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Full Swing KIT launch monitor: Game-changing accuracy at an attractive price

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10 months ago

Sep 12, 2022

Launch monitors have become such a valuable tool in the golf world for both fitting and improving your game. There are models that start around $500 for basic information and they can easily exceed $30,000 for all the bells and whistles. Full Swing is currently challenging the concept of how much launch monitor you can get for your dollar with the Full Swing KIT.

Check out the full video of Knudson and Tursky on the range with the Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor here.

The Full Swing KIT started with Tiger Woods expressing his need for a launch monitor that tracked his golf ball from the instant it left the clubface to the instant it hit the ground. Full Swing got to work and now offers the KIT launch monitor as a top-tier, Tiger-approved, option for $5,000.

In order to see for their own eyes, GolfWRX’s Andrew Tursky and Brian Knudson took the Full Swing KIT out on the range for a day of testing to see how all this technology works for golfers.

The Full Swing Kit is a doppler radar monitor, meaning it uses radar to track the ball flight. Before starting the KIT up, it’s worth noting this unit is small, and you can easily put the monitor (in its case) in the large side pocket of your golf bag. Even a smaller stand bag should have more than enough room to securely hold your KIT as you walk to the range.

The construction of the KIT is very high-end, and Full Swing eschewed cheap plastic for a more durable metal back. The KIT also has a large screen built into the front that is easy to read in the brightest sun, and you can even customize to show the data parameters that you would like to see. On the software side, Full Swing has made setting up the app on your phone or tablet extremely easy, and it pairs to the unit quickly. The KIT is also programmed to update itself over your wireless network when you plug it in to charge, so you will always be on the latest version for the most accurate data.

Andrew and Brian decided to put the Full Swing KIT through four different shots on that range, a 55-yard wedge shot, full swing with a gap wedge, a 7-iron, and drivers to finish off. Again setting up the KIT was simple, and a few taps on the app have you lined up with your target on the range. The 55 yards was walked off and checked with a laser rangefinder, so they knew that if the KIT had any issues with distance they would be able to see it with our own eyes. Spoiler, the KIT was spot on.

Hitting shots into the green at the short game area, they could easily tell when a ball was long or short of the pin and the data was confirmed by the KIT every time. Andrew landed a ball a mere inches from the cup and when you looked on the KIT’s built in screen or on the app it read a perfect 55 yards. Any shot that was short or long was picked up and the KIT promptly let us know how far they were off target. The KIT can really be used as a great tool to dial in your different short game shots and know the exact distances those shots go. On the course, you can then fully rely on the data and be able to hit shots closer to the hole more often.

Sticking with the wedge, they hit full swing gap wedges to see how the KIT would track these shots. They came away impressed yet again as the KIT gave us data that was accurate and extremely reliable. Anyone who has experience with launch monitors knows that it is very common to get shots that read a spin number that is double or triple and you have to toss it out. They maybe saw the KIT read one shot that had a spin number that might have been double, but that is it. It also tracked every shot, not missing one the whole day.

Again missed shots is just something you are used to and accept while using launch monitors but Full Swing has really built consistency into the ball tracking and connectivity between unit and its app. And speaking of the app, there is so much there that I don’t know if I can get it all down here. The KIT unit has a high resolution camera on it that will record every swing you make and allow you to share that swing video, along with the shot data, with anyone. It is as simple as taping the share button and selecting who you want to share the information with. This is a great feature to use when working with a coach or pro, being able to send the video and shot data so they can really break down what you are doing.

The 7 irons and drivers just proved again how accurate and reliable the Full Swing KIT is. Throughout the whole day we never got missed shots or shots with strange data like double to triple numbers. They even had a high priced launch monitor out on the range and setup next to the KIT to see how close it was. Accurate spin is one of the things there’s always talk about with launch monitors and the Full Swing KIT just nails spin. When looking at averages from the swings, the spin was never more than 212RPM different. That is exceptional, and Knudson’s driver spin average was the EXACT same between both machines!

Average driver distance was the one spot where there was a small difference, and the Full Swing KIT seemed to get it right. The range was downwind that day and the full flight tracking of the Full Swing showed exactly what Knudson and Tursky were seeing. All the other major parameters — like launch, ball speed, and clubhead speed — were within 1mph or 1 degree.

Overall, the Full Swing KIT is very impressive. When you consider you get everything the high-price launch monitors offer for just $5,000, including the accuracy. Full Swing has also fine-tuned the user experience to make the app easy-to-use and full of the features golfers want.

The constant app and firmware updates (without a subscription) also adds massive long term value. If you are currently interested in getting your own launch monitor, for whatever use you might have, you need to take a good look at the Full Swing KIT.

Check out the full video of Knudson and Tursky on the range with the Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor here.

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Voting is live: 2023 GolfWRX Members Choice presented by 2nd Swing!

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Jul 10, 2023

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GolfWRXers put the Full Swing KIT’s accuracy to the test

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4 hours ago

Jul 10, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Last month, four GolfWRX forum members traveled to The Grand Golf Club at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego, California, to test the Full Swing KIT launch monitor and to see how it stacks up against other launch monitors. If you’re not familiar with the Full Swing KIT, development began when Tiger Woods requested a launch monitor he could trust on the range as much as he trusted his Full Swing simulator in his own home. Later, the KIT earned Tiger’s seal of approval and has been seen with him at every tournament he’s played in since its release.

