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I made a switch. I am in the process of selling both the Bushnell Launch Pro and the Uneekor QED for the Protee VX.
This past week, I hit a ton of balls on the QED before I took it down. If you have followed my other thread about building my own single length irons using the Edel SMS Pro, you know I get pretty deep in the data for the club build.
For that reason, I went through and hit all of my irons so that I have the average stats. I used that data to compare to the Protee VX. Flight distances, spin rate, launch angle, descent angle, ball speed were all in the same range.
After I got the Protee VX setup, I hit balls side-by-side with the Bushnell Launch Pro. Again, I saw data that was very similar. There were a couple outliers that were bigger gaps than I ever saw with the Bushnell and QED; however, those were also on shots that were not struck well. I would kind of give that a pass because mishit shots would be deleted anyway. On the Uneekor I would typically go through and hit 5-6 shots with every club. On a poor shot (or a shot that was too long), I would delete. Doing the same thing with the Protee VX numbers are very similar.
First impressions:
1. It was easy to setup. Right out of the box, installed and used the range.
2. I needed to have Protee unlock the GS Pro software, but they did so immediately.
3. I had to uninstall and reinstall TGC 2019, but got it working pretty easily too. It took a couple days because the way Protee licenses work, you can only use one license on one computer. However, I actually think the first problem was user error. Protee was quick to help me fix it.
4. The Protee LM is fast. It’s accurate. When compared with both the QED and the BLP. Numbers were very close to the same numbers I got on the other two. I have no problem recommending it.
5. I mounted the device so that I do not have the same benefit from the QED where I can designate the putting area on the putting green. That means when I play the sim golf, I have to putt from my hitting area. I don’t love that…but truthfully, if I am going to practice putting, I use the putting green, not the sim. Note: This may change with the Protee VX because it does such a great job on putting. Path, face contact, video. I can see that the Protee VX may have some real benefits there).
I only had one problem. I am using an Alienware computer that was top of the line when I bought it; however, running 4k with the AI from Protee is taxing (for a machine that’s 4 years old). I had no problems on the range at all. However, when I started playing the sim games, I had a nasty pause before it would show the shot. Turns out by changing the setting from using the AI club detection and club data the pause went away. Problem is, I really love the way they use AI to automatically detect the club and to give precise strike location/angle of attack and swing path all on one summary screen. I have found that I use the range from TGC 2019 or GS Pro, but on a different monitor, I leave the shot summary data. I look at the pictures more than the data.
Because I want to run 4k with as much detail as possible, looks like I will probably be upgrading my PC next.
One other thing I though was great, The Protee not only shows the club ball impact, it also shows a video of the actual ball and the rotation axis. That combined with the club ball impact, where it also shows a line tracing center of face to ball and another line for face angle. The way they setup those videos it really does confirm exactly what happened and why the ball reacted as it did.
I love that it gives all of the data without stickers. In the past, I only used stickers if I was worried about angle of attack (with a driver). Otherwise, all I really care about is ball data. I know what the club is doing based on how the ball reacts.
Overall, two thumbs up for the Protee VX.
Was it worth the upgrade? I don’t think a reasonable person would do what I just did. I had all the data I needed and two launch monitors that were extremely accurate. That being said, if I were thinking about upgrading from the QED to say the Eye XO or Eye XO2, I would 100% consider the Protee as a legit contender. I also made this change partially as a leap of faith. I like where they are going with AI built into the system.
Drawback: The way I could group data into sessions on Uneekor was awesome. I used that data to customize all of my clubs. Protee has “shot recording” bu it’s not available yet. It promises to offer the same capabilities I had with Uneekor. For now, however, I can’t run a session where I go through my bag and organize them all by the club I am hitting.
This past week, I hit a ton of balls on the QED before I took it down. If you have followed my other thread about building my own single length irons using the Edel SMS Pro, you know I get pretty deep in the data for the club build.
For that reason, I went through and hit all of my irons so that I have the average stats. I used that data to compare to the Protee VX. Flight distances, spin rate, launch angle, descent angle, ball speed were all in the same range.
After I got the Protee VX setup, I hit balls side-by-side with the Bushnell Launch Pro. Again, I saw data that was very similar. There were a couple outliers that were bigger gaps than I ever saw with the Bushnell and QED; however, those were also on shots that were not struck well. I would kind of give that a pass because mishit shots would be deleted anyway. On the Uneekor I would typically go through and hit 5-6 shots with every club. On a poor shot (or a shot that was too long), I would delete. Doing the same thing with the Protee VX numbers are very similar.
First impressions:
1. It was easy to setup. Right out of the box, installed and used the range.
2. I needed to have Protee unlock the GS Pro software, but they did so immediately.
3. I had to uninstall and reinstall TGC 2019, but got it working pretty easily too. It took a couple days because the way Protee licenses work, you can only use one license on one computer. However, I actually think the first problem was user error. Protee was quick to help me fix it.
4. The Protee LM is fast. It’s accurate. When compared with both the QED and the BLP. Numbers were very close to the same numbers I got on the other two. I have no problem recommending it.
5. I mounted the device so that I do not have the same benefit from the QED where I can designate the putting area on the putting green. That means when I play the sim golf, I have to putt from my hitting area. I don’t love that…but truthfully, if I am going to practice putting, I use the putting green, not the sim. Note: This may change with the Protee VX because it does such a great job on putting. Path, face contact, video. I can see that the Protee VX may have some real benefits there).
I only had one problem. I am using an Alienware computer that was top of the line when I bought it; however, running 4k with the AI from Protee is taxing (for a machine that’s 4 years old). I had no problems on the range at all. However, when I started playing the sim games, I had a nasty pause before it would show the shot. Turns out by changing the setting from using the AI club detection and club data the pause went away. Problem is, I really love the way they use AI to automatically detect the club and to give precise strike location/angle of attack and swing path all on one summary screen. I have found that I use the range from TGC 2019 or GS Pro, but on a different monitor, I leave the shot summary data. I look at the pictures more than the data.
Because I want to run 4k with as much detail as possible, looks like I will probably be upgrading my PC next.
One other thing I though was great, The Protee not only shows the club ball impact, it also shows a video of the actual ball and the rotation axis. That combined with the club ball impact, where it also shows a line tracing center of face to ball and another line for face angle. The way they setup those videos it really does confirm exactly what happened and why the ball reacted as it did.
I love that it gives all of the data without stickers. In the past, I only used stickers if I was worried about angle of attack (with a driver). Otherwise, all I really care about is ball data. I know what the club is doing based on how the ball reacts.
Overall, two thumbs up for the Protee VX.
Was it worth the upgrade? I don’t think a reasonable person would do what I just did. I had all the data I needed and two launch monitors that were extremely accurate. That being said, if I were thinking about upgrading from the QED to say the Eye XO or Eye XO2, I would 100% consider the Protee as a legit contender. I also made this change partially as a leap of faith. I like where they are going with AI built into the system.
Drawback: The way I could group data into sessions on Uneekor was awesome. I used that data to customize all of my clubs. Protee has “shot recording” bu it’s not available yet. It promises to offer the same capabilities I had with Uneekor. For now, however, I can’t run a session where I go through my bag and organize them all by the club I am hitting.
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