Perfectstroke Hitting Platforms

Perfectstroke has been manufacturing tilting golf hitting platforms since 2016, building on extensive experience gained from designing and producing platforms for in-house use since the mid-2000s.

Perfectstroke Hitting Platforms allow golfers to play full-swing shots from both level lies and slopes of up to 8%, accurately replicating real on-course conditions. They are ideally suited to indoor golf simulator installations with projected impact screens, as well as indoor facilities that hit out onto a driving range, delivering a more realistic and versatile practice experience.

 

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Perfectstroke Hitting Platform

The Perfectstroke Hitting Platform is an innovative training solution that enables golf professionals to teach one of the most overlooked aspects of the game—how to play from sloping lies.

Most golf practice facilities only provide level hitting areas, despite golfers regularly encountering uneven lies on the course. As a result, players often rely solely on experience to judge how the ball will react from positions such as a ball above or below their feet, uphill lies, or downhill lies. The Perfectstroke Hitting Platform bridges this gap by allowing golfers to practise these challenging situations in a controlled environment.

Designed for installation flush with the studio floor, the electrically operated platform enables golfers to recreate a wide range of realistic fairway and approach shot scenarios. It integrates seamlessly with leading launch monitor systems, including Foresight GCQuad, GC2, TrackMan, and FlightScope.

The platform can be positioned perfectly level or adjusted to create:

  • Slopes of up to 10% in a single plane (such as ball above feet, ball below feet, uphill, or downhill lies).
  • Combination slopes of up to 5% (such as uphill with the ball below the feet or downhill with the ball above the feet).

Measuring 1500 mm × 1500 mm, the platform is powered by four electro-hydraulic actuators, each capable of lifting 1.2 tonnes. Together, they can generate a 5% slope in less than 30 seconds, allowing instructors to quickly change between different practice scenarios.

When used with a launch monitor, golfers gain immediate feedback on how different lies affect launch conditions, shot shape, carry distance, and landing angle. For example:

  • Uphill lies generally produce a higher launch, shorter carry distance, steeper landing angle, and a tendency for the ball to draw.
  • Downhill lies typically create a lower launch, shallower landing angle, longer overall distance, and a tendency to fade.

Beyond simulating on-course conditions, the platform is also a valuable coaching tool. Instructors can use different slope settings to influence swing plane and club path—for example, creating a ball-above-feet lie to help reduce an over-the-top swing or persistent slice.

The Perfectstroke Hitting Platform is also compatible with leading pressure and force plate systems, including BodiTrak, SAM Balance Lab, and Swing Catalyst. This allows coaches to analyse how different slopes influence centre of pressure, balance, weight transfer, and overall movement patterns, providing golfers with a deeper understanding of their swing mechanics in realistic playing conditions.