Check out the video below to see if the KIT can earn the seal of approval from our four WRXers — @zap311, @double or triple?, @hatrick11, and @SwingBlues — just like it did from Tiger Woods himself.

GolfWRX members on the KIT’s accuracy

zap311: “The Full Swing team seems obsessed with accuracy when it comes to the KIT – The team talked about how this product officially shipped about 18 months ago and they are already on firmware release #20. They said they are regularly releasing updates (overnight via WiFi) to continuously improve accuracy and performance. That is pretty awesome and it’s nice to hear that they are not a company that “ships it” and moves to the next thing. I think they are on the right track since I saw virtually no differences in the data when testing vs. GCQuad and Trackman today.”

double or triple?: “In some cases the difference was less than half a degree on launch and less than 50 rpms on spin.”

hatrick11: “The differences were statistically nonexistent. I think it’s hard to believe for a lot of people when you think about the huge price disparity, but I can’t state enough how close the Full Swing was to trackman every single time, for each of us.”

“Outside, the data is just really really accurate. I know my numbers and know this particular range very well and the KIT was spot on all day. I also had some very variable quality golf balls in the bucket I hit and there was really only one spin rate in the whole session that had me raising my eyebrows at all.”

SwingBlues: “The GolfWRX Full Swing/WRX Experience showed Full Swing KIT produce numbers the same as the GC Quad (GC4) and the Trackman4. Dollar wise, both LMs are easily north of KIT, so this is HUGE to stand up there with the bigger boys on the Podium. For me, it seems more “apples to apples” to compare KIT to GC3. My own testing validates what we saw at the Experience. It shows critical data points like spin, carry, ball speeds are dead on or almost dead on for 40 yards and up on both GC3 and KIT.”

More on the Full Swing KIT

zap311: “The versatility of viewing data is impressive – Depending on usage, everyone has different preferences for viewing data. You have on-device, phone, tablet, monitor, smartwatch, or audio/headphones. I’m pleased to say that Full Swing covers all of these. You can use the app on iOS devices (they said Android is planned for the future). This includes viewing your last shot on the Apple Watch with a few options and turning on audio playback of your preferred metrics following each shot. I’ll post screenshots of this later. You can also choose between 4 data points or 1 data point on the device itself. It was easy to use the app to customize the top 4. For example, I was able to quickly change from launch angle on irons to swing path on driver.

“The KIT was very easy to use – Once you spend a few minutes learning the app and settings, it is very simple to select a club, line up the target line, and fire away. You don’t have to use a level or a laser to line up. KIT uses the built-in camera to tell you where to line up within the app or on-device screen. I was also able to boot up the KIT in less than a minute and drop it down on the tee box for our on-course trial today. Because of this simplicity, I can see it being more practical to bring to the course…

“The Full Swing team really thought through usability for the KIT. You can see up to four data points on the device’s OLED screen. You can see all 16 data points on your iPhone/iPad along with a video replay of the shot, you can view one primary metric from your Apple Watch, and you can enable audio playback for any of the 16 data points. For me, this was a dream as a full iOS user. One other feature I like is that you can star a particular shot to save it. You can also send shot data + the video recording to your coach if you want.”

double or triple?: “I was able to meet the teaching pro at the range I’m using for testing – PGA teacher/member Ryan Kolk. He and his team have 4 units amongst themselves and use them both personally and with their students during lessons. Ryan spent time dialing in his knowledge of the range balls vs proV1x (gamer) to better understand the FSK and he believes the consistency is there with the FSK and within trackman and GC/Foresight models. His preference is to use FSK while testing shafts and new product before using them in his personal playing bag which as a GolfWRX member is 100% appreciated. For his better students, he believes the information like Face to Path and Club Path that FullSwing Kit offers is great to help them understand what their swing is doing and use that information to better themselves.”

hatrick11: “It’s nice to know I can get super useful practice sessions in at my house, and can do in in ~20 min stints; with two little kids at home I can’t just go out for frequent or lengthy range sessions, so this is super valuable and I think will help me keep my game from degrading and allow me to spend my limited free time enjoying the occasional round with friends. In particular with the KIT, as opposed to the cheaper monitors or the other “mid tiers” like GC3, seeing path and face-to-path data is the key item that makes my practice sessions useful…when I am grooving it my path is almost always between 0-2* out to in, with face control being the main thing I need to work on. When my game goes sideways I start coming more in to out, and combined with face consistency being an ongoing issue, that brings the bad left miss into play. Previously I have struggled getting real use out of net practice, because the feels don’t always match reality. This data and video evidence really helps keep me honest, so it was great to see that I was eventually able to get that piece dialed in with KIT.”

SwingBlues: “One feature I am really starting to like is how easy to see the video of each shot. My buddy was not hitting it well, we went to the video and we could see the takeway was too far to the outside.”

“Using the app, it will display all 16 data points. Below is an example of one of my iron shots. Pretty impressive data captured by KIT. On KIT itself, the launch monitor display can be configured to show a single data point, or it can show a grid of 4 data points where the golfer choose which ones to display!”

Head over to the thread for more comments, reviews, and future updates as our members continue to test the Full Swing KIT. Don’t forget to become a member today for future opportunities like this, plus product member testing and giveaways!

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