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[hale75]

Anyone know how often the big boys work with launch monitors?  I was fortunate enough to take a lesson in conjunction with a Flightscope; it was a LOT of fun and very beneficial.  I just happened to be at the right place at the right time, but I'd love to do it more if I could.  

I'd figure the guys on tour have ready access to this equipment, just wondering if they use it beyond dialing in shafts, lofts, etc.

[seve1972]

by the looks of it ...they use it every week! (since they change their shafts about that often)......soooooo jealous!

[wendlan9]

I'm sure they use it whenever they want.

[homi mike]

Ben Crane's got one in the gym/practice room inside his house. I won't be surprised if many pros also own one

[rtdakota]

Great tool and if I had the resources I would have one for practice sessions.

[golfnut-2X]

Hi Trackman Reps -


Reviewing the PGA / LPGA tour averages based no the trackman measurements below.

http://mytrackman.co...PGANumbers.html



Do you have the same data but only for the top ~10% of the longest hitters on both PGA and LPGA tours?

Very curious to see that information relative to the averages.

Thanks.

[Bert18]

golfnut-2X, on 12 February 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:

Hi Trackman Reps -


Reviewing the PGA / LPGA tour averages based no the trackman measurements below.

http://mytrackman.co...PGANumbers.html



Do you have the same data but only for the top ~10% of the longest hitters on both PGA and LPGA tours?

Very curious to see that information relative to the averages.

Thanks.

Very good question.   Isn't Luke Donald's SS with a driver under 110 . . . besides Donald and maybe Stricker, it strikes me that few of the other current highly ranked players (world ranking) have numbers that are anywhere close to the tour averages represented in this document.  The document and info is great, but I too would love to see track man numbers for these folks.

Anyone come across any track man data for tour pros other than this one trackman document that is out there?

[Bert18]

Just wanted to give this a bump. . . Anyone come across any track man data for tour pros other than this one trackman document that is out there? Seems to me the numbers of many of the top palyers far exceed the tour averages.

[J.W.]

I've seen TrackMan data from a few players... nothing in proof or anything I can post to the forums.  If you go to PGATour.com you can view launch monitor stats for just about everything.

[Bert18]

It may be right in front of me, but I can't for the life of me find launch monitor stats on pgatour.com.  Can someone point me in the right direction?

[borker]

Select a player then choose "performance stats" for that player. Scroll all the way down to bottom and you'll see "radar stays" section. That section is new for 2012 so past years won't have them.

Edited by borker, 03 May 2012 - 02:15 AM.

[J.W.]

Click stats, then off the tee and then it gives you ball speed, launch angle, spin rates, etc.

[spitfisher]

FWIW, the trackman can be used from drivers down to wedges, pros have access to a trackman, thru their coaches and tour vans, if they don't own one themselves.

[Bert18]

Got it.  Thanks!

[dxdgenert]

I've been thinking about this for a bit...  Based on the data, shouldn't most men be looking into LPGA Tour bags for trends considering our numbers are closer to theirs?  Not that "Tour" equipment should be a consideration but for many it is.  It just seems like most men would be better off playing Morgan Pressel's clubs than Tiger Woods'.

[schmatt]

Those stats are interesting.  Half of the tour players have a smash factor of 1.48 or less.  That seems pretty inconsistant for players with such consistant swings.  I would've expected everyone to be above 1.48.

[Instant Offense]

schmatt, on 23 May 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

Those stats are interesting.  Half of the tour players have a smash factor of 1.48 or less.  That seems pretty inconsistant for players with such consistant swings.  I would've expected everyone to be above 1.48.

I think it's more a case of your average golfer seeing 1.5 smash factors on juiced monitors. 1.48 average on a trackman is incredibly consistent.

Edited by Instant Offense, 23 May 2012 - 08:09 PM.

[bscinstnct]

I wonder if Jones, Nelson, Hogan and Jacks trackman data would have $ucked.

I bet if they stuck Jack on a trackman when he was a kid, he would have won

0 majors.

[schmatt]

Instant Offense, on 23 May 2012 - 08:08 PM, said:

I think it's more a case of your average golfer seeing 1.5 smash factors on juiced monitors. 1.48 average on a trackman is incredibly consistent.

I'm not so sure about that.  I was recently fitted on a monitor that was not juiced.  If it was, I would've had much larger SS and carry distances.  My typical smash factor was 1.49.  I wouldn't call myself a tour caliber consistant ball striker.  My understanding is that anything below 1.49 for a driver was not that solid of a hit.

[kafka01]

Not sure if this has been mentioned somewhere before, but in this thread from another board you can find some Trackman data from PGA Tour pros:

http://thesandtrap.c...me-tour-players

[J.W.]

kafka01, on 24 May 2012 - 06:02 AM, said:

Not sure if this has been mentioned somewhere before, but in this thread from another board you can find some Trackman data from PGA Tour pros:

http://thesandtrap.c...me-tour-players

That's awesome, thanks for posting.  Rory is hitting big push over draws and a couple of the guys...Luke, DLIII, Sergio and slightly OTT.  I guess I shouldn't say OTT but their path is negative.  I cannot believe Rory swings it 8 degrees out to the right.

[Swingie]

The higher the SS the less likely smash will be near 1.5, Bubba has a 1.46 smash usually and over a 115 SS 1.47 is like gold - so the slower the speeds 110-112(112 being the avg) 1.49 is seen more/likely. Along the lines of diminishing returns.