GSA
Technical News 2010
27th December 2010
GSA Control Panel / GSA Interface 6.1.2
Numerous improvements all round.
Bug fix for ccCam camera system users causing occasional undetected shots
17th December 2010
New GSA Golf 2011 full version update!
1. Great audio voice playback analysis of every shot and state of play during the whole game.
2. Multiple ball traces when in practice mode or on the driving range.
3. Three new camera views "Ball close up", Reverse ball close up", "Hole"
4. All ball collisions sounds louder. Chipping club selection in Create/Edit players screens.
5. Ball bobble when putting
6. Base green grid color changed from white to light green
Due to the size of the update ( many wav files ) this update is only available on DVD.
16th December 2010
GSA Control Panel / GSA Interface 6.0.7
Numerous improvements all round.
4th December 2010
ProX 6.6.2
GSA Control Panel / GSA Interface 6.0.2
Numerous improvements all round.
Bug fix in GSA Control panel : Carry distance adjustment mode not functioning correctly
14th November 2010
ProX 6.5.9
GSA Golf Interface 5.9.7
New! Camera record and playback functions
Use this new feature to record and playback your swing with the vertical ball track camera.
24th October 2010
Create your own golf courses for GSA Golf
The new golf course architect conversion software has been completed which allows CustomPlay designed courses to be played on the simulator.
Create an 18 hole golf course across a 2.5 million square plot.
Use the CustomPlay course architect editor to quickly and easily customize every aspect of your own golf courses including surfaces, layout, hazards, elevation, sky, weather, physics, etc.
Import your own textures, models and sound effects.
Note: CustomPlay is a well known PC golf game that can be purchased online. The CustomPlay course architect editor can be used to create your own 3D model golf courses, however,
the completed course has to be converted to GSA Golf format before it can be played on the simulator.
4th October 2010
New GSA Golf full version update!
New: Auto Putting
With the new Auto Putting feature the system will automatically putt the ball in the hole on the 1st, 3rd or 5th putt.
This feature is of particular interest to commercial indoor golf facilities where playing time is of essence.
It has been noticed that players can get on the green in 3 or 4 shots but spend too much time trying to putt the ball into the hole. Putting on a golf simulator not being so easy as in real life.
Download the new GSAGolf software update from the Software page of this web site.
17th September 2010
ProX 6.5.6
GSA Golf Interface 5.8.8
For camera based systems:
When launch position is set behind the trigger, both ball position X and Y co-ordinates can now be adjusted. Before only the X co-ordinate could be adjusted.
Likewise - when launch position is set behind the trigger - the green cross hairs are shown for the launch position and not just at the ball trace ends.
14th September 2010
New GSA Golf full version update!
New:
14th September 2010
* Chinese language option
* Green grid always on when on or near green
* Sounds now play even when the application does not have focus
28th August 2010
ProX 6.5.3
New trajectory grid for ProX. Press G key to rotate thru 4 views of your ball flight trajectory. Grid shows ball height as well as distance.
Multiple Traces mode is automatically switched on and back off if not already on.
GSA Golf Interface 5.8.5 & ProX
1.) New putting ball path method for camera based systems. See Camera Setup page for details.
2.) FOV adjustment methods improved
17th August 2010
ProX 6.4.8
GSA Golf Interface 5.8.4
1.) The Launch Ball on One Face Timer Sensor Only feature was deactivated for a while. This feature is now back on.
It is used when playing with a sensor mat only (ie without any ball tracks) and hitting the ball on the toe of the club so that only the nearest face timer was activated.
Normally, for the sensor mat to detect a valid swing both face timers should have been activated (latched).
If this setting is not on (set on/off in Sensor Settings window) the ball won't launch in the system. If on, then it will but with a square club face.
2.) (ProX only) When playing a shot that is below the user defined minimum ball / club speed for a ball launch, an error message is displayed.
12th August 2010
ProX 6.4.6
GSA Golf Interface 5.8.2
New club face angle calculation method is now standard.
Due to manufacturing tolerances in the optical club face sensors in the sensor mat
( that's the sensors themselves and not our board assembly - which is done by a precision robot)
the club face angle measurements can be off slightly and may require calibration. If you find that the mat is always showing a number of degrees open or closed
when the club is known to be square then use the new club face angle adjustment feature (in Sensor Settings window) to compenstate.
i.e. if the club face angle shows always 1.75 degrees open with a square club face then set the slider bar to -1.75 degrees.
10th August 2010
ProX 6.4.5
GSA Golf Interface 5.8.1
Important update for sensor mat only users:
When not using a ball track (camera or optical sensors) the path of the ball is calculated from the club head path.
Up until now - with this basic setup - the ball path was always equal to the club path which - depending on the club face angle - is not always correct.
Comaprison tests with our camera ball tracking systems show that the ball's launch path is approximately 75% of the club face angle at impact to the ball and only 25% of the club head path.
These updates for both ProX and GSA Golf Interface feature a new slider bar in the Sensor Settings window that allow you to set the percentage of
club face angle and club path angle used in the calculation of the ball path.
The ratio of club head path and face angle used in the calculation of the ball path varies somewhat with the launch angle and club speed so a constant setting is not entirely accurate
but is a far greater improvement on the standard "ball path = club path" method that has been used up until this version of the software.
We've set the default to 50% (ie 50% of the club path and 50% of the club face is used to calculate the ball path)
but 25/75 ratio (ie 25% of the club path and 75% of the club face angle) is more realtistic but not so forgiving.
The above image shows the calculation of the ball path using this ratio. The club head path was 4° left and the club face angle was 8° open.
Using a 25/75 ratio the resulting ball path is then 5 degrees right. (up until now the reulting ball path would have been 4° left).
please note: this new feature only concerns users not using a GSA camera or optical sensor ball track.
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New Camera ball path option when putting
If you don't mind putting with the ball placed at a certain spot behind the camera trigger sensor array, you can acheive a more accurate
ball path reading by setting the new putting ball position in the camera 2 window.
9th August 2010
New GSA Golf full version update!
* Added a "Shot Boost" slider to the game options
* Bug Fix: Fixed green grid always being on when playing the "Driving Range"
* When within 100y of green - force grid to be centered on the green
* Auto show hole flyby at beginning of each hole
* Can choose timer options for the shot analysis screen from "Game options"
ProX 6.4.2
Faster ball roll after carry.
Setup window is now activated from game menu mouse left click
Various other improvements
6th August 2010
ProX 6.3.9
New line trace option. Up to now the ball trajectory trace consisted of rendering multiple ball images along the trajectory. Use the Line Trace option (in Setup Window) to switch to a line trace.
36! Mutiple trajectory traces can now be displayed (when on driving range) and the Multiple Traces option has been selected.
Multiple Traces option button is now also in the Game Menu on the right side of screen.
Multiple traces can now also be switched on during play.
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GSA Golf Interface 5.7.6
Improved club face angle calculation method. The method is user optional and can be set on/off in the Setup Window.
New improved ball path detection method for camera systems. See Camera Setup on this web site for details.