GC Quad Price

[Antony]

I was wondering what anyone with a quad paid for it? The price through the NZ dealer works out just over $20,000 USD and thats without software. I purchased the GC-T a few years ago so have FSX already but its a shame I brought the Tee marker as they aren't interested in trading it. Does $20,000 USD sound right?

Cheers, Antony

[Bouxy]

Well I paid 13500 1yr ago with fsx I didn’t get the club data

[Baller]

You have FSX, so you should be able to get the GcQuad with club data for $15.5k max (it's $18.5k with FSX). I bet you could get it for a little less than that being a repeat customer. BUT, if you're in CA, it may be 20 due to tax.

[mmlincon]

That price seems really high unless you have taxes, VAT or something like that. The unit in the US retails at 15K with club data. You could fly to US and buy it local for way less than the additional 5K that Rep is asking!!! I'd try to call his bluff

[delaloi]

If you live overseas Foresight is going to charge you a premium over the US price. The GCQ unit allows them to geoblock remotely, so you can't just buy it in the US and take it home abroad -- they will disable it remotely. The justification from Foresight is higher service costs for overseas customers. In reality it's trying to defeat price arbitrage, in a context where they can charge more outside the US. I think terms in Canada are different as well. Hard to accept as a consumer but if you can afford $18k for a launch monitor then you can probably afford $20k. Foresight know that, and their business model is focused on non-price sensitive individuals. Grin and bear it.

[mmlincon]

That or use a VPN so they can't

[delaloi]

Nickle-and-dime sounds like the wrong term when we are talking about thousands of dollars here, but that is I think how Foresight see it and probably that's how most GCQ buyers see it too. Not that many people buying $20,000 toys.

(I am technically weak and this may well be completely naive but isn't it going to be a major pain trying to run the GCQ through a VPN every time in order to save 10% off the purchase price?)

[Point280]

Grin and bear this... if I have an option to go with a widely more popular option—Trackman 4–vs a company who’s gonna geo-remotely disable a launch monitor that I’ve just purchased for $15,000+ from them in the US so they can squeeze another $2K outta my ass?!? Guess which way I’m goin’? You guessed it; TM all the way baby! And I’m not even sure TM 4 is superior... The Quad is comparable, at best. So coming from someone who can afford either: I’m watching the shit show and happy with my used, antiquated equipment. 😎.

Their days are numbered. Business is business. I get that. Exceptional businesses are companies who listen to an expanding market, and who retire their employees—not reduce their workforces. They’re companies who embrace competition (not dismiss it). Those are companies which are in it for the long haul. Technology is about to catch up with them. Brace yourselves...! We will see FS & TM around for years to come. They’re the pioneers, and there’s a shit ton to be said for that. However, a time is near when people will pay far less for better technology. This is the current cash grab scenario... ride the storm my friends. Enjoy what you have and grasp that this is still an incredible era we’re experiencing! We’re a part of this! Would any of you have imagined we’d be debating over personal launch monitors and home sim setups even five years ago?!? Seriously!

i don’t quite have the capital, nor the scientific expertise to take this in the direction we’d all appreciate, but I wish I did! The market’s ripe! Kickstarter anyone?!?

[Antony]

Thanks for all replies. I'm planning on using it for coaching, I've been impressed with the GC2 and already having FSX buying a Quad made sense. Even at that price I still might but Flightscope is better supported in New Zealand so that might be the better option. GC2 already gives me good ball data, maybe I'll use it in conjunction with Flightscope.

[Ookie]

Grin and bear this... if I have an option to go with a widely more popular option—Trackman 4–vs a company who’s gonna geo-remotely disable a launch monitor that I’ve just purchased for $15,000+ from them in the US so they can squeeze another $2K outta my ass?!? Guess which way I’m goin’? You guessed it; TM all the way baby! And I’m not even sure TM 4 is superior... The Quad is comparable, at best. So coming from someone who can afford either: I’m watching the shit show and happy with my used, antiquated equipment. 😎.

Their days are numbered. Business is business. I get that. Exceptional businesses are companies who listen to an expanding market, and who retire their employees—not reduce their workforces. They’re companies who embrace competition (not dismiss it). Those are companies which are in it for the long haul. Technology is about to catch up with them. Brace yourselves...! We will see FS & TM around for years to come. They’re the pioneers, and there’s a shit ton to be said for that. However, a time is near when people will pay far less for better technology. This is the current cash grab scenario... ride the storm my friends. Enjoy what you have and grasp that this is still an incredible era we’re experiencing! We’re a part of this! Would any of you have imagined we’d be debating over personal launch monitors and home sim setups even five years ago?!? Seriously!

i don’t quite have the capital, nor the scientific expertise to take this in the direction we’d all appreciate, but I wish I did! The market’s ripe! Kickstarter anyone?!?

Agree with an overwhelming majority of this, my brother.

Foresight's behavior is not what companies looking to build loyal customers for long-term business relationships do.

Sandboxing to FSX only on the Quad was ridiculous enough. Let's not forget about making buyers of used items pay a $500 "registration fee" in order to get service. Then trying to claim that a version of FSX with minor incremental updates is "new" software in order to charge $500 to those who already paid for lifetime licenses? Not even a new graphics engine for crying out loud. Now, disabling items when they are used out of the country?

Nothing but pure greed, short-haul cash-grab stuff going on.

Only thing I disagree with is their days being numbered. I wish I was wrong.

Still, tracking a golf ball has proven to be a far more difficult task than many could imagined. In addition to the inherent difficulties present in engineering, you have a minefield of patents to negotiate.

[Snaphook]

Thanks for all replies. I'm planning on using it for coaching, I've been impressed with the GC2 and already having FSX buying a Quad made sense. Even at that price I still might but Flightscope is better supported in New Zealand so that might be the better option. GC2 already gives me good ball data, maybe I'll use it in conjunction with Flightscope.

Why don't you think about getting a HMT unit for your GC2? You would basically have the same data as you would with GCQ. (no putter fitting)