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Review on 🏌️ Revolutionize Your Golf Game with the Phigolf Mobile and Home Smart Golf Game Simulator - WGT Edition by Chris Owens

Revainrating 3 out of 5

I really wanted to like Phigolf.

Phigolf game simulator is not bad in general. I really wanted to like it, but in the end there were some fatal flaws that made me reconsider my purchase. PROS: -Great graphics -Can be projected to a big screen from phone app using HDMI (adapter cable NOT included) -Greens provide tilt and different viewing angles to visualize the effect and these tools are great. Wind speed and direction, altitude +/- from current hit to green are both nice features in WGT. Multiple game options on different fields at additional cost. nominal but monthly fees. I personally hate subscription plans like this and avoid them whenever I can. Phigolf Swing Analysis is probably the best feature to help you stay on track with your swing path. The presentation of the box is really good. Comes with manual, seat belt, charging cable and swing stick. You can use your own racquets, but you have to turn the sensor on and off every time you change racquets. CONS: Shot distances seem too big for clubs and sticks. my true swing - club recommendations are often wrong. It would have been nice to be able to say "6 iron" and have the phone hear my choice instead of having to tap the menu 3-4 times to switch clubs. Continuously pressing the Next button takes you to the next hole. The WGT is annoying, instead it should have a user-adjustable pause time (e.g. 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds to the next hole, next shot, etc.), but I may have missed that feature in their setup. - Impact distance is the worst feature. everything, both in the WGT and in the Phigolf app. The sensor underestimates and sometimes overestimates the impact distance. I'm sure this is difficult to measure accurately, but in the current state of the system I find it useless. I know other systems have "position" sensors that are different from Drivers/Woods/Irons sensors, so maybe a stick sensor will solve this problem. This also allows the user to use a swing stick for non-put situations and their own stick for putting situations. About 1-3% of the time the system registers a hit while playing WGT, which it shouldn't. . I don't swing the stick, but if I prepare my stance, it will somehow lock the swing. - I couldn't find a retry option that would be handy for the hit registration system bugs mentioned above, which shouldn't be there. Finally, for the price, I didn't find this tool worth keeping. If you want to use this to keep your turnaround under control during the inclement weather months that many of us endure, this can be helpful. And if you're looking for a toy to play with family and friends at home, this is it. Thank you for reading!

Pros
  • GOLS certification
Cons
  • Almost never