With the ES12 and my home setup I was able to assess just how much of a yardage difference I was going to golf launch monitor reviews be experiencing going from my previous set to the newer more forgiving Pings. The loft difference from my old set to the new clubs was pretty dramatic – I witnessed my 7 iron distance go from a pretty standard 160 yards to right around 150. Thanks to the few sessions with ES12 before my trip, I wasn’t in complete denial when I first took the new clubs to the course and saw with my own eyes just how different the ball flight and distances were.
Ernest Sports ES12 Launch Monitor
The ES12 device is incredibly simple. Just a few buttons to make choices from and that’s really it. You can scroll through the club selection, which is honestly the only thing you’ll be doing with it after you set it up initially, or change some of the settings like metric or standard and the elevation of where you’re practicing. The ES12 comes very well protected by a durable shell and a coating that seems rigged enough to take on the occasional shank, but that’s an area I wasn’t willing to test out, intentionally.
Figures I’d be the one to leave no stone unturned in my review process, and sure enough, I took a shiny new ball, shanked a good one and pelted the hell out of it. Like a heavyweight champ though the ES12 took the punishment with style and grace and never missed a beat. I highly recommend you do not try this yourself but it was good to know that if you happen to slip up it’s not the end of the world.
The app that Ernest Sports has developed is pretty much flawless. The main menu is very simple: start a new session or review and old one. That’s it. Within seconds (after pairing the device of course), you’re swinging away tracking your shots. You’ll also find on the ES12 home page a Weather feature, Video Analysis, Course Caddy, Notes page, and the Skills Challenge to go along with the normal settings and Tutorial pages.
Durability and ease of use aside, the statistics provided by the ES12 are what truly make this a great training tool and not just an entertaining way to enjoy your session.
Here is how a typical range session goes for me. I of course warm up and after I’m nice and loose I’ll set up the ES12 and start with my 7i. At home anything more lofted than a 7 iron and I’m just asking to do some ceiling repairs in the garage, so I tend to stay away from the bottom end of my set.
I’ll set up my iPad so it’s directly in front of me when I’m in the address position and then I just swing away. Instantly, and I mean instantly, the information is displayed on my tablet and a verbal announcement of the swing is played. You can then view the information and also select the shape of the shot if you are by chance out on a real range and not hitting into a practice net
like I do most of the time.
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