Simulator Session Calibration
Capture a set of attempts for one club and target, and see whether your results are consistent enough to treat as a repeatable read.
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Why one reading is not enough
A single shot on a simulator or launch monitor tells you what happened once, not what typically happens. Swing variability, mis-hits, and device noise all contribute to a single reading that may not represent your real average performance with a club. This tool structures a small repeatable session, several attempts with the same club at the same target, so you can see the spread of your own results rather than anchoring on one number.
What count, mean, and range tell you
Count is simply how many attempts you actually captured. Mean is the straightforward average across those attempts. Range is the difference between your highest and lowest reading, which is a simple but useful signal for consistency: a tight range suggests a repeatable result, while a wide range suggests either real swing inconsistency or a session worth re-running with more attempts to see if the spread narrows.
Why five attempts is the suggested floor
With very few attempts, a single mis-hit or an unusually good shot can swing your mean and range dramatically, giving a misleading sense of precision. This tool flags a session with fewer than five attempts as insufficient for a repeatable read, not because five is a magic number, but because it is a reasonable minimum before the mean starts to stabilize. You can still see partial results below that threshold; the tool just labels them honestly as insufficient rather than presenting them with false confidence.
What this does not validate
This tool does not check whether your specific simulator or launch monitor is itself accurate compared to an external benchmark; it only summarizes the numbers you captured from it. If your device's own readings are unreliable, this tool will faithfully summarize unreliable data. Use it to build your own sense of session-to-session consistency, and pair it with the wedge distance matrix or club carry estimator once you trust a number enough to record it as a real measurement.
Frequently asked questions
Why isn't one simulator reading enough to trust?
A single shot tells you what happened once, not what typically happens. Swing variability, mis-hits, and device noise all affect one reading. This tool structures several attempts with the same club and target so you see the spread, not just one number.
Why does the tool want at least five attempts?
With very few attempts, a single mis-hit or unusually good shot can swing your mean and range dramatically. Five is a reasonable minimum before the mean starts to stabilize, not a magic number — fewer attempts are shown but labeled insufficient rather than given false confidence.
Does this tool check whether my launch monitor itself is accurate?
No. It only summarizes the numbers you captured from your device. If your device's own readings are unreliable, this tool will faithfully summarize unreliable data — it does not compare against an external benchmark.