Full Swing Kit Launch Monitor Review

Full Swing Kit Launch Monitor Review

Watch Joel Tadman test out the Full Swing Kit launch monitor on the driving range

As used by none other than Tiger Woods, Full Swing’s Kit is a launch monitor that uses Doppler radar to analyse your shots. It offers premium functionality without the premium price tag of the best golf launch monitors commonly seen out on tour. 

It’s extremely straightforward to use. Having downloaded the free Full Swing app and paired it to the launch monitor, you place it on the ground 10 feet behind the ball and hit away. There’s no need for stickers on the club face, levelling calibration or alignment sticks - just set it down, line it up, pair it and you’re good to go. The unit will send data straight to your smart phone or iPad app, which you can also use to set the target line. It produces 16 different data points covering both club and ball and even displays up to four of them on a customisable OLED Screen after each shot. There’s also a built-in camera to record your swing that can play back in slow motion, as well an immersive app that displays all your shots in a format that is easy to digest.

Our testing has demonstrated the accuracy of the numbers and the reliability of the technology - at no point did it miss a shot and every subtle change in distance and direction was reflected in the data. But it is the app experience that really sets this package apart. It is incredibly intuitive to navigate through every session and every shot, diving deeper into the numbers that produced the results and comparing clubs to analyse subtle differences in performance. It’s easily sharable with your friends or your coach and we particularly liked the dynamic dispersion chart, that lets you see where all your shots finished colour coded by club. Any launch monitor data needs to be easily digestible and this app experience might just be the best on the market, although it does come with an additional cost of £169.99 per year. There's currently no option to normalise for weather conditions or range balls, but we're told this will be available in the coming months.

Above all, this launch monitor is fun to use. It’s uncomplicated and functions quickly and effectively. It comes with a carry case, which makes it easily portable, and you can even pair it with your bluetooth earphones to hear the data parameter you want after each shot. It really comes to life indoors where you can pair it with the e6 Connect software to play over 100 courses from the comfort of your own home. There are also 15+ practice environments and the option to play mini games or compete with friends online.