Mevo + (or doppler radar in general) use with foam balls?

[Hawk45]

Hi all,
I regularly practice in my basement with foam balls. I've had some that are pretty soft, but the ones I'm using now are a pretty dense foam, but still not heavy enough to mar walls or anything else they hit, but they have a much more solid feel at impact and more speed off the face. Has anyone tried these types of balls with the Mevo+ or other doppler radar units. I'm guessing due to a fully soft cover the foam balls won't move at near the speed of a hard cover (real) ball.

I did find this article, but just wondering what experiences any users have had trying this out.

https://mygolfsimulator.com/foam-balls/

[xfactor989]

First I'm not sure what kind of useful data you should expect with foam golf balls on a launch monitor. I'm thinking the only relevant data would be swing speed, angle of attack and horizontal launch direction???

That being said, I know the Skytrak will pick up foam golf balls. I would have newbies use the foam balls so that when the balls hit the Skytrak it didn't bother me. I tried a couple of times with the Mevo+ with and without a sticker and it didn't read the couple shots I took. This was back on firmware .08 or .09 so it might work better now.

If you have the space for the Mevo+ get a golf net to hit into and use real golf balls. If you dont have the required distance look at the Skytrak and net.

Hope this helps

[bubbtubbs]

Jay from Golf Simulator Videos did a YouTube review of the Mevo+ with Almost golf balls on the e6 range. Wasn't perfect but it was decent.

Still, the ball data from any unit won't translate perfectly to whiffle or foam practice balls.

Edit: found it.

https://youtu.be/DaKAtUutHb0

[Hawk45]

Thanks for the replies. I'll check out that video.
Trying to find a way to practice while on calls during the workday but since my wife also works from home, she can't be on mute as often as I can for her work (and she is always on calls) so trying to keep the noise level down. Outside isn't optimal and no room in the garage, which is also right below her office, even if there was.

[Gresh12]

I tried mine with Almost Golf Balls and a dot. It worked but not well enough to play in my opinion.

It registered all full shots (chips were hit and miss) but distances and spin made it hard to play. I found every club ended up going almost the same distance.

My hybrid off the tee (I was trying a setup on my main floor so wasn’t comfortable hitting woods) would go between 140 and 180 (my 4 hybrid normally carries 215) and my mid irons consistently went 150 and wedges all went about 125. The ball speeds and low spin just mushed all clubs to the same rough distance.

[Andy_Golfer]

If you need to benchmark your LM numbers using foam balls, check out www.vuegolf.org for FlightScope numbers. 132 shots captured from LW to Driver with full 24 data parameters. To see all 132 shots data together, merge SampleData_1 and SampleData_2 on the Merge page.

[jdang307]

Hi all,
I regularly practice in my basement with foam balls. I've had some that are pretty soft, but the ones I'm using now are a pretty dense foam, but still not heavy enough to mar walls or anything else they hit, but they have a much more solid feel at impact and more speed off the face. Has anyone tried these types of balls with the Mevo+ or other doppler radar units. I'm guessing due to a fully soft cover the foam balls won't move at near the speed of a hard cover (real) ball.

I did find this article, but just wondering what experiences any users have had trying this out.
https://mygolfsimulator.com/foam-balls/

Which foam balls are you using now, that are more dense? Also looking for a ball that isn't too loud, but as close to a real ball as I can get. Will be used just for practice, so wanting to see ball flight etc, not necessarily distance benchmarking.

[GungHoGolf]

Which foam balls are you using now, that are more dense? Also looking for a ball that isn't too loud, but as close to a real ball as I can get. Will be used just for practice, so wanting to see ball flight etc, not necessarily distance benchmarking.

We use the GoSport foam balls in white from Amazon (https://amzn.to/3jE08Vy) regularly with both camera- and radar-based monitors. Mevo+, TrackMan 4, and even the R10 reads them well indoors as long as a metallic sticker is on them. They've got a good logo on one side, so they're good for SkyTrak, too.

They're durable, firmer than most, and only notable flight difference is about a 15% reduction in distance. Great for beginner and young golfers to be safe, or any time you want to be much quieter. I even like practicing with them when trying out new swing mechanics with driver - just in case, ya know.

[jdang307]

We use the GoSport foam balls in white from Amazon (https://amzn.to/3jE08Vy) regularly with both camera- and radar-based monitors. Mevo+, TrackMan 4, and even the R10 reads them well indoors as long as a metallic sticker is on them. They've got a good logo on one side, so they're good for SkyTrak, too.

They're durable, firmer than most, and only notable flight difference is about a 15% reduction in distance. Great for beginner and young golfers to be safe, or any time you want to be much quieter. I even like practicing with them when trying out new swing mechanics with driver - just in case, ya know.

And these are quiet? Interesting. Will try out a set.

[GungHoGolf]

Much quieter than real balls. Somewhat louder than the really soft foam balls (but way more durable).

[jdang307]

Awesome. Just ordered.

[jdang307]

GungHoGolf got these today. Lagged on ordering them and they were $24 or so. When I went to order them they were $13. Sweet deal! Will test out this weekend.