Foresight Sports GC3 Launch Monitor Review
This Foresight Sports GC3 launch monitor review outlines what golfers can expect from this cutting-edge device
The GC3 is a comprehensive and versatile launch monitor that looks to offer decent value for money given all the features on offer. The accuracy is best-in-class and the speed at which data appears is impressive.
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Incredibly accurate and reliable
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Relatively portable
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Easy to set up and use
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Limited putting analysis
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App display still a little dated
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The Foresight Sports GC3 launch monitor delivers uncompromising accuracy and performance, both outdoors and indoors. The release of the GC3 comes more than a decade after the launch of the GC2 – one of the best golf launch monitors at the time of its launch. The latest addition to the Foresight Sports GC family provides the unmatched data accuracy and true-to-life simulation experience Foresight offers at a lower price point than the company’s flagship launch monitor – the GCQuad.
WATCH: See the Foresight Sports GC3 launch monitor in action
Built using the same advanced photometric technology found in the GCQuad, the new GC3 features a three-camera system that measures ball and club performance data, both outdoors and indoors, with exceptional precision. The GC3 measures the golf club and ball with exceptional, sub-millimetre, accuracy. This means the feedback is extremely precise and reliable. Just 30cm high and weighing just over 2kg, it’s a fully portable unit and can easily be taken out with you if you’d like to measure shots on the course.
The unit produces comprehensive ball data – speed, launch, spin and carry distance, as well as club head data – speed, efficiency, club path and angle of attack. If you’re looking to understand your swing and improve your game, the GC3 is a hugely useful tool. Unlike the GCQuad, the GC3 does not measure face angle, loft and lie, impact location or closure rate, nor does it provide full putting data, although you can gain access to basic putting data by applying one sticker to the face. Overall, we found the accuracy to be more than comparable with the GCQuad. The FSX software that displays the performance analysis still looks a little dated but has improved greatly, now showing all the metrics measured, split into club and ball data, as well as each shot's trajectory. The GC3 starts from £7,000 + VAT in the UK.
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Joel has worked in the golf industry for over 14 years covering both instruction and more recently equipment. He now oversees all equipment and video content at Golf Monthly, managing a team of talented and passionate writers and presenters in delivering the most thorough and accurate reviews, buying advice, comparisons and deals to help the reader or viewer find exactly what they are looking for.
One of his career highlights came when covering the 2012 Masters he got to play the sacred Augusta National course on the Monday after the tournament concluded, shooting a respectable 86 with just one par and four birdies. To date, his best ever round of golf is a 5-under 67 back in 2011. He currently plays his golf at Burghley Park Golf Club in Stamford, Lincs, with a handicap index of 2.8.
Joel's current What's In The Bag?
Driver: Titleist TSR3, 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 6 S shaft.
Fairway wood: Titleist TSR3, 15°
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2, 18°
Irons: Titleist T150, 4-PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10, 50°, 54° and 58°
Putter: LAB Golf DF3
Ball: 2023 Titleist Pro V1x
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