Bushnell Launch Pro Device with Foresight

[Balboa]

@Frank_Dux 

 

Thanks for the reply. I was 52.1% and thankful we swooped up on them so quickly. 
 

Theoretically, Windows should be able to reconcile AMD and Intel processors the same when running any application. I think the AMD CPU performs worse than Intel’s Alder Lake series. 

 

I wonder if anyone can verify a working Ryzen series processor with FSX. 

 

[Balboa]

@whumber oops hit send too soon. Thanks for verifying! 

[YoungJedi]

11 hours ago, Benoit61 said:

I’m not very knowledgeable on numbers and I have been doing speed training but these numbers are spin misreads right ? I tee off from the back of the box and switch to a dark color birtee instead of white but 9/10 shots still have 1850 or lower spin rates and even though I hit up a bunch and launch high it still feels a tad unrealistic… thoughts ?

That spin is perfectly normal for a +8 AOA. 
 

The more up on the ball you hit, the less spin you’ll have. Nothing wrong with the unit. 

[c0d3x]

7 hours ago, Balboa said:

@Frank_Dux 

 

Thanks for the reply. I was 52.1% and thankful we swooped up on them so quickly. 
 

Theoretically, Windows should be able to reconcile AMD and Intel processors the same when running any application. I think the AMD CPU performs worse than Intel’s Alder Lake series. 

 

I wonder if anyone can verify a working Ryzen series processor with FSX. 

 

I can confirm that FSX has no issues for me running win 10 on a Ryzen CPU. 

 

Also using an Nvidia gpu. 

Edited December 10, 2021 by c0d3x
Gpu add

[c0d3x]

16 hours ago, Benoit61 said:

Hopefully someone with experience in fitting or something like can chime in … is there somewhere better to post this or is this it ?

I'd say your spin numbers are accurate with that AoA. I am usually  in the +6° AoA range and regularly have sub 2k spin. I actually switched to a 12.5° driver head this year just to get more, that helped. Also, if I tee the ball up 1/4" lower my AoA will drop to the +3 range and I'll add a few hundred rpm of spin. So you can try that too. 

[c0d3x]

On 12/8/2021 at 10:11 AM, kwettig said:

probably gets club data 95% of the time for me unless I’m changing path significantly by aiming in the sim.  Driver is the biggest culprit.  Shot misreads are basically non existent unless the unit or mat moves during your swing or you use a white tee.

If you are still having issues with it missing driver data (or any club data for that matter) try positioning the ball further back in the hitting zone. I was missing lots of driver shots, but with my hitting mat the tee location was more forward on the mat and put the ball in the front of the hitting zone. 

 

Once I figured to reposition the GC3 so that my tee shots were in the back half to the hitting zone I haven't missed club data in a shot since. 

Edited December 10, 2021 by c0d3x
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[c0d3x]

I just started reading this forum (can't sleep 2am...) so I figured I'd answer what questions I saw and give some other setup advice. I haven't read all 96 pages (insomnia not that bad yet) so if I repeat covered topics, sorry. 

 

I've had the GC3 setup for indoor use for the last two months, I've played maybe 20 rounds of golf on it and hit maybe 2k range balls, some things I've figured out, some things still annoy me. 

 

If you are using it indoor with a projector /screen setup, when you do the launchmonitorconfig.exe (I think that is right). You actually have to put the numbers in for every launch monitor, not just the GC3. So enter your room/hitting dimensions for the gc2, gc3, and GC Quad. If you only do the GC3 it doesn't actually take. 

 

The battery is definitely good for around 3 hours, maybe a bit longer I've never timed it, but I only charge the unit every couple uses. 

 

My only annoyance, it just getting the unit to connect to fsx2020. Both CPU and GC3 are using wifi, and the signal is very strong, but I plan on it taking me 1-2 minutes to get it connected every use, I spend that time stretching, so I make do. Also, without fail it will disconnect once a session about 5 minutes in, and then takes me another minute or two to get it connected again. 

 

I was hopeful the firmware update that just came out would help with that, but it did not. 

