The Launch Monitor Data Blog
This is where I write up the real sessions — what it is actually like to build and live with a garage golf simulator. A winter of garage practice. The day measured spin changed how I read my own numbers. Fitting a screen under a low ceiling. The cheap-monitor mistake that cost me a whole winter. Honest first-hand experience, never spec rehash.
Practicing With Data Without Paralysis: My Garage Routine
All that data can sharpen you or paralyse you. Here's the simple garage routine that keeps the numbers working for me, not against me.
Mats Matter: How a Cheap Mat Wrecked My Data (and My Wrists)
The mat is the easiest piece to cheap out on and the worst one to get wrong. It cost me sore wrists and bad data.
Hitting Net vs Full Enclosure: When I Finally Upgraded and Why
I ran net-only for ages and loved it. Here's what the full enclosure actually changed — and how I knew it was time.
GSPro vs E6: Getting My Launch Monitor Talking to Sim Software
The sim software is the fun part — once your monitor actually connects. My honest take on GSPro vs E6 and the setup.
What I Check Before Trusting a Launch Monitor's Spin Number
Spin is the number most likely to lie to you. Here's the checklist I run before I believe a single spin reading.
Radar vs Photometric: What Each Gets Right (and Wrong) Indoors vs Outdoors
Radar loves the open range; cameras love a tight room. Here's how the two technologies actually behave where you'll hit.
A Realistic First Home Golf Simulator on a Budget: What to Buy in What Order
A first home sim isn't one purchase — it's a sequence. Here's the order I'd buy the pieces in, starting over.
Ceiling Height Kills More Garage Sims Than Budget Does
I nearly bought a full sim my garage couldn't physically swing under. Ceiling height, not budget, is the real build-killer.
Measured vs Calculated Data: What Your Launch Monitor Numbers Actually Mean
Some of your launch numbers are measured. Some are guessed from the measured ones. Here's how to tell which is which.
My Launch Monitor Only Calculated Spin — and It Cost Me a Winter of Bad Practice
My first monitor never actually measured spin — it guessed it. I spent a winter fixing a problem that didn't exist.