Hi all,
I've had my ST since the summer and up til today I had only used it in my indoor setup. My natural shot is a fade with a tendency to hit horrendous push-fades - I've been playing for eight years and it's been with me that whole time. Anyway, every single shot I have hit indoors is a huge pull-hook, without fail. They usually land anywhere between 25 and 50 yards left of target with left side spin in the very high hundreds or frequently over 1000. I can deliberately hit a big OTT with a really weak grip and a wide open face and I know by feel and the way the ball comes back off the impact screen that it went way right, it shows up on the software as a big old straight pull. Back spin is very odd too, 9 iron ~2500.
I have the ST perfectly aligned both by the FMJ case edge and the dots, they both match up and I run tape down the target line along the floor. It sits level with the ball and the spirit level and software both agree it is in perfect position. I use a clean white ball, marked and always ensure the logo is pointed toward the lens. I hit off a "tee turf" mat (as in the link), also known as monster turf I believe. It's quite spongy I think might be the best way to describe it, it allows you to place a tee directly in the turf.
I've been getting quite frustrated with the large left bias and I've been looking for a solution. I thought I had nailed it when I read about lighting issues because the ST normally sits directly opposite a large window with direct sunlight often streaming through it and onto the lens, so I fitted blinds over the window. I was bitterly disappointed to find it made not one iota of difference.
This led me to the conclusion that there must be something wrong with the unit but before I took steps to have it looked at I thought I would take it to the range today and verify the inaccuracy. Well, I have to say the unit is pretty damn good. I hit 75 shots and I would say two thirds of these were spot on, the other third were either non-reads or marginally out in shape / direction but I'm not too worried about that because sadly the range only has crappy old yellow balls so I knew there might be a few issues.
So, what could be going wrong in my indoor area? Might it be the mat? The range mats are just the standard solid mats with a heavy rubber base, I'm sure their universal. Would it really make that much of a difference? Is there something else going on that I might have missed? I'm mightily relieved the unit seems ok but equally I'm now utterly confused about why this i happening!
I've had my ST since the summer and up til today I had only used it in my indoor setup. My natural shot is a fade with a tendency to hit horrendous push-fades - I've been playing for eight years and it's been with me that whole time. Anyway, every single shot I have hit indoors is a huge pull-hook, without fail. They usually land anywhere between 25 and 50 yards left of target with left side spin in the very high hundreds or frequently over 1000. I can deliberately hit a big OTT with a really weak grip and a wide open face and I know by feel and the way the ball comes back off the impact screen that it went way right, it shows up on the software as a big old straight pull. Back spin is very odd too, 9 iron ~2500.
I have the ST perfectly aligned both by the FMJ case edge and the dots, they both match up and I run tape down the target line along the floor. It sits level with the ball and the spirit level and software both agree it is in perfect position. I use a clean white ball, marked and always ensure the logo is pointed toward the lens. I hit off a "tee turf" mat (as in the link), also known as monster turf I believe. It's quite spongy I think might be the best way to describe it, it allows you to place a tee directly in the turf.
I've been getting quite frustrated with the large left bias and I've been looking for a solution. I thought I had nailed it when I read about lighting issues because the ST normally sits directly opposite a large window with direct sunlight often streaming through it and onto the lens, so I fitted blinds over the window. I was bitterly disappointed to find it made not one iota of difference.
This led me to the conclusion that there must be something wrong with the unit but before I took steps to have it looked at I thought I would take it to the range today and verify the inaccuracy. Well, I have to say the unit is pretty damn good. I hit 75 shots and I would say two thirds of these were spot on, the other third were either non-reads or marginally out in shape / direction but I'm not too worried about that because sadly the range only has crappy old yellow balls so I knew there might be a few issues.
So, what could be going wrong in my indoor area? Might it be the mat? The range mats are just the standard solid mats with a heavy rubber base, I'm sure their universal. Would it really make that much of a difference? Is there something else going on that I might have missed? I'm mightily relieved the unit seems ok but equally I'm now utterly confused about why this i happening!
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