 

But besides for the wifi connection issues, the unit is great. 

 

As for fsx2020, I haven't figured out how to have the putting green grid view on by default, I have to turn it on every round, just annoying. 

 

And when using the practice range, table view shows you peak height and decent angle, but when you export it to excel, those fields vanish, also annoying.

 

Hope those of you waiting for your to arrive get them soon. Obviously, I'm not active on this forum, I'm normally on a different forum, but I'll follow this thread and help if I can. 

 

Cheers 

[mikewohlwend]

On 12/8/2021 at 9:53 PM, YoungJedi said:

I bought a pelican case. Ultra secure storage. 
 

 

What size case did you buy?

[Dfrank0988]

Curious if anyone has any insight on how the monthly rotating course works for gold BLP and GC3.  I have the standard 10 but haven’t seen any details on the one that rotates.  Is it one of the 10 regular?  When does it change? Etc.

Edited December 10, 2021 by Dfrank0988

[Luke.Sutton]

1 hour ago, Dfrank0988 said:

Curious if anyone has any insight on how the monthly rotating course works for gold BLP and GC3.  I have the standard 10 but haven’t seen any details on the one that rotates.  Is it one of the 10 regular?  When does it change? Etc.

Bushnell refuses to answer this question… it’s vaporware 

[whumber]

11 minutes ago, Luke.Sutton said:

Bushnell refuses to answer this question… it’s vaporware 

 

Yeah, I've noticed. That's the second thing now they've officially advertised and not followed through.

[kiddoc]

Quick question.

 

I received the software email with my unit SN while I am awaiting LP shipment.

 

Can I install the software without having the unit on my gaming laptop?

 

Christmas Day I want to be ready to just start.

 

Also FYI, because I did not see this anywhere posted, the Sim in the box package comes with the Gold package 10 courses AND 10 more that includes Pebble, Spanish, Spyglass, St Andrews etc.

 

Thanks

[YoungJedi]

2 hours ago, mikewohlwend said:

 

What size case did you buy?

1557 Air Case With Foam, Orange

[whumber]

59 minutes ago, kiddoc said:

Quick question.

 

I received the software email with my unit SN while I am awaiting LP shipment.

 

Can I install the software without having the unit on my gaming laptop?

 

Christmas Day I want to be ready to just start.

 

Also FYI, because I did not see this anywhere posted, the Sim in the box package comes with the Gold package 10 courses AND 10 more that includes Pebble, Spanish, Spyglass, St Andrews etc.

 

Thanks

Yeah, you can install it as soon as they send you the link but you won't be able to get past the device check screen.

[roverdog99]

Any recommendations on cleaning the BLM, depending on wind direction, dirt grass ends up in camera areas.?

[Krt22]

13 hours ago, YoungJedi said:

That spin is perfectly normal for a +8 AOA. 
 

The more up on the ball you hit, the less spin you’ll have. Nothing wrong with the unit. 

While this is true, in practice it's hard to increase AoA to those extremes without also increasing dynamic loft (which then increases spin). Based on the launch and spin of those shots, there has to be some vertical gear effect in play

[Frank_Dux]

6 minutes ago, roverdog99 said:

Any recommendations on cleaning the BLM, depending on wind direction, dirt grass ends up in camera areas.?

https://smile.amazon.com/Altura-Photo-Professional-Electronics-Refillable/dp/B0080JH3YE/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=lens+blower&qid=1639162605&sr=8-6

 

I'm a pro photographer. You can use the same equipment to keep it clean. The blower would help with dirt and grass.

[CardsChamps11]

2 hours ago, Frank_Dux said:

https://smile.amazon.com/Altura-Photo-Professional-Electronics-Refillable/dp/B0080JH3YE/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=lens+blower&qid=1639162605&sr=8-6

 

I'm a pro photographer. You can use the same equipment to keep it clean. The blower would help with dirt and grass.

