Numbers, not noise.
Honest writing on golf data, equipment, and coaching. For the player who wants the numbers to mean something.
The $199 Number
Shot Scope LM1 reviews confirm the $199 launch monitor is accurate on irons — except on driver, where it reads 11 yards long. The hardware got cheap. Reading it didn't.
Read →The Number That Won't Hold Still
MyGolfSpy tested 12 launch monitors side-by-side. They agreed on ball speed and disagreed on the one number amateurs chase hardest: spin.
Read →The Number That Got Better, and the One That Didn't
Golf Digest's robot test of TaylorMade Qi4D shows spin volatility halved in two cycles — but a new heel-side carry penalty emerged. The hidden trade-off in every new driver.
Read →A Launch Monitor For Two Hundred
Shot Scope LM1 at $199 puts launch monitor data in every golfer's hand. The hardware is cheap. Reading the numbers is the new gap.
Read →The Two Patterns Behind A Chunked Wedge
Most fat wedges trace back to one of two impact patterns: too steep or too shallow. How launch monitor data reveals the signature weeks before the next chunked shot.
Read →The Spin Problem
Tour players spin a driver at 2,300 RPM. Amateurs are at 3,200+. The fix is attack angle — and it's worth 20-30 yards of carry without adding swing speed.
Read →The Trophy Was on the Greens
Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship on the greens. Scheffler's putting fell from 6th to 73rd. The strokes-gained story behind every round, amateur or pro.
Read →Fifteen Yards
MyGolfSpy's 2026 driver test showed the longest and shortest drivers finished 15 yards apart. Why fitting your swing matters more than buying a new head.
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