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[youngm2194]

Anybody know how to make a cradle for the ipod touch? I dont really want to spend $30 if all I want to do is see my stroke type.
Thanks

[Socrates]

I can tell you how for $29 .

[Marks23]

You can use a rubber shaft clamp attached to the back of your phone case.

[youngm2194]

I found a way, it involves rubber bands and a clip that you use to close pools. It works perfectly normal too haha. This is the clip http://products.fami...-Clips-6795.jpg . It fits perfectly on to the shaft, and with double-looped rubber bands, it works amazingly. This literally costs next to nothing. One more thing, the ipod is in a case before the rubber bands are put on, preferably a case with some friction.

[finalist]

one of those black office clips, a piece of backing board from a note pad and some rubber bands.

The black office clip attaches to the shaft, the rubber bands wrap around the phone and the backing board. You'll also need to tape some stuff and fold the backing board into a shape that keeps the phone stable like the iPing cradle.


Sorry that's as detailed as I get for now.

[QWKDTSN]

I have successfully attached my phone to the shaft with a shoelace and some Boy Scout knotting skills.  I also just wanted to try out the app and see how it categorized my stroke and tempo.  Actually very secure and the results seemed to indicate the phone was not moving around.

[youngm2194]

So I used the app, I have a slight arc stroke. My current putter is a White Ice #9, which is supposedly designed for a strong arc.....no wonder I've been putting bad. Anybody have any recommendations for good putters that match a slight arc? I was able to try the White Ice Rossie and my consistency went to a .5 compared to a 17.5 with the #9, but I don't really like the shape too much.

[Thrillhouse]

duct tape

good to go

[TheMoneyShot]

youngm2194, on 27 April 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

So I used the app, I have a slight arc stroke. My current putter is a White Ice #9, which is supposedly designed for a strong arc.....no wonder I've been putting bad. Anybody have any recommendations for good putters that match a slight arc? I was able to try the White Ice Rossie and my consistency went to a .5 compared to a 17.5 with the #9, but I don't really like the shape too much.

I believe one of those new Ping Nome putter has a arch specifcally designed for your stroke.  Check them out.

[dlygrisse]

I used one of those thick rubber bands that are designed for exercise.  Not perfect but it held it in place long enough to see what all the hub-bub was about.

[TJCDAS]

A simple piece of servo tape will work just nicely.  Available at all hobby shops.

[jack1123]

Im not saying this to be a ******, but just buy one.

You're not just buying the plastic cradle but all of the R&D and associated expense that went into making the app, a bit like when you buy a CD, you're not just buying the piece of plastic but the effort that went into creating the music.

[Thrillhouse]

jack1123, on 28 April 2012 - 12:00 PM, said:

Im not saying this to be a ******, but just buy one.

You're not just buying the plastic cradle but all of the R&D and associated expense that went into making the app, a bit like when you buy a CD, you're not just buying the piece of plastic but the effort that went into creating the music.

people still buy cd's?

[jack1123]

Thrillhouse, on 28 April 2012 - 01:00 PM, said:

jack1123, on 28 April 2012 - 12:00 PM, said:

Im not saying this to be a ******, but just buy one.

You're not just buying the plastic cradle but all of the R&D and associated expense that went into making the app, a bit like when you buy a CD, you're not just buying the piece of plastic but the effort that went into creating the music.

people still buy cd's?

CDs, DVDs, digital downloads, whatever it is. Although I'm not keen on keeping music execs and egotistical pop stars earning their money, I like to make sure I'm doing my bit for the golf industry.

If too many people make them rather then buy Ping, or any other company, haven't got any incentive to make newer versions of this, or any other kind of gadget we haven't thought of yet

[jack1123]

Plus its about $20-30 and I couldn't be bothered with the effort every time I wanted to use it (which is most nights)

[youngm2194]

I made my own already..... It works just as good, so no need to spend $30. The reason I wasn't going to buy one was because I was using someone elses iPod, and since I won't have it for too long why but the cradle?

