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GC3 (Bushnell Launch Pro) vs Real World - On Course Review and Testing

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Dave Bezeau Golf

Dave Bezeau Golf

Күн бұрын

We take the Foresight GC3 (Bushnell Launch Pro edition) on course to see if it really gives accurate numbers. Comparing both carry distance and the flight of the ball vs FSX 2020 simulation software.
If there was anything you think we missed please leave a comment and we’ll do a follow up video to cover it!

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@JLeeGolf
@JLeeGolf Жыл бұрын
I’ve been on the fence of purchasing the launch pro for a little while now, but I think this video solidifies my decision. Great insight and one of a kind video!
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Glad you found the video helpful, thanks for watching!
@jonnathanaguilar5555
@jonnathanaguilar5555 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video, I always wanted to see if the shapes were real! And they pretty close to real life 🔥🔥🔥
@huikh2r
@huikh2r Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!!!!! I have been asking this kind of test forever to everyone who post GC3 videos. You did exactly what I was looking for. I care most about ball flight shape (left, right, draw, slice, etc). I don't care about yardage that much because I know my yardage when I hit well. Most people who did review of GC3 were test GC3 against Trackman, but I know Trackman is not that accurate.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video! If there is anything else you’re looking for let me know :)
@JLeeGolf
@JLeeGolf Жыл бұрын
Trackman is THE most accurate launch monitor on the market. What do you mean it’s not that accurate? Tour pros would not be using them so religiously if they weren’t accurate…
@taekim4392
@taekim4392 6 ай бұрын
Great review 👍 the breeze/wind would def cut on carry! Especially higher the ball goes.
@iamjoncortez
@iamjoncortez Жыл бұрын
Not really sure if they are comparing carry distance or total distance. Carry distances should be the one being compared since roll on the ground is just calculated by the device depending on the setting for firmness of the ground.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Everything is based on carry :)
@Ryglado
@Ryglado Жыл бұрын
This is a great test. I think the GC3 did pretty good and within the margin if error.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I agree GC3 is solid!
@ChrisEckes
@ChrisEckes Жыл бұрын
Great video, this test was important.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Let me know if there is anything else you’d like to see.
@HalfCab180_
@HalfCab180_ Жыл бұрын
For the driver shots, if you still have the data, you should review your spin. Foresight's algorithm is notorious for "boosting" driver shots with lower spin (>1800 or so). The boost can be anywhere between 5-20 yards. To my knowledge, Foresight is aware of this but has never addressed it or even tried to fix it. Probably for reasons we can all figure out.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
None of them were low spinners in this video but I have definitely seen the low spin boosting on foresight hardware.
@EaglesXsandOs
@EaglesXsandOs Жыл бұрын
@@DaveBezeaugolf It's not actually boosting low spin shots, its because they used a specific ball to train the ball flight model on, which tends to fly longer on low-spin shots. It's obvious the balls being hit here are not the same ball as the one they trained it on.
@Ifishmo
@Ifishmo Жыл бұрын
fyi, more humidity will equal LONGER ball flight (water, H20, is lense dense than N2/O2, thus 'lighter' air).
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
That’s true! I was just going some research on that. Though the difference is minimal, it does add distance.
@ProjectRaijin
@ProjectRaijin Жыл бұрын
10 yard max margin of error is actually incredible considering all the factors it has to calculate outside
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
It did a great job outside considering the variables! Hopefully Foresight adds the option to adjust temp manually in the future inside the unit itself. The barometer picks up the heat from the battery so it’s pretty much useless and the default is sea level at 80°. I’m in San Diego so that’s not bad for me but if you live in Colorado it’s not great.
@ProjectRaijin
@ProjectRaijin Жыл бұрын
@@DaveBezeaugolf thanks for the information I’m in Orlando so no worries about elevation 😂, I just signed up for their next up program hoping I make the requirements because I’m in college and can’t afford something so nice but I really want to make the UCF golf team so my parents don’t have to pay for my college and I can start saving to become more independent
@thesetzers8952
@thesetzers8952 Жыл бұрын
I feel like another factor is you need to hit off a mat with anything other than GCQuad and Trackman 4 to get reliable data
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
