One of the remarkable aspects about the latest wave of portable launch monitors is how different they are from each other. Most of them, of course, work on Doppler Radar, but the way you use them, how they display data, and their strengths and weaknesses are all unique. Such is the case with the latest from Voice Caddie, the Swing Caddie SC4.
At $550 retail, it’s certainly one of the value options amongst the best portable launch monitors on the market and, out of the box, it might be the easiest to use. Simply charge it, turn it on (you can get 10-plus hours per charge), set it five feet behind the ball, line up with your target line and go.
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You don’t even have to pair it with your mobile device if you don’t wish (though I would highly recommend it), because it has its own display, plus audio announcing your distances. You simply swing, listen and look. In addition, there’s an easy-to-use remote control that magnetically attaches to the unit itself (to help folks like me not lose it), and that remote makes it super easy to change modes, clubs, and adjust other settings while you’re hitting balls.
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In addition to the remote and the unit itself, the SC4 also comes with a charging cable and nice carrying case. While this redesigned unit is a little bulkier and heavier than the Mevo+ from Flightscope and Rapsodo MLM2, it easily fits into most golf bags, so you can take it to the course every time you warm up on the range before playing.
As for what it measures, the SC4 pretty much has all the necessary metrics. It starts out with distance, which can be toggled between carry and total distance. It will give you launch direction so you know whether or not you pushed or pulled the shot. There’s swing speed (clubhead speed, which seems to be extrapolated) and ball speed, launch angle, apex, smash factor (how solid you are hitting it) and spin.
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I had seen reports that spin numbers weren’t accurate, or at least not in line with other launch monitors, so I paid close attention to the spin rate numbers, and I also found that was true.
For example, while using the SC4 in conjunction…
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