Help with software decision for SkyTrak

[HoselRocket]

I recently set up my golf sim. I have the SkyTrak with the GIP. I'm trying to decide which software to add TCG 2019 or E6.
Any thoughts? I have a gaming PC with a higher end graphics card.

[sirish19]

I tried them both and ended up going with TGC 2019 because of the volume of courses and the course designer. I am so happy that I went with that decision. When I am not playing the sim, I am really enjoying spending the time designing my home courses. With the ability to use publicly available LiDAR data to get very accurate course details, it is fantastic.

[Stetson]

Would you say the big name courses are accurate? I have read some reviews saying that you do not know if you are playing the real X or a version of it. I was also showed how few Scottish courses were on the list last time I looked.

[GungHoGolf]

Here's a comparison of the two I recently wrote up: https://gunghogolf.com/articles/tgc2019-vs-e6connect

[HoselRocket]

Thanks guys. I'm really leaning toward tgc2019.

[Carl Johnson]

I started with Skytrak, iPad and WGC. Then, upgraded to a PC and E6. Then, upgraded to TGC2019. Then, upgraded Skytrak to a used GC2. I never looked back at any of the changes, including E6 to TGC2019. I have not tried E6 Connect, and hear it is very good. If I still had the Skytrak, I would want to keep TGC2019. I understand that E6 Connect is now available for Skytrak - that might be a good option also. Regular E6 graphics are terrible - game play is solid. Note: TGC2019 with all of the courses is a massive plus - many of the better ones were created by users on this forum! Hope this helps!

[Carl Johnson]

Yes, I would agree with all of those statements above. A good friend of mine who has used both Skytrak and GC2 said it best - "while Skytrak is fun, reasonably accurate and well-worth the cost, the GC2 is actually like playing golf indoors." He and I both found the misreads on Skytrak (chips and putts mostly) and the shot delay to be too distracting over time. Again, Skytrak is a great product and works well especially for the cost - GC2 is just at a level above Skytrak (IMHO) but also costs more so it should be better. Hope this helps.

[Morini]

Very helpful. Hitting on range, delay was non-issue. On sim, quite annoying. Chipping on skytrak is very frustrating. If there was auto-chip, I'd turn it on.

[Carl Johnson]

Yes, range delay is not bad -- game play is fairly slow. We found that chipping and putting to be the worst part of Skytrak. Note: I started with the plastic case then switched to metal FMJ case. We hated the metal case - it seemed to increase mis-reads by 25% especially on chips and putts. If you have a metal case, try without it and see if the mis-reads decrease. Still a great unit for the money - never regretted the purchase!

[sirish19]

Here's a comparison of the two I recently wrote up: https://gunghogolf.com/articles/tgc2019-vs-e6connect

nice comparison and spot-on.