Can the spin numbers possibly be right?

[Shankz]

This is driving me crazy, maybe someone here can make some sense out of it for me. I went to the range today to hit some drives. After warming up I set up my mevo+ and these are the numbers that I got. I have multiple shots with spin in the 7000 to 9000 range, a few in the 10,000 range, and even one over 11,000. Is it possible to generate this kind of spin with a driver? The numbers that are circled are estimated spin numbers. For whatever reason the myflightscope web page does not show italicized numbers. This is not the first time this has happened. The balls at the range are in very good condition and I try to be very accurate with my set up. When I hit at home into the net with dotted balls my numbers tend to be between 2500 and 3500. Any input would be appreciated. I will send the feedback to FS support and see if Imget a response from the as well.

[RAH5]

Where were those shots ending up at the range? Those spin numbers are extremely high and the smash numbers seem extremely low in certain places. Either they’re generated from very funky swings or something seems off. If it’s a more glancing blow on the face (which would drop ball speed considerably as shown) then that could generate higher spin though even then it seems excessive.

[Shankz]

Rah, to be honest it’s hard to say about the distance, although they did seem to be a bit short compared to where they were landing. I have always struggled with a driver. I have only been playing steady for 6 years and for the first couple I did not even carry a driver. I have taken lessons and nothing about my driver swing was really odd from what my instructors said from what I recall. Only for the last year have I been learning about the various data points associated with a golf swing/shot. I know where the numbers should be but I don’t know how what seems to be out of whack could be normal. I guess what really confuses the heck out of me is when I hit at home with dotted balls the spin numbers seem more or less where I would think they should be. This screen shot is from a backyard session. BTW, Thanks for replying.

[RAH5]

Interesting. Those numbers look much more like what I would expect from your club speed. I unfortunately don’t have an idea what’s happening when you’re at the range but these numbers from your inside session seem a lot more reliable to me. Honestly I would “try it again” to see what happens. I know that’s not a great answer but maybe something odd was happening, you had a really bad day, etc.

If it keeps happening then, to me, something’s going on.

[Shankz]

Rah, again thanks for weighing in on this. I did some thinking last night and realized that each set of numbers was with a different driver (stupid me) the range set is with a callaway Xhot that is several years old and has a regular flex shaft and the backyard net session is with a callaway rogue with a stiff flex shaft and not to mention range balls versus premium balls, so I think part of the mystery is solved. However, the question that still remains is it possible to generate spin numbers that high with a driver or is my mevo+ out of whack?

[Blackyatx]

I am starting to question mevo+ myself. The driver seems really off, most other clubs are reasonable from my experience. I cannot launch anything below 20 degrees with high flights. I typically hit lower bullets on the course. It seems like the most well struck shots I have go nowhere and poorly hit shots go farther. I hit one dead center on the driver face and a smash factor of only 1.32. it was one of those ones you could feel jump off the face. Granted I never had spin above 4k and most are estimated. I wish I could confirm outside, but live in snow country at the moment.

[GungHoGolf]

It's not possible to get those spin numbers over 6K or so with driver, no - at least not at your ball speed.

When not using metallic stickers, radar uses the seam of the golf ball to get a spin signature on the ball. If you can determine the seam of your range balls (some are easier to see than others), placing it perpendicular to the target line will give the best spin reads. Perhaps your range balls have no seam, or have some other weird characteristic that is throwing the radar off. Or perhaps your unit is defective (less likely based on your good indoor numbers). Would definitely report it to FlightScope. Your smash factor is very low, which makes me suspect these are very low quality range balls. Try hitting a few "good" balls next time you're on the range and see if it makes a difference.

Also, make sure you're setting the FS Golf app to Outdoor mode, and always selecting the correct club in use.

[Shankz]

GungHoGolf Thanks for your input Ron. Next time I will look for a seam and I will try hitting a few “good” ones as well. Perhaps I will put a few dots on them as well. I would love to blame the balls but considering some of the drives I have seen hit by other people I wonder if this is possible. 😜

[motts]

It's not possible to get those spin numbers over 6K or so with driver, no - at least not at your ball speed.

When not using metallic stickers, radar uses the seam of the golf ball to get a spin signature on the ball. If you can determine the seam of your range balls (some are easier to see than others), placing it perpendicular to the target line will give the best spin reads. Perhaps your range balls have no seam, or have some other weird characteristic that is throwing the radar off. Or perhaps your unit is defective (less likely based on your good indoor numbers). Would definitely report it to FlightScope. Your smash factor is very low, which makes me suspect these are very low quality range balls. Try hitting a few "good" balls next time you're on the range and see if it makes a difference.

Also, make sure you're setting the FS Golf app to Outdoor mode, and always selecting the correct club in use.

Ive been placing my dots on the seam. Do you recommend not doing this?

[GungHoGolf]

Ive been placing my dots on the seam. Do you recommend not doing this?

Shouldn't matter where on the ball the dot go. Any signature from a dot will be much "louder" than the signature from the seam. If you put the dot on the seam, there is still 360 degree of rotation you can do with the seam while keeping the dot in the same position, so your seam location probably ends up being random unless you take the time to place it perpendicular to target line.