SkyTrak Lighting Question

[doublebogey]

I know ST does not really need much lighting to work. But when I play in cage on my roof at night, I have a 100W cool daylight light on the wall shining from behind me (i.e., towards the target down the target line). So the back half of the golf ball will be lit while the front half will be in the shadow and therefore dark. Will this half lit and half shadow/dark setup affect the spin readings (back and side spins) from ST? And if yes, should one place the light directly above the ball (on the ceiling but in my case on top of my cage) so that the whole ball is lit up equally with no shadows on either half of the ball?

I ask because it seems like I get more side spins to one side when playing at night only...

Any help or insights will be greatly appreciated. And maybe SkyTrak_Seth can also chime in on such potential effect (if any) from the lighting. Thanks.

[Wyzyguy]

Interesting.. I would imagine that it has zero effect. Does make me want to listen to Dark Side of the Moon... Hopefully SkyTrak_Seth will chime in.

[rmyoung88]

I've used mines in pretty much blackness.. (I use mines outside). I have to porch lights that were on, but barely any lights. Worked fine for me.

[Dan McWhirter]

Worked fine in near total darkness...I'm fairly sure it illuminates the ball with LED flashes which enable the cameras to record very short bursts of pictures. Via several mathematical transformations it computes the spin and angle of spin from the blurs of the ball dimples in the pics.

[doublebogey]

Understand it will work in total darkness. Just wondering if ball is half brightly lit and half dark will it affect the readings or the pictures taken even w the LED flash? Thanks.

[wbond]

This is why it would be great if we could see the pictures that were taken so we could see how well the unit captured the shot.

[SkyTrak_Seth]

Unless it's a pretty directional spotlight right on the ball, I can't see it affecting it that much. That said, I haven't had experience with that setup so I can't say for sure. But the amount of the IR light that the unit puts out should be plenty to overcome the light/shadow you are talking about.