Received my SkyTrak last weekend and obviously set it up right away. For the first 4-5 days no matter what I did all of my irons went the same distance. I hit my PW about 145 IRL and the SkyTrak was reading ~135-140yds. I was stoked at first, then I grabbed the 9 iron ~135-150, 8 iron same distance, 4 iron same distance, 3 iron same distance. I read every inch of this forum trying to find a solution.
1. It wasn't my indoor swing, I have plenty enough space in all directions and was definitely swinging harder on purpose
2. Used a dozen different balls with different markings- big logos, no logos, new, old, hard soft
3. Placed a black background behind me about 4 foot in height to isolate the white ball in the camera view
4. Used a laser level to adjust height to mat
5. Used a measuring tape to adjust the SkyTrak so that the red dot so that it was 11.5-12" away from the unit
6. Stickers on the face to make sure my striking was accurate
7. Moved the ball in every possible direction with respect to the red dot
My next step was to take it to the range to test for accuracy. But last night my Dad stopped by to check out the setup after coming home from a Florida golf trip. He's probably a 5-6 handicap, so I figured I'd use him as a test subject. He doesn't hit very long, so I asked him to grab his 165 club. Sure enough he hits a 4 iron 160 right down the middle. Then progressed through most of my irons, and hitting distances were accurate within 5-10 yards. I grabbed the clubs and magically all of my distances were pretty accurate 5 iron 190 first shot, and so on.
The only difference in my hitting session was the ambient light from the day time to the night. Apparently all of the windows in my walkout basement are wreaking havoc on the sensors. I am posting this just to help anyone else with the same problem, especially with the influx of new SkyTrak users due to the sale. Keep trying different things, all of these suggestions listed above are good things to try first to eliminate obvious problems, but there are specific environmental factors unique to everyone's space. Play with those factors if you are having problems, it could just be your solution.
1. It wasn't my indoor swing, I have plenty enough space in all directions and was definitely swinging harder on purpose
2. Used a dozen different balls with different markings- big logos, no logos, new, old, hard soft
3. Placed a black background behind me about 4 foot in height to isolate the white ball in the camera view
4. Used a laser level to adjust height to mat
5. Used a measuring tape to adjust the SkyTrak so that the red dot so that it was 11.5-12" away from the unit
6. Stickers on the face to make sure my striking was accurate
7. Moved the ball in every possible direction with respect to the red dot
My next step was to take it to the range to test for accuracy. But last night my Dad stopped by to check out the setup after coming home from a Florida golf trip. He's probably a 5-6 handicap, so I figured I'd use him as a test subject. He doesn't hit very long, so I asked him to grab his 165 club. Sure enough he hits a 4 iron 160 right down the middle. Then progressed through most of my irons, and hitting distances were accurate within 5-10 yards. I grabbed the clubs and magically all of my distances were pretty accurate 5 iron 190 first shot, and so on.
The only difference in my hitting session was the ambient light from the day time to the night. Apparently all of the windows in my walkout basement are wreaking havoc on the sensors. I am posting this just to help anyone else with the same problem, especially with the influx of new SkyTrak users due to the sale. Keep trying different things, all of these suggestions listed above are good things to try first to eliminate obvious problems, but there are specific environmental factors unique to everyone's space. Play with those factors if you are having problems, it could just be your solution.
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