SkyTrak Launch Monitor

[Maverick]

http://www.skytrakgolf.com/

iPad app:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/com.sporttrak.skytrak/id876548058?mt=8

[SkyTrak_Seth]

Hi everyone, I need to pop in and give an update on v1.8.5 since it has taken a ridiculously long time to be approved by Apple. With full transparency, the app sat for over a week, then came back rejected - we were finally able to trace it back to an issue with Unity...not our software. It was resubmitted to Apple last week and has been sitting ever since. None of us can understand what is taking so long unless Apple is just behind. Trust me, I want this out more than anybody.

To address a few more posts:

- I know the shield/riser went back to design to have a level integrated. That design has been approved so I'll just need to check on when they are supposed to be ready, as I'm not really involved there.
- Sim options will be for iPad and for PC. Don't quote me on this, but I believe that sim on iPad will be via streaming - simply due to local storage and graphics limitations.
- I hear you on the syncing stuff. That's our main focus with v1.8.6. We will be addressing all sync and local database display issues. This should be about a 1 month project. There's a lot going on behind the scenes.

Finally, I'm always hesitant to post dates on here. With a lot of moving parts to this thing, there's always something that can go wrong and then something gets delayed. I love to be able to give you guys the 'inside scoop' on stuff when I can, but please understand that dates may be subject to change. Business-wise, the intelligent thing to do is remain silent until something is released. However, you guys have always provided excellent feedback, so when you make requests on when new features will be out, I think it's fair that I do my best to try and accommodate. On the same note, I just don't have the bandwidth to always monitor this forum. So if I 'go dark', it's not because I don't care about you or because I'm hiding something - it's because I'm working my ass off to make this product better.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you guys are an invaluable tool to the success of this product. Thanks for all of your comments and suggestions.

-Seth

[jacksonlui]

Any news on an android or PC version yet? I friggin hate crapple

[Tekbud]

My data had been showing up on Skygolf360 until a few days ago. I switched to Direct Mode to help with consistent logging of my swings, ever since then all I get is "waiting to sync". I switched back to network connected, restarted the app, restarted the iPad, still all i get is "waiting to sync." I believe my next course of action should be to uninstall and reinstall the app. I'll try that and report my findings. Direct mode DOES help with logging swings. However, appears to kill syncing, even when turned off.

[Sleeping_King]

I don't see how the IPad will be able to put out the graphical power of a nice PC. It would be an idiotic decision.

[closedclubface]

I am being told E6 Cloud will be an iPad app only - I am not technically minded, will this limit the functionality at all? Trugolf have commercial pricing, so clearly they must think it suits that use.

[wbond]

All of my shots are on the skygolf website from Dec 1 through my last session last weekend. I find it pretty useful. Unfortunately, it shows just how inconsistent i can be. You can sort by all the different measurement parameters and by each club.

Seth, has the app update been rejected? Two weeks and still waiting?

[DougieMn]

I too have had the same experience Trip. 360 logged 1 or 2 shots on about 3 days back in December(Which I thought I did a direct connect) and absolutely nothing since. I have tried to connect via the internet multiple times lately and all have ended with frustration and throwing up my arms and simply doing the direct connect and hitting away. Misery loves company so you are not alone in this boat.

SkyTrak is a great little device and I absolutely love it but there is some serious anguish that goes along with any new product and this is no exception. Had a lesson with my coach yesterday and he commented on how nice my swing has come along in the off season and I attribute that to my hitting bay with SkyTrak.

March has come and went now with no inkling of Sim as well. Add that to the list of frustrations!

Patience is sometimes hard to have when we have a new toy but I'm trying to practice some with this little device and know that you are not alone in your frustration.

[TripAces]

I still have no useful data on the SkyGolf360.com website (a single shot logged back in January, despite having logged over 1,000+ shots since December, 2014 through today), despite multiple assurances from Seth that all my logged shot data are, in fact, being stored and synced, and that it is just a display issue on the iPad that is preventing the iPad from showing history from anything other than the current session.

Is anyone else actually seeing all their logged session history data, for each shot originally recorded on the iPad by their SkyTrak, on the SkyGolf360.com website, or is it just me? FYI, the SkyTrak360 app on the iPad is still not capable of showing any SkyTrak data yet for anyone, but I hear rumors, but no confirmed reports from users yet, that their data is syncing and actually fully displayed on the SkyGolf360.com website. If you are one of them, step forward, please, and be counted! Otherwise, we still have no syncing going on, and nothing anywhere to prove otherwise, in which case the device is still a "live only" launch monitor with no ability to record shots after the session has ended, except through screen shots on the iPad, which works, but is far from ideal.

[btewks]

Is the simulation going to work directly though the ipad?

[happybob]

Seth, any idea when the protective case will be available?

[Smacc]

But both apps are amazing! Selfishly, we are having a blast hitting on them here at the office

Seth, now you are just making me mad with this statement hahaha. Sounds like you guys need to play less and code more 😀. Now get back to work!!!

[Tekbud]

Do these new apps require a PC to run or will they work on our current iPads?

[SkyTrak_Seth]

Sim side - I'm afraid that I don't have much to report in that category, except that WGT and TruGolf will be released in the coming months. There is a lot of back end work that still needs to take place. But both apps are amazing! Selfishly, we are having a blast hitting on them here at the office

1.8.5 - No, Apple doesn't give any indication of when it will be approved/rejected. Typically they are around 5 days. Communicating with them is kind of like talking to a brick wall.

[wbond]

Did they give any indication on how much longer until approval.

Unfortunately, still waiting on Apple. Strange actually that it is taking so long.

Thanks to everyone for the great reviews about SkyTrak!!! To the poster who posted about yellow/orange balls, definitely use white. That's the problem. You can get away with yellow sometimes outdoors, but inside, there just isn't even contract on the balls for us to do our measurements with yellow and especially orange.

[DougieMn]

Seth, any news on the sim side?