In my testing I've found spin is higher off turf vs a mat, which I would expect. For example off my Fiberbuilt player preferred mat I typically get 7500-8000 spin with my 8 iron but on turf with the same ball I see spin in the range of 8300-8800. Also lower launch angle off turf which also makes sense. I get the same numbers on my friend's GCQuad. Tho when I take it on the course and am able to measure what the ball really did I find GC3 is generally within a few yards of the real result unless there's wind or humidity that effect ball flight. Can't fault GC3 in those cases. GC3 does struggle with low spin drives and measures a much higher than realistic carry. Anyways thought you'd find that interesting. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll be doing a similar video for the Fullswing KIT soon.
@thesetzers8952
@thesetzers8952 Жыл бұрын
@@DaveBezeaugolf The Full Swing unit testing will be interesting.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
@@thesetzers8952 Started tonight. I bought the ProV RCT ball to compare results vs using standard ProV. Seeing some interesting data between the two units so far. They agree in some area but others they are very different.
@huikh2r
@huikh2r Жыл бұрын
Dave, Thanks. I tool BLP to another range this evening. Looks like driver data is better. I think use those data. Perhaps the range balls yesterday wasn't good.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
The ball makes a big difference. I don't really take it to the range unless its one that has premium balls because the numbers just won't match my gaming numbers otherwise.
@JWGolf6
@JWGolf6 Жыл бұрын
I have the BLP and it seems fairly accurate to my real life carry numbers
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
I see the same. Rarely do I get a carry significantly higher or lower than my real life numbers.
@MoneyHungryPicker
@MoneyHungryPicker 5 ай бұрын
Such a great real life comparison! Can the BLP hook up to any laptop like you have there at range and work ok on the laptop showing shot shape etc?
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf 5 ай бұрын
Yes just need FSX Play or 2020. You can also connect to FSX Pro in a mobile device.
@europeanprogolftour3628
@europeanprogolftour3628 2 ай бұрын
when you are reading it, is the FSX giving you the same as the "machine itself" just wondering if the software is different than actual machine.
@huikh2r
@huikh2r Жыл бұрын
I received my Bushnell Launch Pro the day you posted this video. Finally I got it going (I had to my a gaming laptop and it arrived today). I took it to a range. I would say the ball direction in general is not bad, the exception is driver. Driver shots, GC3 FSX PRO always showed the ball a lot more right than real ball flight. For instant, if my driver was dead straight, GC3 FSX Pro would show it was 15 yards to the right. if my driver was 20 yards to the left, GC3 only showed the ball was like 8 yard to the left. I did use alignment rod. At the end, for driver shots, I had to intentionally turn the GC3 5 degree to the right (misalignment), the GC3 reading for the driver got a lot better. Do you have the same experience? For me, this is rather inconvenient.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Keith, interesting! No I didn’t find that the unit got the direction wrong. Ball flight matched what I saw in real life. You should contact foresight and see what they say about your issue. It’s possible you have a defective unit and they’ll replace it.
@MXJEFF94
@MXJEFF94 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like your unit is not properly aligned with the alignment sticks, etc. Recheck those
@BoilerTimmay
@BoilerTimmay Жыл бұрын
Did you set the elevation to match on the gc3?
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Hey Tim! I used the barometer on the unit which measures altitude and temperature.
@huikh2r
@huikh2r Жыл бұрын
Dave, for driver, I don't care what FSX tells me on distance. As long as the ball is on the fairway, I am good. For approaching shots, I care about distance, and I know my distance, so all I care is whether GC3 can read the ball flight (shape) correctly. It seems my GC3 cannot ready driver direction correctly. Wedge, to 5 iron, to 3 hybrid are fine. Unfortunately in your video, the driver shots were not that great (not a blame at all), I can't not tell whether your GC3 can read good driver shots correctly. One thing got me thinking though, GC3 needs to be on the same ground as the ball, (you can try to put GC3 a little higher or lower, it won't read), for driver shot, it is impossible, the ball is always a tee height higher. Maybe this causes error? I actually do this for my daughter. I don't play golf. My daughter handicap is +3.5, and she is a highly ranked junior golfer in the nation, so I do need accuracy on launch monitor.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
It’s designed to read driver off the tee. The best players in the world depend on this tech with the Quad and this unit uses the same tech minus the 4th camera. I really think you should reach out to foresight and trouble shoot it with them. Congrats to your daughter I look forward to watching her on the LPGA in the future :)