Do you ever use compressed air cans? Like the keyboard cleaners

[Frank_Dux]

On 12/10/2021 at 1:49 PM, CardsChamps11 said:

Do you ever use compressed air cans? Like the keyboard cleaners

I personally don’t. I find the air hand pump blower as effective and cheaper for all my computer and camera equipment. Then just use it with a microfiber soft cloth 

Edited December 12, 2021 by Frank_Dux

[Krt22]

3 minutes ago, CardsChamps11 said:

Do you ever use compressed air cans? Like the keyboard cleaners

 Probably harmless for the LM (I think the actual optical lenses are behind a protective barrier), but I would not use those on any sensitive optical components. They are compressed gases, not actual clean/inert air, so they can become contamination sources.

[whumber]

1 hour ago, Krt22 said:

 Probably harmless for the LM (I think the actual optical lenses are behind a protective barrier), but I would not use those on any sensitive optical components. They are compressed gases, not actual clean/inert air, so they can become contamination sources.

The lenses themselves are exposed but there's no danger of a golf ball hitting them due to the case construction. The good news is that it uses dirt cheap M12 lenses, the bad news is that the user doesn't really have any way to see the live feed from the cameras for focusing so user replacement of a damaged lens could be difficult.

Edited December 10, 2021 by whumber

[ruxpin23]

Does anyone know how to get the unit to not show “not registered” on the screen?  The unit is registered and associated with my fs live login

 

 

[kiddoc]

On 12/9/2021 at 1:49 PM, kiddoc said:

Ordered LP Net package Friday, shipped yesterday.

FYI

Received this am. 

That is really impressive.

[Frank_Dux]

2 minutes ago, kiddoc said:

Received this am. 

That is really impressive.

Wow. Congrats and enjoy! Overnight shipping I assume. Hoping to get an email confirmation soon. 

Edited December 11, 2021 by Frank_Dux

[kiddoc]

1 hour ago, Frank_Dux said:

Wow. Congrats and enjoy! Overnight shipping I assume. Hoping to get an email confirmation soon. 

I didn’t pay for overnight but the Sim in a box package has shipping included in the total at checkout.

Perhaps it’s factored in.

 

 

[rvmcd]

Two dumb questions - how wide is the green on the Foresight range, and is it possible to adjust the width? On a related note, is there any sort of tool within the software to measure the dimensions of a green when you're playing a round? Want to work on my dispersion over the winter and figure this would be a good tool to help with that.

[kwettig]

2 hours ago, rvmcd said:

Two dumb questions - how wide is the green on the Foresight range, and is it possible to adjust the width? On a related note, is there any sort of tool within the software to measure the dimensions of a green when you're playing a round? Want to work on my dispersion over the winter and figure this would be a good tool to help with that.

I’m not aware of a way to make the green bigger.  That said you could find a hole on a course with a larger green and just use that as a practice hole.  It looks as though the green in the Paris range for FSX play is huge.  For green size, in the mini map you can hover your mouse on the edges of the green an figure out width and depth by adding distance to the pin from both edges.

[JB_007]

On 12/8/2021 at 3:34 PM, Seth5051 said:

I was trying to generate this exact report last night.  I dont have the 'Compare' button next to 'Export'.  Using a BLP with Gold.  I emailed Bushnell Support about this, but have not yet heard back.

Was trying to setup a wedge matrix like TXG did a couple weeks ago.

@Seth5051 Not sure though all the pages if this was answered? Just curious if this is a quad / GC3 only thing and with BLP gold we don't get it?

[Frank_Dux]

Just now, 2ndCut16 said:

@Seth5051 Not sure though all the pages if this was answered? Just curious if this is a quad / GC3 only thing and with BLP gold we don't get it?

I’m also curious on the BLP Gold, can you get FSX 2020 (PC) + FSX Pro (iOS)? Someone was asking this it makes you have to choose. Thanks. 

[JB_007]

Just now, Frank_Dux said:

I’m also curious on the BLP Gold, can you get FSX 2020 (PC) + FSX Pro (iOS)? Someone was asking this it makes you have to choose. Thanks. 

 

When I first got my BLP, I was able to use the PC and iOS - I haven't tried since thought.