Shots with my 58, 54 and 50 degree wedges aren't being picked anymore

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  • Mickey
    Advanced Member
    • Nov 2015
    • 307

    #1

    Shots with my 58, 54 and 50 degree wedges aren't being picked anymore

    I've had my GC2/HMT for about 24-30 months (purchased new from Foresight Canada). Recently tournament play has become almost impossible. The thing won't pick up wedge shots anymore. I have to hit a super low bump and run. Most of the time the ball runs way past the hole. I can't tell if there's a problem with the unit or if my shot shape has changed. Can the experienced GC2 guys help with this? Do you think I need to have the GC2 fixed, change parts or just get dark wedges. I currently play the traditional shinny wedges (Vokey SM7). The wedges are getting old, so the timing is good if in fact dark colored wedges would improve matters. Thanks in advance for your help.
  • DirtyGarry24
    Advanced Member
    • Nov 2016
    • 486

    #2
    Likely shiny wedges or flash going bad.

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    • wbond
      Ultimate Member
      • Oct 2014
      • 3489

      #3
      Does it have issues picking up putts? When my flash was going, this is when i noticed it.

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      • Mickey
        Advanced Member
        • Nov 2015
        • 307

        #4
        Putts are fine. Contacted foresight Canada for help. They offered a few ideas. We are close to settling on the flash as the problem. When I swing the wedges at very slow speeds the shots register. They said this is a sign that the flash is the problem.

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        • Ports
          Advanced Member
          • Mar 2016
          • 312

          #5
          I had brand new vokeys that were shiny and it missed some shots. Seemed to have got better after they were used for a while. I also expected my gc2 wasn't in the cradle exactly right. I have two super flashes and both were missing wedges, so mine wasn't the flash. Mine also seems to miss white 4 woods, I've taped the head and that seems to be working better.

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          • Mickey
            Mickey commented
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            That surprises me. So new flashes were missing reads? I'll keep digging.
        • Ports
          Advanced Member
          • Mar 2016
          • 312

          #6
          Correct, I tried the super flash that came with it (used) and a brand new one, same results. My buddy bought the same wedges at the same time but lh, missed some of his. Seems to be better now, I figured it was because they were scratched up a bit. Do you have a metal cradle? I think mine may have contributed to issue

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          • Mickey
            Mickey commented
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            Plastic cradle. Going to take it out of the cradle and see if that makes a difference. I'm tempted to colour the face of an old wedge with black marker and give it a go.
        • mthunt
          Ultimate Member
          • Aug 2014
          • 4746

          #7
          I had the same thing happen. Aaron suggested a new flash. The GC2 misses some wedges. I don't know why. The flash helps. It got better when I upgraded mine. Also, put the ball in the top left part of the FOV (For RH) and it'll happen a lot less. This makes me think its a high LA thing
          My Courses:
          World Par 3's by mthunt
          Toronto GC (L) mthunt
          Burlington G&CC by mthunt
          Weston G&CC by mthunt
          London Hunt Club L mthunt
          Park CC Lidar mthunt
          Sunningdale GC Robinson L
          Sunningdale GC Thompson L
          Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
          Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
          The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
          The National GC L mthunt
          Mississaugua GC L mthunt
          Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
          Markland Woods CC mthunt
          Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
          Magna GC L mthunt
          Barrie CC L mthunt
          mthunt Range

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          • Ports
            Advanced Member
            • Mar 2016
            • 312

            #8
            I've found moving it FOV helped as well and also suspected high launch seemed to miss more

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            • Ports
              Advanced Member
              • Mar 2016
              • 312

              #9
              Mine never missed my old black wedges... Worth a try. Mine misses if I hit it fatter than usual, but my mat sucks too

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              • Mickey
                Advanced Member
                • Nov 2015
                • 307

                #10
                Thanks for all your help - travelling over the next few days. Will revisit on Monday. Golf IRL for 3 days!

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                • Mickey
                  Advanced Member
                  • Nov 2015
                  • 307

                  #11
                  Ok finally had a chance to test it with a dark faced wedge. I coloured iit black with a sharpy. Problem solved. Thanks for your help.

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                  • Daddio
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2015
                    • 125

                    #12
                    Did you do the face or back with the sharpie?
                    If you do the face wont the sharpie transfer to the ball?
                    I have spent 5 hours this week testing because I have random high lofted shots not reading.
                    Been all over on height above mat, 7/8" to 1 3/4", FOV placement, distance on the Y axis and X axis and have not
                    come up with anything that works everytime.
                    Next I will try a Vokey 60* I have that gets rusty by design and see what happens.

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                    • Mickey
                      Advanced Member
                      • Nov 2015
                      • 307

                      #13
                      I coloured the face and hossel. I let it dry for 24 hours. Yes the sharpy did come off on the ball. No issues with the screen because I was careful to hit super high shots. The high shots hit my black overhead curtain not the screen. I'm not going to tempt fate. Now that I'm confident it works I'm going to buy a few inexpensive wedges for the sim room.

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                      • Daddio
                        Senior Member
                        • Oct 2015
                        • 125

                        #14
                        Yeah, my good shots hit my overhead curtain also.
                        Does every shot read now. I can get most of mine to read, but not all of them.
                        Like mthunt said, it is a LA thing, I called Foresight, they said it was. He said to raise it higher than the 1" I had it. Didn't help that much

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                        • Mickey
                          Advanced Member
                          • Nov 2015
                          • 307

                          #15
                          I hit 10 -15 shots .all registered. Looking for some cheap black calloway Mack Ds. Found a used 58 for $40 or so. used of course.

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