@huikh2r
@huikh2r Жыл бұрын
@@DaveBezeaugolf Probably no LPGA. Yes, my daughter is pretty good, but I see other 100 junior girls are also very good. There is just not much fame and money in LPGA. For fame, I can easily call out 20 PGA players, but I don't even know who the #1 LPGA player is now. Do you? For money, PGA prize money is higher, but more importantly, male players got so much endorsement. Most LPGA players don't get much sponsorship. Jordan Speith got $100M for 10 years from Under Armour. Rory got $100M for 10 years from Taylormade, etc. For LPGA player, if they can't be in top 50 for 10 years, they can't even retire. You know after $150K is your money. Players have to pay their travel, coaching, rehap, etc. That's $150K expense each year. if you you don't make the cut, you got $0 prize money, you lose money because you have to pay your travel, caddie, coach, etc.... If your prize money is only $130K (not easy), you actually lose money that year. We certainly know LPGA pros and we know their life style. My daughter says it is way tooo stressful. I think playing D1 is fun, but not LPGA. Actually many very talented junior girls don't end up with LPGA, simply because there is not much fame and money in it.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
@@huikh2r I hear you! Well hopefully she can get college paid for through a golf scholarship :)
@YoYoZamolo
@YoYoZamolo Жыл бұрын
@@huikh2r not much money in the LPGA? Have you looked how much money the top 100 make?
@Jarhead0331
@Jarhead0331 Жыл бұрын
What laptop were you connected to? How difficult was the connectivity? Thanks
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
I used an Asus gaming laptop and usb connection. Zero issues with connectivity. Only challenge was it drained the laptop battery really fast
@huikh2r
@huikh2r Жыл бұрын
I bought a MSI gaming laptop just for this. You need NVIDIA GPU for sure, not integrated Graphic card.
@EaglesXsandOs
@EaglesXsandOs Жыл бұрын
"It is a bit humid" ... implying that humidity makes the ball go shorter, which is proven not to be true.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
You are correct I misspoke 👍🏻
@EaglesXsandOs
@EaglesXsandOs Жыл бұрын
@@DaveBezeaugolf I love your launch monitor comparison videos! For outdoors, do you believe that GC3 is the best bet for the $?
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
@@EaglesXsandOs I think GC3 at this price point is the best overall launch monitor. But outdoors there is definitely a benefit to a radar like Full Swing KIT that tracks the ball so your carry numbers are more accurate. But FSK would be a pain to take one the course. GC3 is super easy to drop down next to your ball for each shot to get gaming numbers.
@EaglesXsandOs
@EaglesXsandOs Жыл бұрын
@@DaveBezeaugolf It would be a pain because there's no handle?
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
@@EaglesXsandOs pain because you need to set it up 8-10’ behind you and line it up with your shot. GC3 just plops down next to your ball and you can hit it’s much easier. Plus you have access to more info on the course because you don’t need a device to read it all like the KIT.
@keithhamman755
@keithhamman755 Жыл бұрын
Completely pointless the Bushnell is 100% accurate!
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
I agree the Launch Pro is accurate but I think it helps to prove it with real life testing :)
@MichealBacon
@MichealBacon Жыл бұрын
Instead of coming up with a plethora of excuses like; the sky is grey, we're close to the ocean, my shoes are too tight, I just started a keto diet..ect. Instead, just be real and tell the truth. The Bushnell Launch Pro is not as accurate as YOU wanted it to be. That's it, end of review. No excuses. Move on to the next review and keep it real. Other than that, good job.
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! I honestly do believe those are real factors. I play a lot of golf around the coast and see the difference it makes when I go inland. The unit is very accurate for what it is. Next review is the Fullswing KIT which I just finished filming today.
@steve827
@steve827 Жыл бұрын
It is accurate.. it’s going to get carry but it won’t get total cause he doesn’t follow the ball like a radar based unit, that’s why you take a measure value like carry and not worry about the calculated total And also unless you set the correct elevations and conditions it can’t measure correctly due to it doesn’t know nor does it have a radar It’s why radar based systems are better outdoors , but indoors they are crap Overall for the price and data points offered this is the best and most accurate in its price point by a mile The fact it reads the exact ball flight shows you it’s ridiculously accurate without the input conditions for the data outputted
@bkf22002
@bkf22002 Жыл бұрын
I get numbers from a $300 Rapsodo MLM that are as good as the BLP...
@DaveBezeaugolf
@DaveBezeaugolf Жыл бұрын
Nice!! I’ll need to track one down and do a head to head to compare.
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