Negative Launch angle with putter

[bieler11]

I just checked my shot statistics and saw that all my puts have a negative launch angle of sometimes up to -3.6°. I don't put "down" on the ball, I put up, so launch angle is really not negative. Does this indicate that there is something wrong in my setup of skytrak or sktrak itself is missconfigured?

[Golfser]

Are both your Skytrak and your mat perfectly leveled?

I get anywhere between -1.5 and +1.5 but -3.6 seems execessive. My feeling is that it could only happen if your mat wasn't leveled.

[Burtgolf]

Depends on where your hitting UP at. If your up is at the equator or above the ball then its going to go down. Try putting "down" on the ball it will pop up in the air

[Morini]

What software is this? I didn't know skytrak could report negative VLA.

[Burtgolf]

Morini I have seen the negative angle on my putts as well .. normally its around 1 degree if it shows negative. But you can not putt on SkyTrak range so I am assuming it is on one of the SIM software that shows stats after the shot like E6 connect .. I too would like to know what shot statistics the OP is speaking about .. but here is the SkyTrak specs for everything they measure and the tolerances... https://www.skytrakgolf.com/support/system-requirements

[bieler11]

It is with tgc2019.

[Burtgolf]

Going to leave this as my last comment for the night on putting with a simulator. SkyTrak.. GC2.. Uneekor .. none of these were designed with putting in mind. Granted they have the capability to pick these shots up but unless I am using a simulator specifically built for analyzing putting data I would not pay much attention to what any of them are telling me. You could be a great putter and your putts are crap in simulator world because what your using was not built for putting but was added on later from user demand (SkyTrak straight putt patch). Things in the sim world are always changing and adapting to the needs. But go try to putt or chip on WGT/TGC/E6 for the first time and think its real... you would be ready to quit golfing from how bad you suck at it. Learn how SIM golf plays and it makes it much easier but that does not mean it will show improvement in your game on a real course. I love the ability to practice and play whenever I want but I will leave putting and chipping .. these most important short game shots.. to what they are .. best guess algorithm and not what you would see on a real course!