Comparison
ES Eagle Sim vs N1
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A side-by-side look at how the Ernest Sports ES Eagle Sim and NVISAGE N1 compare on specs, accuracy, room requirements, and price. No hype — just the parts of the decision a buyer actually weighs.
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Specifications
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Hardware
| Spec | ES Eagle Sim | N1 |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking Method | Photometric overhead (one high-speed camera, 700 fps) | Photometric, two 2,000 fps cameras, ceiling-mounted |
| Mounting | Ceiling, overhead; installed by the customer | 110–118 in above the floor (NVISAGE manual; its website says 9–10 ft above the hitting surface), about 2 ft in front of the tee |
| Indoor/Outdoor | Indoor only | — |
| Warranty | 1 year | — |
| Hitting Zone | — | 16 × 20 in in NVISAGE's manual; its website says 24 in deep by 20 in wide |
| Handedness | — | Software setting; the unit stays put |
- Tracking MethodES Eagle SimPhotometric overhead (one high-speed camera, 700 fps)N1Photometric, two 2,000 fps cameras, ceiling-mounted
- MountingES Eagle SimCeiling, overhead; installed by the customerN1110–118 in above the floor (NVISAGE manual; its website says 9–10 ft above the hitting surface), about 2 ft in front of the tee
- Indoor/OutdoorES Eagle SimIndoor onlyN1—
- WarrantyES Eagle Sim1 yearN1—
- Hitting ZoneES Eagle Sim—N116 × 20 in in NVISAGE's manual; its website says 24 in deep by 20 in wide
- HandednessES Eagle Sim—N1Software setting; the unit stays put
Data
| Spec | ES Eagle Sim | N1 |
|---|---|---|
| Markings | None — no marked balls or club stickers (per Indoor Golf Outlet) | — |
| Ball Data | Speed, launch angle and direction, spin rate, spin axis, carry, total, apex, hang time, shot direction, side total | — |
| Club Data | Club speed, angle of attack, club path, face angle, face to path, smash factor, shaft lean | — |
| Data | — | Ball speed, launch angle, horizontal launch, back spin, side spin, spin axis, total spin (calculated), club speed |
- MarkingsES Eagle SimNone — no marked balls or club stickers (per Indoor Golf Outlet)N1—
- Ball DataES Eagle SimSpeed, launch angle and direction, spin rate, spin axis, carry, total, apex, hang time, shot direction, side totalN1—
- Club DataES Eagle SimClub speed, angle of attack, club path, face angle, face to path, smash factor, shaft leanN1—
- DataES Eagle Sim—N1Ball speed, launch angle, horizontal launch, back spin, side spin, spin axis, total spin (calculated), club speed
Software
| Spec | ES Eagle Sim | N1 |
|---|---|---|
| Software | ES Golf practice app (free, no course play); runs E6 Connect and TGC 2019, sold separately — E6 Connect 5 Course Pack $250 once, Basic $300/yr, Expanded $600/yr | — |
| Native Software | — | MURLIE (range) and MURLIE-X (course play, 20 courses per Indoor Golf Outlet), free |
| Third-Party | — | E6 Connect and Creative Golf list NVISAGE; GSPro through NVISAGE's bridge ("NVisage (OpenAPI)" license), not on GSPro's official list |
- SoftwareES Eagle SimES Golf practice app (free, no course play); runs E6 Connect and TGC 2019, sold separately — E6 Connect 5 Course Pack $250 once, Basic $300/yr, Expanded $600/yrN1—
- Native SoftwareES Eagle Sim—N1MURLIE (range) and MURLIE-X (course play, 20 courses per Indoor Golf Outlet), free
- Third-PartyES Eagle Sim—N1E6 Connect and Creative Golf list NVISAGE; GSPro through NVISAGE's bridge ("NVisage (OpenAPI)" license), not on GSPro's official list
Requirements
| Spec | ES Eagle Sim | N1 |
|---|---|---|
| Min Ceiling | About 9.5 ft — Ernest mounts the top of the unit roughly 9.5 ft above the hitting surface (Indoor Golf Outlet lists 9 ft) | — |
| Balls | — | NVISAGE marked balls required (12 included) |
| Connection | — | Ethernet to a Windows PC; no Mac or iOS |
| Room | — | NVISAGE publishes no ball-to-screen distance or room size; Indoor Golf Outlet suggests at least 10 ft from ball to screen |
- Min CeilingES Eagle SimAbout 9.5 ft — Ernest mounts the top of the unit roughly 9.5 ft above the hitting surface (Indoor Golf Outlet lists 9 ft)N1—
- BallsES Eagle Sim—N1NVISAGE marked balls required (12 included)
- ConnectionES Eagle Sim—N1Ethernet to a Windows PC; no Mac or iOS
- RoomES Eagle Sim—N1NVISAGE publishes no ball-to-screen distance or room size; Indoor Golf Outlet suggests at least 10 ft from ball to screen
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Better for ES Eagle Sim
- Performance Seeker
Full club delivery data from overhead, with no stickers to apply and no membership on the data. Against a Uneekor EYE XR at $5,999 plus $199/yr it is cheaper up front, and it stays cheaper each year unless you take E6 Connect's $300/yr library over the $250 one-time course pack.
- Family Setup
Overhead mount means nothing on the floor to reposition between players. Course play is the add-on to budget: E6 Connect's five-course pack is a one-time $250, while the larger library is an annual subscription.
- Showroom
Ceiling install with the sensor out of sight and no membership on the hardware; course play is an E6 Connect purchase on top. The shorter one-year warranty and the smaller name are the trade against Foresight and Uneekor at this height of the market.
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