Anyone want to analyze my Trackman data?

garyt1957

So I went to a new place by me that just opened with Trackman bays. $30 an hour seems pretty reasonable. Typhoon, you out there?
This was one of my first swings:

I was surprised at how far out to in I was. I figured I was somewhat. Also figured I was hitting down and I was.
A little better swing:

Pretty neutral attack angle and a lot less out to in. How's the spin for this SS and attack angle?
Another decent swing:

Then I tried to get my swing going in to out. Holy Hell I felt like I was swinging to first base not second. First 5-6 attempts were way right with an open face. I had to really strengthen my grip and finally got a couple decent hits. But this is something to work on when I won't be playing for awhile:

So anything ridiculous stand out? Definitely would like to get more in to out. How's my spin?

Bravopilot

garyt1957 I think the data is telling you to buy all new clubs.😎 I am an analyst by job title BTW.

DonM

I don’t think you need to get in to out, you need to not be out to in like a couple of those.

The ones in the middle are fine as far as path. Spin is reasonable. Dynamic loft is on the low side. You are hitting up. You need to get some foot spray or tape and figure out where on the face you are hitting. Gotta be low. Fixing that would be a game changer. Along with keeping the path in the middle.

I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

garyt1957

DonM some were hit with an 8* driver. But not the last two, that was 9*

sdandrea1

Just go play golf. All that data gets in your head and I promise your game will suffer.

Typhoon

The numbers I’d like for them to add would also be launch angle, peak height and decent angle.

You numbers look good, you’ve got a positive AOA barely. Maybe move the ball up in your stance a 1/2” to get you from 0.1 to 1 degree and 1 degree to 2 degrees. Or drop the right shoulder a bit at address but without seeing you I hate to tell you to change a body position.

Spin rate around 3200 is good for your speed. I wouldn’t want you under 2900, your carry will suffer.

Eguller

Typhoon

Agree with your analysis. The only number that seems out of wack is the Smash Factor - seems very high
with the driver considering the other factors. Settings ?

Seems good advice from Typhoon. 🏌

Sneakylong

Eguller

Looks fine to me. Your swing speed is similar to mine. Carry distance is accurate for our swing speed.

It’s very hard to change a swing dynamically. Especially at our age. Much easier to change static things like grip, stance, ball position etc..

One thing you may want to try is hovering your driver. I used to do that and had good success. It can help shallow your swing.

garyt1957

Eguller. I wondered about SF too . Seems a little to good

Typhoon

Eguller Yeah, I think it’s an indoor Trackman thing that is bullshit. I’ve noticed that on the indoor Trackman bays but not using the unit outside. That’s the reason I didn’t bring it up… it’s not right.

garyt1957

Typhoon so you're saying I didn't hit that one perfect?

Typhoon

garyt1957

Red this below… basically it’s how Trackman reads the head shape and where the center of the face is. So it reads clubhead speed low but ball speed, a seperate parameter is read correctly so the smash factor numbers are inflated.

Trackman 3 and earlier measure club speed at the heads geometrical center of the face, typical a tad heel side (up to 3/8" according to Trackman) , so if impact is made toe side, actual club speed is higher than whats used to return smash factor. Thats why we are able to see numbers above 1.495 for drivers.

Typhoon

So Gary, you might have hit it on center but Trackman is reading it toward the toe and giving you the wrong clubhead speed and smash factor. If you’re concerned with where you hit it on the face, use foot spray. I tell people to disregard clubhead speed all the time… it means nothing if contact is shit. Ball speed is where it’s at for the most part… as long as you get food launch and carry.

raggmann54

Those numbers are for the techno nerds who advise the pros...they have to say/do something to continue getting paid or they're no longer relevant. Just go out and play and enjoy the game...The 99.5% of us who are not tour pros will never approach the skill level that is necessary to make actual, observable, repeatable improvements in our swing that make those numbers have any real meaning...

Typhoon

raggmann54 Hey! Who are you calling a nerd!!😁😁

You can just go out and play and enjoy the game which most everyone does. But you can also do that with better fit equipment that helps you enjoy it even more. Either way …people choose to do whatever they want.

It’s like shoes/ clothes… you can walk around in shoes or clothes 2 sizes too big or small but wouldn’t you enjoy the walk better wearing the proper size?

Right now I don’t play with stuff fit for me. I have only a demo TW blade 7 iron with a 135 gram tour issue shaft. 3 wedges with 115 gram shafts. I just don’t care. I could play better with a full set of clubs fit for me but I just don’t care. And I do clubfittings for work.

sdandrea1

raggmann54 Those numbers are for the techno nerds who advise the pros...they have to say/do something to continue getting paid or they're no longer relevant. Just go out and play and enjoy the game...

This.......

DC300

I think if you could get your ball speed up to around 180 or so, you would see a pretty good jump in distance.

garyt1957

DC300 I think if you could get your ball speed up to around 180 or so, you would see a pretty good jump in distance.

Ahh, a comedian

Typhoon

garyt1957 Ahh, a comedian

Just a Canadien Comedian… he was talking Kilometers

Typhoon

Bravopilot Although I can’t stand listening to the School of Golf guy on Golf Channel, the phrase that rings true is “if you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.”

ode

I'm not a swing expert. But I remember you going through some swing changes....have they taken hold?

The other thought is, and i don't know if you fit this scenario or not, but I cannot rely on indoor #'s because my swing is different....the ball flight and numbers do not match what I see on the course....and I rarely I'd ever feel comfortable hitting indoors, especially if the space is cramped and people are moving about. That goes away the better the facility is set up.

KCee

ode I'm the same way. My fitter has a pretty nice area, but I feel confined and I just don't swing a driver or even fairway wood the same. With a 6i I will get what I expect, but I feel like I can't take a full swing with a driver. I'm sort of the same way at my home course. It's narrow with OB on 9 holes, water on 2 holes and the rest are just narrow. I go to another course and my average driver distance goes up by 20 yards lol.

garyt1957

ode I'm not a swing expert. But I remember you going through some swing changes....have they taken hold?

Till next week, likely