.
would someone with 90 driver swing speed reasonably be able to hit an 8 iron 150?
When on course here is my gapping that I always thought I had and played with. I am probably a 15 HC. Any concerns with these numbers based on what we are seeing from the driver data?
8 150
7 160
6 170
5 180
4 190
3 hybrid 205-210
3 wood 225
driver 250
i also will try the 7 ft from tee and settings you listed.
I plan to call flightscope today and also a friend coming over that says he knows his numbers fairly well.

[Brutaly]

A lot of people estimate their distance based on the best shots (which people tend to remember) and not the average or "normal" shot they do. Often a low spin flier.

When you start and hit in the LM the true distance often causes discussions like this.

The gap between your clubs (given a 4 degree difference in loft) indicates you either have a rather low swing speed and/or that you get reduced quality in impact the longer the club.

The gap should about 13-15 yards between clubs. The difference in gap indicates that you actually hit shorter then claimed.

[jls141]

I think I’m going to come out of this being a better player there’s a lot of room for improvement

[TxBriley]

jls141 are you hitting towards your garage door by chance? They say the metal can mess with the radar, haven’t had anyone that I’ve seen actually hitting towards the door yet.

[jls141]

Good question, away from the door into the garage.