Matt Adams Series: Shot Shaping with the FlightScope Mevo Gen2 and Pro Package

Renowned golf broadcaster Matt Adams, host of Fairways of Life, joined FlightScope’s Vice President of Marketing, Tyler Burnett, and former collegiate golfer and FlightScope Influencer and Affiliate Account Manager, Jordan Vogler, on the practice range to break down how FlightScope’s tracking technology transforms shot shaping into a repeatable skill.

Focusing on mid-iron control with a 7-iron in hand, the team demonstrated how real-time club data removes the guesswork from hitting controlled draws and fades on demand.

Unlocking Essential Swing Parameters

To curve the ball intentionally, a golfer needs absolute clarity on what happens at impact. While the FlightScope Mevo Gen2 delivers 20 essential data parameters out of the box, upgrading with the optional Pro Package software add-on unlocks 11 additional data parameters focused on club data, including the full D-Plane data set.

"The Pro Package is an optional add-on for a one-time fee, no subscriptions, where you get 11 additional data parameters – and they are definitely essential data parameters such as club path, face to target, face to path, low point, all of that data that you would want to look at in terms of why is the ball flying how it is," explained Burnett.

The Physics of Ball Flight: Draws vs. Fades

Mastering the relationship between Club Path, Face to Path, and Face to Target – all core components of the D-Plane – is the secret to predictable shot shaping:

• What is a Draw? A right-to-left ball flight for right-handed golfers.

• What is a Fade? A left-to-right ball flight for right-handed golfers.

1. Dialing in the Draw

When setting up to hit a draw, Vogler summarized the target mechanics:

"When you're looking at your Pro Package data, the best way to hit a draw is to have a path out to the right, but a club face that is slightly left to that path.”

To hit a Draw:

• Club Path: Out to the right (e.g., 4.2R)

• Face to Path: Slightly left of your club path (e.g., 2.1L)

• Face to Target: Slightly open (e.g., 1.0R)

• Note: Your clubface is slightly open to the target line but closed relative to your club path, causing the ball to start right and curve back to the center.

Quick Tips:

• Aim your feet slightly right of the target line.

• Keep your clubface pointing just right of the target (but left of your feet line/intended swing path).

• Focus on swinging along your feet line (or out to the right).

Working through his baseline 7-iron shot – where his standard carry in North Carolina elevation is "right around 173" to "174, 175" yards – the former collegiate player hit a shot with a club path of 0.9° right paired with a face-to-path of 6.3° left causing the ball to start left and curve further to the left.

Even while refining the movement on the range, Vogler noted the value of immediate feedback:

"I have been struggling with hitting a little bit of a draw over the past couple months... but at least if I'm seeing the path out to the right and seeing a little bit of draw, to me that's a success. Then I can start to dial it in the more I practice it."

2. Crafting a Reliable Fade

Switching to a left-to-right ball flight requires reversing those swing relationships.

"With a fade, the difference is that you want a leftward path and a face that is just open to that path," Vogler pointed out.

To hit a Fade:

• Club Path: To the left (e.g., 3.2L)

• Face to Path: Slightly right of your club path (e.g., 1.9R)

• Face to Target: Slightly closed (e.g., 1.0L)

• Note: Your clubface is slightly closed to the target line but open relative to your club path, causing the ball to start left and curve back to the center.

Quick Tips:

• Align your feet slightly left of the target.

• Keep your clubface pointing just left of the target (but right of your feet line/intended swing path).

• Focus on swinging along your feet line (or swinging left).

On his primary fade attempt, Vogler produced a club path of 6.2° left with a face-to-path reading near zero, meaning the ball started left but didn’t quite fade back to the target.

Course Management: Stop Chasing the "Straight Shot"

When Adams asked whether players working on shot shapes should aggressively chase tucked pins or practice a variety of shots, Vogler highlighted a conservative, score-saving strategy:

"I tend to not play that aggressive on pins. I like to say, 'I'm going to aim at the middle of the green and try to hit a draw.' If it draws, perfect – I'm going to have a putt inside 10-feet. If it stays dead straight, I'm in the middle of the green."

Burnett reinforced this concept, citing insights from legendary champions:

"I think I actually watched a video where Gary Player or someone was talking about why players should never try to hit a straight shot – because it's much harder to replicate a straight shot than hitting a consistent fade or a consistent draw,” he said.”

“This data teaches users how to do that. Start with the path first: if you want to try to hit a draw, get that path going out to the right, and for a fade, you want to go to the left. Start there, and then sort of work your way into the club face.”

Decoding Key Pro Package Metrics

Understanding your numbers is the key to faster improvement on the range:

• Club Path: The horizontal direction the clubhead is moving at impact (right or left of the target line).

• Face to Path: The direction the clubface is pointing at impact relative to your club path.

• Face to Target: The direction of the clubface relative to the radar's target line. As Burnett explained: "It’s going to take where you have your Mevo Gen2 aligned and give you a face to target number – for instance, 4.6° left means the face was 4.6° left of the target at impact."

Unbeatable Lifetime Value: Zero Subscription Fees

A major highlight of the FlightScope platform discussed by Adams and Burnett is its direct-ownership model.

"The coolest thing is that we have no subscriptions," Burnett emphasized. "So when you buy the unit, you get all the data, all the software, simulated courses straight out of the box. What we talked about in this video is Pro Package data... but even that add-on is going to be a one-time fee. There's no subscription. You don't have to worry about paying every single year or every single month."

At a retail price of $1,299 for the Mevo Gen2 base unit and a one-time fee for the Pro Package and Face Impact Location software add-ons, FlightScope delivers tour-level data at an unmatched price point.

"When you look at lifetime value in terms of how much you're paying for subscriptions, golf simulator golf courses, all of that built in, you're going to be spending a lot more over time with other units," Burnett concluded.

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