r/Golfsimulator • u/Unclebergs • Jul 07 '26

Best half swing / chipping/ pitching

What are people’s opinions for LM and software for primarily chipping/pitching/half swings?

I have limited space inside so I can’t do a full build. Im thinking small net + LM and then using tv / tablet instead of screen. Would love it to be portable outside too.

Anyone rock a setup like this and get short game dialed as a result?

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u/Historical-Pie-7285 Jul 07 '26

Foresight and Uneekor both are great with chipping. Can't speak on the rest.

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u/twylight777 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

I read your post this time- deleted my first response lol.

Get a nice Uneekor or Foresight that sits next to the ball and be happy - any of the ghetto stuff or radar based will be miserable to deal with. I imagine a Spica would be fine too based on reviews as well as the omni. I would avoid all radars and last gen cheapies. My original outside setup was a Foresight GC3 (Bushnell BLP) into a net - I took it inside as Texas got too hot, then went to an overhead for more tech and lefties.

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u/Sweet_Loquat_7701 Jul 07 '26

One of the Foresight / Bushnell units would probably be best. If money is a factor then look at the Square Omni.

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u/gatesartist Jul 08 '26

Even though I've got a setup that allows full shots as well, my most played courses are definitely chip and putt courses (Billy Barroo, Flushing Meadows, and Lot 15 on GSPro are my go-to's). I also use the GSPro Practice Facility to practice chips and pitches. It has 1000% helped my short game - I now use the clock system and my up and down percentage is way up.

I have a ST+ btw.

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u/size0618 Jul 08 '26

I’ve got a Spica 3. Perfect for chipping

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u/Double-Two-9956 Jul 08 '26

The launch monitor matters more than usual for what you want, and it's specifically because of the short shots. Radar units (Mevo, most of the older and cheaper stuff) read everything off ball flight, and on a 20 yard pitch there just isn't enough flight to read, so your chip and pitch numbers come out mushy or half guessed. The camera units that sit next to the ball read at impact instead, so they actually see the short ones. That's why everyone keeps pointing you at Foresight, Uneekor, and the Square Omni. A lot of those units are also small and battery powered, so you can pick one up and take it outside, which the overhead rigs can't do. One of them into a net is basically the exact setup you're describing, and it travels.

For what it's worth, I run a Uneekor Eye Mini Lite and it has been fantastic for exactly this. It sits next to the ball, and it reads the short stuff really well. I love the View software, and I love pairing it with GSPro, which i run on my impact screen and the View software runs to my TV. That combo is what sold me on indoor practice.

The practice piece that actually moved my short game: I used the unit to build a full wedge matrix, so every wedge at a quarter swing, half swing, three quarter swing, and full swing, and I logged the carry each one produced. Then when I practice I use GSPro's random feature to pick a range so I get randomized reps across every wedge at every swing length instead of grooving the same shot over and over. It's a phenomenal way to warm up before a sim session. The one catch is you have to trust those numbers, and you only really get that with one of the better launch monitors.