Question: What is OptimalFlight?

Answer:

§ It is a world-class ball flight trajectory program analyzing data from a launch monitor fitting session.

§ It provides easy to understand summary graphs on how to optimize it for carry or total distance (carry+roll).

§ Ball flight results can be saved into an OptimalFlight worksheet database for current and future reference.

Essential data: Ball Speed

Launch Angle

Backspin

Carry (to validate results from a launch monitor system)

Who is it for?

§ Golfers who seek more distance out of their equipment and value launch monitor feedback.

§ Club-fitters or retail shops who desire to offer an ‘optimal’ fitting service with a launch monitor.

§ Long drive professionals who generate extreme launch conditions and need a more accurate model.

§ OEM Golf R&D Engineers testing golf current and prototype equipment (heads, shafts, balls).

Advanced features:

§ Vary launch conditions for 6 variables (ball speed, launch angle, spin, wind, altitude, roll conditions) for up to 4 ball flights.

§ Optimal spin analysis graphs explain what amount of spin maximize carry.

§ Optimal landing angle analysis graphs explain landing angle required to maximize carry and roll.

§ Landing angle profile analysis and relationship to initial spin at launch.

§ Save launch monitor data to an Excel database.

§ Interact and review with OptimalFlight sample data files containing launch monitor driver, shaft, or ball studies.

Requirements: Microsoft Excel 2000 or later on a PC.

Example: Golfer tests driver(s) on a launch monitor at his/her favorite golf shop or club-fitter.

Launch monitor results are recorded or printed out, often in a data table format with no graphical ball flight feedback.

This data is entered into OptimalFlight to recreate the ball flight, validate launch monitor carry results, and learn how it can be optimized.