Golf Tech

Launch monitors, simulators, spin numbers and apps, and what the data is actually telling you.

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Golf Simulator Guide: Space, Parts and What to Plan First

A golf simulator is five separate products sold in every possible combination, and the one that decides whether the build works is the room it goes in.

11 min read

Beginner

Golf Apps Guide: The Five Categories Worth Your Phone

App rankings go stale faster than anything else in golf. What does not change is the five jobs a phone can usefully do on a golf course, and the two it cannot.

10 min read

Beginner

Rangefinder vs GPS: Which Golf Distance Device to Buy

One measures the distance to a thing you can see. The other reads your position against a map. Almost every argument about which is better skips that difference.

10 min read

Intermediate

Golf Spin Rate Explained: Backspin, Axis Tilt and Control

A golf ball leaves the face spinning about a single axis. Almost everything golfers believe about spin follows from getting that one sentence right.

10 min read

Intermediate

How to Measure Swing Speed: Five Ways, and What It Costs

Almost every equipment decision in golf runs off a number most golfers have never actually had measured, and guessing it wrong costs more than measuring it.

10 min read

Intermediate

Launch Monitor Numbers Explained: Every Parameter

A launch monitor screen shows twelve numbers and most golfers can name three of them. Here is what each one measures and what actually moves it.

11 min read