Skytrak for Left Handed Players Question(s)

[mikejuly]

First off - this forum is an incredible resource. Thank you to all who contribute so much

I'm looking to move from OS2 to a ball-tracker system and Skytrak is a leading candidate. I've searched the forum and cannot find a definitive answer to my question. I apologize in advance for any redundancies.

I've seen other lament that moving the Skytrak unit to switch between left and right players is cumbersome but no one really explains why.

Is the Skytrak difficult to calibrate? Does it require special lighting or is it challenging to get in just the right spot for accuracy? If I were to mark where it needs to go on each side of the 'grass' strip, why can't a person just pick it up and move it to the other side?

Does the software (E6, TGC or JNPG) automatically switch between dexterities depending on the player who's up or does it need to be manually switched in the settings (in this case I can see where it would be an issue)? Is one better than another in regard to this issue?

I've attached an image of my hitting bay for reference. Ideally, I'd prefer to keep everything as is and simply place the Skytrak in the proper position.

Please let me know what I am missing. Thanks in advance.

[Tmorelock]

Lefties can hit with the SkyTrak oriented to right hand by having it between the stance and the ball. We do this all the time, my lefty friends have no complaint.
e6 software lets you designate right or left for each player...but we set all for right handed.

Interesting....I tried that the other day just for fun on mine and it wouldn't pick up the shot.

[Tmorelock]

In answer to mikejuly concerning JNPG problems. I finally got it sorted out and its working fine. I would have to say the thing I disliked about the whole experience is the total lack of documentation concerning how to get the software up and running. First I tried to call for help - and the support person actually gave me incorrect advice regarding the sequencing required to start the darned software - so the red light never came up. I questioned the directions she gave me and suggested a change - specifically to not "close" the first window which comes up after launching the software (the control panel or whatever its called). That fixed that - but then I got tripped up by clicking on the "connect to skytrak button" during startup - which seemed a logical step. The red light would come up - but no shot reading took place. Instead of calling I searched the various forums and found that my clicking was "confusing the software". So I stopped the clicking and voila - it works just fine. I think the JNPG is a good choice if you want to play scrambles or more than 4 players - which cannot be done on TGC - until version two is released sometime within the current millennium I am quite sure. I like the "auto putt" feature of JNPG - but when you're playing a scramble it putts out the first player to land on the green instead of the best shot on the green - that's pretty poor feature implementation in my view - who wouldn't agree? Lastly - when I did get it working and tested it I found it to be great fun to play a two against two scramble (4 golfers) all by myself. Gee - I played "72 holes of golf" in about an hour and a half. My team won! Lastly - to anyone, if you like golf I'm pretty confident you'll love having a simulator - this is unanimous view of the 12 or so buddies who have also played on mine.

I had the same issue with the autoputt functionality, but there is a way around it. When you start your round and get to the first green, don't select Auto Putt.....tell the system that you are going to putt. Once both teams are on the green and have selected the players shot you are using, the game will set up you for the first person to putt. Instead of putting, clicking on the green flag at the bottom right of the screen and it will auto putt you on that hole. The second team does the same thing. You have to do it every hole, but it's only one click so no big deal.

[hoolp]

Thanks - that is awesome!