Originally Posted by
rdh
I think your odds of improvement depend on where you're at. Honestly, for someone at your level bubba (very low handicap) I think the sim is most useful for just keeping your swing in tune over the winter and having fun. And, if something is off when you go play, it's great to have the sim to come home to and work on correcting it (fixing your path, face angle...whatever). Now take a player like myself who was decent when I was young (8 handicap at my best...although it was largely due to an amazing short game more than great ball striking) who got rusty after 15 years of hardly playing. Two years ago I played 4 times and failed to break 100 (it was unbelievably bad). Then I got my simulator and being able to work on grooving a swing and just getting more comfortable with golf made a huge difference. Last year I played 6 times and five of them were in the 80s. So, I think someone just starting out with golf (who is struggling to break 100) has the potential to gain a lot from the time and feedback on these devices. Once you get to a higher level of play and have a solid swing, I think it more comes down to the elements that are harder for the simulator to assist with (short game, course management, etc.). That's my thought anyway.