ProTee 101 plus setup tips for newbies.

[Maverick]

Post questions and setup tips here.

[mmlincon]

Yeah, this happens because the ball and clubhead are crossing the sensor at similar times. Sometimes the clubhead wins and others the ball wins. Makes it somewhat inconsistent. That is why the settings are there to deal with this and give you more consistent readings. It's not a LM but you can get it pretty close. You just need to play with it to find the sweet spot for your type of shots.

[Cklguy2013]

It's odd with the settings 2 different LW shots, with two very different results; one with 28 mph of club head speed and a 43 degree LA, carried 11 yards, another with a 25 mph club head speed and a LA of 37 degrees carried 20 yards, so almost twice as far with less club head speed. I guess this is what I'm struggling with as it makes consistency in the short game tough. Also on very short carry LW and SWs of say 9 feet (i.e to the end of my mat), I consistently get a 1 degree launch angles, but if I hit them a bit harder I get a proper launch angle. All very curious...

[Maverick]

Here you go.

http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/protee-golf-simulator/technical/instructions/4614-protee-how-to-setup-machine-vision-cameras

[Cklguy2013]

No doubt you're correct HW, just trying to understand why the setting are reduced.

[HWoods]

Ok I found the recommended settings. Why do you have to reduce ball speed above certain launch angles for pitching and chipping? Why can't you just leave them at their normal speed. Also why the different settings for chipping vs pitching? Why wouldn't they just be the same?

I'd trust the guys on this one. Lots of time has been put into getting the settings as accurate as possible.

[Cklguy2013]

Ok I found the recommended settings. Why do you have to reduce ball speed above certain launch angles for pitching and chipping? Why can't you just leave them at their normal speed. Also why the different settings for chipping vs pitching? Why wouldn't they just be the same?

[Maverick]

yes, see my recommended settings

[Cklguy2013]

Question on ball speed when chipping. I've noticed that when I chip with a launch angle of > 37 degrees my ball speed drops to about 80% of my club head speed, whereas if I chip with a launch angle of < 38 degrees my ball speed is about 120% of my club head speed. Is there a setting I need to correct?

[Cklguy2013]

Thanks Hoganwoods. One of the joys of rural living is that you have spotty internet at best, that being said hopefully I'll be up and running for online play by the end of the week.

[HWoods]

Interesting, did not know that about the smash factor calculation on the GC2. That being said I think I still need to bump up my ball speed on Protee, occasionally I do hit the center of the club, with good path and face angle, lol, and still only get a smash factor of 1.42 at best, so I think I will tweak it up slightly, and increase the drag slightly so I still end up with around 240 yards of carry, best case, which translates to my out door game.

I dont think you need to focus on the smash factor. GC2 without HMT is a ball data device. It uses the ball speed and other factors for ballflight. Without clubhead speed measurement, you can't get a valid smash factor. So when looking at your ballflight don't worry about the smash factor, in protee. If you check the Foresight section of this forum you will see the GSX settings that work well with Protee for your GC2. The driver is a bit finicky depending on your driver swing, so these settings aren't locked in stone.

Edit: if you want to chat about GSX settings let me know and we can do that. Hope to see you on tour soon.

[Cklguy2013]

Interesting, did not know that about the smash factor calculation on the GC2. That being said I think I still need to bump up my ball speed on Protee, occasionally I do hit the center of the club, with good path and face angle, lol, and still only get a smash factor of 1.42 at best, so I think I will tweak it up slightly, and increase the drag slightly so I still end up with around 240 yards of carry, best case, which translates to my out door game.

[Maverick]

You are correct. The smash factor on GC2 or SkyTrak is a guess.

[Throttle]

If your not using the HMT on GC2 the smash factor is a guess correct? I found the few times I hit on a GC2 (without HMT) the smash always calculated @ 1.45. It always assumed I hit the sweet spot. I only wish that was the case in reality. Just wanted to point that out, I don't think the GC2 does smash accurately. Can someone else confirm?

[Maverick]

Yes, that's the way to do it.

[Cklguy2013]

What is the best way to tweak my driver ball speed and smash factor. Having hit on a GC2 i had a smash factor and ball speed of around 1.47 and 147 mph, respectively, from 100 mph of club head speed of course. On the Protee I only seem to be getting at best a smash factor of around 1.42 with the same club head speed. Is bumping the ball speed up slightly the way to go?