[Socrates]

I'm with Jack1123 on this one.  I'm all for ingenuity, but there comes a point where ingenious is just being cheap.  I can just imagine being out on the putting green with my $300 Scotty Cameron and my iPhone taped to it with a piece of duct tape.  May as well be sitting on my couch, in the front yard, in my underwear with my rifle.

[daralike]

I cut a 1/2 inch section off a rubber shaft holder I had laying around, then epoxied that to a $7 dollar silicone iphone case. Check the discount bin at Best Buy, that's were I got the iphone case for cheap.  It worked fine for me.

[finalist]

The iPing app is not much more than a matketing tool for Ping. The cradles should free. I don't buy (pun intened) the argument we should suppprt the R&D. The cradles probably cost 80 cents to make, and $1 for the packaging and shipping. Ping makes money off this app through logo placement, brand building, and the app's putter selection process.

I owe Ping nothing.

[teeituphigh]

Socrates, on 29 April 2012 - 09:07 AM, said:

I'm with Jack1123 on this one.  I'm all for ingenuity, but there comes a point where ingenious is just being cheap.  I can just imagine being out on the putting green with my $300 Scotty Cameron and my iPhone taped to it with a piece of duct tape.  May as well be sitting on my couch, in the front yard, in my underwear with my rifle.

Thats awesome. Get off the lawn Cletus,mumma gotta go shootin' at some them there gators.


I agree though, just buy one. $30 aint alot. Keep the industry alive and dont be a cheap a$$

[TheMoneyShot]

I agree with others on this, just buy one.  It's only $30 which is nothing for what it produces on the techy side.

[finalist]

It barely produces anything on the techy side. It's based too much on relative attachment position, yet many think it's a SAM Putt Lab. It's a great way for Ping to promote their putters and sale a $30 iPhone case that costs pennies to make. Saying the chunk of plastic to hold your Apple device so it can play a  Ping putter commercial is worth paying $30 is nuts. Ping should be giving the cradles away. The app is not complicated to make and is not full of some genius R&D that is pushing golf to new heights. THE APP IS A COMMERCIAL FOR PING!

Edited by finalist, 30 April 2012 - 08:42 PM.

[RookieBlue7]

I modified an Otter Box clip that the clip was broken off of.  Simple, made use of something I had that was non-functional, and I don't have to remove my phone from the Otter (not to mention it's easy to put on an old shaft to use as a quick and easy monopod for the camera on my phone).  I used a conduit clip and a bolt and hex nut.

[TheMoneyShot]

Ping should just give the cradles away, come on guys that is crazy talk.  You can utilize this device for all putters and not just Ping putters.  I bet if SC came up with this idea first and sold it for $150 it would be the coolest most innovative thing ever.  And by the way I play a SC putter.

[bluedot]

finalist, on 30 April 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

It barely produces anything on the techy side. It's based too much on relative attachment position, yet many think it's a SAM Putt Lab. It's a great way for Ping to promote their putters and sale a $30 iPhone case that costs pennies to make. Saying the chunk of plastic to hold your Apple device so it can play a  Ping putter commercial is worth paying $30 is nuts. Ping should be giving the cradles away. The app is not complicated to make and is not full of some genius R&D that is pushing golf to new heights. THE APP IS A COMMERCIAL FOR PING!

The app is actually pretty highly regarded by Tour pros and by many teachers.  You might not be impressed, but many well-qualified people are.  The best thing about the app, BTW, is not telling you how much arc your stroke has.  It is best as a tool to build consistency in your putting stroke.

Saying that the app is "a commercial for Ping" begs the question.  ALL products are a commercial for their producer.  The issue at hand is whether or not one should pay $30 for the use of the app by buying the cradle.  I did, and consider it money well-spent.  You obviously feel otherwise, and so you probably shouldn't buy the cradle to get the best use from the app.  But don't couch that in silly pseudo-economics.

