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GCQuad vs GCQuad + Putting Analysis

Short answer

The same GCQuad; the second adds Foresight's Essential Putting Analysis, which Foresight sells as a $2,500 add-on activated on the unit. Unless a bundle prices it lower — Rain or Shine's Fully-Loaded GCQuad with putting is $17,999, $2,000 over the base — you can buy the base unit now and add putting later for the same money at today's prices.

Foresight Sports GCQuadForesight SportsGCQuad
$15,999
Buy at Amazon · $14,895, GCQuadCompare 5 retailers
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Foresight Sports GCQuad + Putting AnalysisForesight SportsGCQuad + Putting Analysis
$18,499
Buy at PlayBetter · $18,499, GCQuad + Putting AnalysisFrom $17,999 elsewhere

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By buyer

Which one for you

Putting practice is the point
GCQuad with putting, ideally Rain or Shine's Fully-Loaded bundle at $17,999.
Not sure you'll use putting data
The base GCQuad. Foresight sells Essential Putting Analysis as a $2,500 add-on; note that its sales are final.
Can wait for a promotion
Either. Foresight's promotions took the base unit to $11,999 and the putting version to $14,499 this summer.

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Bottom line

The longer answer

There is one piece of hardware here. The GCQuad is $15,999 at Foresight and most retailers we track, and Amazon has listed it for less. With putting, PlayBetter charges $18,499, the $2,500 add-on on top; Rain or Shine's Fully-Loaded bundle, with club data, putting and a sling bag, is $17,999. Foresight's promotions move both: this summer the GCQuad dropped to $11,999 for two long stretches and the putting version to $14,499.

Essential Putting Analysis reads the putting stroke and the roll. Foresight lists 14 metrics: ball speed, vertical and horizontal launch, launch spin, club speed and smash factor; club path, attack angle, face angle and lie at impact, and impact location, which need the GCQuad's clubhead measurement; and skid distance, time to true roll and roll spin. Foresight sells it as a GCQuad add-on, says activation takes two to three business days, and lists it as U.S. only with all sales final.

Everything else is identical: Foresight's four-camera Quadrascopic system, the same club data read from markers, indoor and outdoor use, and the same Foresight+ membership for course play, roughly $500 to $1,200 a year, with GSPro needing Gold at $599 a year. So the five-year gap is the putting price and nothing more: $2,500 at PlayBetter, $2,000 in Rain or Shine's bundle.

If putting practice is part of why you are buying a GCQuad, Rain or Shine's bundle is the cheapest way in today. If you are not sure you will use it, buy the base unit; Foresight sells the add-on separately, so the decision can wait.

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Full specificationsEvery spec for both, line by line

Specifications

The numbers, lined up.

Hardware

  • Tracking Method
    GCQuadPhotometric (Quadrascopic 4-camera floor unit)
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisPhotometric (Quadrascopic 4-camera floor unit)
  • Indoor/Outdoor
    GCQuadBoth
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisBoth

Data

  • Ball Data
    GCQuadSpeed, launch, spin axis, carry, total — full direct measurement
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisSpeed, launch, spin axis, carry, total — full direct measurement
  • Club Data
    GCQuadFull club delivery data — path, AoA, loft/lie, face angle, impact location, closure rate. Foresight lists Clubhead Measurement as standard on new units (its help center ties advanced club data to the Club Analysis add-on, so check that a used unit has it); face angle, loft/lie, impact and closure rate read four reflective markers on the club
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisFull club delivery data — path, AoA, loft/lie, face angle, impact location, closure rate. Foresight lists Clubhead Measurement as standard on new units (its help center ties advanced club data to the Club Analysis add-on, so check that a used unit has it); face angle, loft/lie, impact and closure rate read four reflective markers on the club
  • Putting Data
    GCQuad—
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisFace angle, impact location, launch direction, ball speed — full module included

Software

  • Subscription
    GCQuadForesight+ for course play (~$500-$1,200/yr with a Course Pass)
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisForesight+ for course play (~$500-$1,200/yr with a Course Pass)
  • Putting Add-on
    GCQuad$2,500
    GCQuad + Putting Analysis—

Pedigree

  • Used By
    GCQuadPGA Tour, club fitters
    GCQuad + Putting AnalysisPGA Tour, club fitters

Pricing

  • vs. base GCQuad
    GCQuad—
    GCQuad + Putting Analysis+$2,500 (PB) or 'Fully Loaded' bundle (RoS, +$2,000)

Room planner

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Persona fitWho each one is better for

Who each one is better for

Both fit the same buyers.

Neither one wins a persona the other doesn’t. The choice comes down to specs, price, and room fit rather than buyer profile.

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