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G80 Clubspeed detection without ball

Hello!

I am training with Speedgolf training sticks and wondering if the G80 would detect the swing speed (clubhead speed) of these sticks (weight instead of a club face). Of course there is no ballflight to measure in this setup.

That would be a perfect additional use case for me and a good argument to buy a G80.

Thank you!!

Best

Markus

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+1 Garmin-Heath over 4 years ago

You will need to make contact with the ball for the device to take a reading.

0 6369379 over 4 years ago

yes you need to read the device to do it.

0 toreamundsen over 4 years ago in reply to Garmin-Heath

That is understood.

But this is a query for additional functionality. Is it possible to check with software development if this is implementable without too much work? I agree with Marcuswien that this would be a good feature. I have too low club head speed, and I try to improve it. It would be valuable to me to see how fast I swing without a ball, just during speed practice.

+1 Garmin - Chris over 4 years ago in reply to toreamundsen

You make a great suggestion but the G80 relies on a ball being hit to register properly based on the core design vs. an update made to the firmware software running on it. Thanks again for your input.

0 8731764 over 4 years ago in reply to Garmin-Heath

This seems ridiculous, the radar on this device senses a no-contact swing, it does not display the measurement. I had a device from the 90's that did not rely on contact.. other than this issue it's a great device so far..

0 5815333 over 3 years ago

An interesting question, I think you can find the answer to it in this golf blog, where I look for answers to my questions related to the purchase of golf equipment. https://golf-hook.com/reviews/best-golf-balls-for-slow-swing-speeds/

0 1323792 over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

I agree with these guys it would be a great additional feature. Who wants to pay £400 for a G80 and another £200 for a PRGR. Maybe something you could incorporate in a nee version of the G80 as one must be due soon.