[Jack Pearsall]

Jack Pearsall fears this information from mere mortals' devices: Putting is not science, rather, it is controlled by insects.

[teeituphigh]

bluedot, on 01 May 2012 - 11:49 AM, said:

finalist, on 30 April 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

It barely produces anything on the techy side. It's based too much on relative attachment position, yet many think it's a SAM Putt Lab. It's a great way for Ping to promote their putters and sale a $30 iPhone case that costs pennies to make. Saying the chunk of plastic to hold your Apple device so it can play a  Ping putter commercial is worth paying $30 is nuts. Ping should be giving the cradles away. The app is not complicated to make and is not full of some genius R&D that is pushing golf to new heights. THE APP IS A COMMERCIAL FOR PING!

The app is actually pretty highly regarded by Tour pros and by many teachers.  You might not be impressed, but many well-qualified people are.  The best thing about the app, BTW, is not telling you how much arc your stroke has. It is best as a tool to build consistency in your putting stroke.

Saying that the app is "a commercial for Ping" begs the question.  ALL products are a commercial for their producer.  The issue at hand is whether or not one should pay $30 for the use of the app by buying the cradle.  I did, and consider it money well-spent.  You obviously feel otherwise, and so you probably shouldn't buy the cradle to get the best use from the app.  But don't couch that in silly pseudo-economics.

^^^^^ THIS.

[finalist]

bluedot, on 01 May 2012 - 11:49 AM, said:

The app is actually pretty highly regarded by Tour pros and by many teachers.  You might not be impressed, but many well-qualified people are.  The best thing about the app, BTW, is not telling you how much arc your stroke has.  It is best as a tool to build consistency in your putting stroke.

Saying that the app is "a commercial for Ping" begs the question.  ALL products are a commercial for their producer.  The issue at hand is whether or not one should pay $30 for the use of the app by buying the cradle.  I did, and consider it money well-spent.  You obviously feel otherwise, and so you probably shouldn't buy the cradle to get the best use from the app.  But don't couch that in silly pseudo-economics.

How do you build consistency with a heavy phone strapped to your putter? It throws off the balance way too much. I guess it works if you leave it on all the time even during rounds?

...and I know some even higher regarded instructors that know it's not that good ... no seriously, I do. The thing turns your putter into a sledge hammer while it's strapped on. Tour pros??? Do they happen to be Ping tour pros? I know Bubba loves the paychecks.

[bluedot]

finalist, on 02 May 2012 - 01:26 PM, said:

bluedot, on 01 May 2012 - 11:49 AM, said:

The app is actually pretty highly regarded by Tour pros and by many teachers.  You might not be impressed, but many well-qualified people are.  The best thing about the app, BTW, is not telling you how much arc your stroke has.  It is best as a tool to build consistency in your putting stroke.

Saying that the app is "a commercial for Ping" begs the question.  ALL products are a commercial for their producer.  The issue at hand is whether or not one should pay $30 for the use of the app by buying the cradle.  I did, and consider it money well-spent.  You obviously feel otherwise, and so you probably shouldn't buy the cradle to get the best use from the app.  But don't couch that in silly pseudo-economics.

How do you build consistency with a heavy phone strapped to your putter? It throws off the balance way too much. I guess it works if you leave it on all the time even during rounds?

...and I know some even higher regarded instructors that know it's not that good ... no seriously, I do. The thing turns your putter into a sledge hammer while it's strapped on. Tour pros??? Do they happen to be Ping tour pros? I know Bubba loves the paychecks.

Again, my advice to you would be to not buy the cradle and not use the app.  You've got your mind made up, and I've learned over the years that people with closed minds are not really looking for information anyway.  Putt well; Ping will be just fine without your $30.

[PINGWRXforeme]

Thrillhouse, on 27 April 2012 - 05:11 PM, said:

duct tape

good to go

If you can't duct it fu<( it.