ProTee VX vs SkyTrak ST MAX

SkyTrak ST MAX is the cheaper unit by $4,505. ProTee VX has no required subscription.

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Reasons to pick ProTee VX

  • No required subscription (vs $300/yr)
  • Officially supports GSPro (the other doesn't)
  • Lefty + righty households: overhead placement, no repositioning

Reasons to pick SkyTrak ST MAX

  • Costs $4,505 less up front ($1,995 vs $6,500)
  • Usable outdoors too
ProTee VXSkyTrak ST MAX
Price$6,500$1,995
Tracking techCamera (photometric)Camera + radar
PlacementCeiling mountedBeside the ball
Min ceiling9 ft9 ft
Min depth12 ft12 ft
Indoor/outdoorindoorboth
Ball requirementsanyany
Measured data15 — Ball Speed, Total Spin, Spin Axis, Back Spin, Side Spin, Launch Direction, Launch Angle, Club Speed, Swing Path, Club Face Angle, Club Face to Path, Attack Angle, Dynamic Loft, Club Lie Angle, Impact Point (Vertical & Horizontal)14 — Ball Speed, Launch Angle, Back Spin, Side Spin, Side Angle, Descent Angle, Carry Distance, Total Distance, Shot Shape, Club Head Speed, Club Path, Face Angle, Face-to-Path, Smash Factor
Sim softwareProTee Labs Virtual Driving Range, Creative Golf, E6 Connect, GSPro, TGC 2019SkyTrak Course Play, E6 Connect, TGC 2019, WGT by Topgolf
Sim platformsGSPro, E6 ConnectE6 Connect
SubscriptionNone requiredEssential $99.99/yr, Core FS $249.99/yr, Core TM $299.99/yr, Elite $499.99/yr
VerdictOverhead unit with first-class GSPro support — popular in the DIY sim-building community.Current SkyTrak flagship — adds GOLFTEC speed training, dual USB-C, and a faster processor over the SkyTrak+, which most reviewers call not worth the extra $1,000.

marks the better value on rankable specs (lower price, fits smaller rooms, more measured data, no required subscription). Greyed rows are identical.

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