Skytrak

Lessons with Barry Can include use of SkyTrak launch monitor. SkyTrak enables you to have your own practice range, hit at simulated targets, play challenges and enjoy your practice time much more than ever before.

WHAT CAN I DO IN MY LESSONS WITH SKYTRAK?SkyTrak works like many other launch monitors out there such as Flightscope or Trackman. It measures, Ball Speed, Launch Angle, Back Spin, Side Spin, Side Angle, Spin Axis and Total Spin​ to give you data on each swing you make. This is projected onto the screen in the teaching bay along with a 3D representative image of what your shot did. This data enables the lesson to be tailored to the student to work on key areas of the swing. 

But SkyTrak can offer much more: 

• Challenge yourself on Nearest to the Pin, Target Practice or Long Driving. 
• Complete a “skills challenge” – Create up to 10 targets and decide on the number of shots for each, then work your way through your bag. With sessions tailored specifically to you, you’ll be able to spot strengths and weaknesses in your game over time. Targeted reporting on green accuracy, consistency/dispersion, and tendencies, helps you reinforce your strengths while improving any deficiencies. 

WHAT IS SKYTRAK AND HOW DOES IT WORK?Well let’s start with the two main types of ball tracking systems used commercially — Doppler and Photometric.
Both types of commercial systems are very good, yet they use two very different methods to achieve their results. To put it very simply – A Doppler system, as you may envision radar working, tracks how your ball flies and where it lands, and then calculates why it went there. On the other hand, a Photometric system measures what the ball is doing immediately after impact with high speed cameras, and then calculates or project it’s flight path and distance using very sophisticated algorithms. SkyTrak uses the photometric approach for reasons below. 
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SkyTrak is a Photometric, or camera-based system, similar to commercial systems of this type that take high-speed pictures of the golf ball right after impact. One big advantage is that it works very well indoors in limited space and can be used outdoors, too, because we only have to measure the first few inches of ball flight to gather sufficient data to accurately model your ball flight. These first few inches are not as vulnerable to current conditions, such as wind, impacting your results. And even more important, SkyTrak measures EXACTLY what the ball is doing, because when projecting ball flight and shot shape this is much more important than just having club head data. By measuring the golf ball’s behavior, we can not only accurately project the ball’s flight path and distance, but we make sure you have the accurate feedback required for productive practice.