Anyone else getting the 3 degree right or left putting issues playing TGC?

[Jwheels9876]

It's getting borderline ridiculous with the putting recently.... Every other putt I take reads 3 degrees right or left completely randomly when the ball is rolling straight down the putting strip I have... It's costing me numerous strokes per round in the tournaments every round and I'm getting very annoyed because I have no clue what the issue is..

anyone else having this sort of issue?

[Thinman]

yes, mostly on short putts. driving me crazy. thought it was case related. it is not. pretty glad actually to see this post. thought it was just me.

[Jwheels9876]

yes, mostly on short putts. driving me crazy. thought it was case related. it is not. pretty glad actually to see this post. thought it was just me.

Yeah but I'm also using the FMJ case ....I even cut the bars off the front of it to free up the flash cameras and it's still reading terrible...

[allen2be]

My putts show a push really often, even if I know I'm left of square on purpose. I have just been attributing it to my CCE mat getting bumpy where I take divots and the skytrak not liking the ball bouncing along when it's trying to read it.

I am going to try laying something really thin and flat down on top of the mat when I putt and see if it helps.

[Fantastish]

I get the same reading often when I am putting. Some days are better than others.

[DukeJF]

Glad it's not just me!!

[Lgnir]

I was looking for this last night, but only saw it twice (normally was 1 degree either side) in the 9 holes I played. Of course, I read something about lacing the ball a little closer to the unit on putts, so maybe that's what did it for me. I am using the newest FMJ.

[petroche]

I have this problem with most putts that a break, straight ones not so much. I have tried both moving the aim stick and also physically putting left or right as required, it still happens. I have my SkyTrack in the SkyTrak protection case and I have a new CCE mat and move the SkyTrack between sessions to cut down on wear and I can't see any depressions on the mat. At first I thought it was something in my putting stroke, but, it also happens to friends that I golf with. It's quite frustrating and I'm not comfortable with my friends questioning me about it.

[Timdm3]

I had all putts pushing a few degrees to the right until I played with the leveling tilt. I went onto a flat range putting green and adjusted tilt until straight putts showed straight. No noticeable change to full shots. Now I feel pretty confident over most putts.

[keither5150]

I have no issues with putting, it sounds like a ST setup issue. I think it would be better to hit straight and aim within the game rather than aim with your putter. ST and the GC2 round off to the nearest degree, so if you are putting 0.5 degrees left, it may just go straight or just as bad.... 1 degree left. Sounds like Tim has it figured out.

[jrz]

I also haven't had issues with putting. There have been days where I thought the SkyTrak unit was off, but after aligning the unit to a grommet at the bottom of my impact screen I noticed that if my putts hit the grommet they went straight. Just like when people complain about ST being incorrect with distances - 99.9999% of the time it turns out to be the person swinging the club and not the technology.

[awisnia]

yes, mostly on short putts. driving me crazy. thought it was case related. it is not. pretty glad actually to see this post. thought it was just me.

Thinman Just to be clear, you were having the issue without any case?

If not....With the FMJ - It's seeming clear that it's critical that the unit is level with the ball, not above it - in maximizing the protection around the lenses, the case is cut pretty close. If you are on a mat, make sure the feet are out. If you are next to the mat, make sure that the base of the skytrak is even with the top of the mat, not above.

If you've already cut out the bars, you now have seen that the "stuff in front of the IR flash" theory still needs to be proven. I've done tests and have not been able to see a change. My best guess is that the person espousing that theory should figure out if anything else was changed when they took out the bars from their case - like perhaps opening the camera holes. Or maybe they could at least share data, photos, or anything objective that supports the statement, "material infringing on the middle LED flash area of the ST. It distorts the pictures and gives out bad data...."

[Thinman]

yes, without case. i cut out all the bars on my first beta fmj and it did not prove to be related.

i dont hit irons off my CCE any longer (fiberbuilt) and it has been turned since i did, but it is still very squishy and prone to imperfections though of course.

i put down a nice flat paver last night and also strung a clawtee line down and am getting much better results this morning, but did not come across a 8-10' downhill putt on my round this morning to test what has been the real sore spot for me.

I have also added an additional light to the area.

will test further, but warming up to it being environment related (mat, lighting, imperfect strike) over device related.

[Jwheels9876]

I also haven't had issues with putting. There have been days where I thought the SkyTrak unit was off, but after aligning the unit to a grommet at the bottom of my impact screen I noticed that if my putts hit the grommet they went straight. Just like when people complain about ST being incorrect with distances - 99.9999% of the time it turns out to be the person swinging the club and not the technology.

Sure except there is a difference between a 7 foot putt and thinking your numbers are off on a 240 yard drive... I can clearly see my ball rolling dead straight ahead down my putting strip and falling off it in the middle while the skytrak says I'm going 3 degrees right or left and missing the putt by a foot and a half either way... Not sure what the issue is but it just happens 3-4 times a round sometimes and it's fking annoying... I'm annoyed with the skytrak in general, if I can't trust a 7 foot putt can I trust anything else to read correctly even 90% of the time? Getting my pennies saved for a GC2 at this point...

[colinjm18]

I've noticed this today in the round I played. Only a handful had 3 degrees left or right. Could it be my stroke:yes. But when I know I hit one left of centre and it shows 3 degrees right then there is definitely a problem there. I will have to go back and look at my data on the tour site to see if it has been happening for a while or if it is to do with the fmj case which I am pleased with no matter the outcome and I'm in no way putting the case down as it's very well made and I no my skytrak will be protected with an errant shot.

[petroche]

Today I checked the tilt in the Skytrak, it was 1 degree tilted away from me. I levelled the SkyTrak, cleaned the lens and made sure that my ball was slightly toward the screen/net and exactly in line with the laser dot. I did not have one offline misread while putting. Maybe I just got lucky,but, I am going to continue with this setup going forward anyway.