26 September 2026 · 8 min read
TrackMan, Foresight, Uneekor, Full Swing and Golfzon: what separates the five systems
Five names, one question: how they see the ball. What each system measures, how many Swiss venues run it, and what you actually choose a bay by.
Five names keep coming up in Swiss venues: TrackMan, Foresight Sports, Uneekor, Full Swing and Golfzon. They differ first in a single question, namely how they see the ball, and everything else follows from that. Here is what each system is, where it stands in Switzerland and what you notice as a player.
What stands in Switzerland
| System | Venues in the directory | Design |
|---|---|---|
| TrackMan | 83 | radar, and a ceiling unit in the iO |
| Foresight Sports | 7 | cameras beside the ball |
| Toptracer | 11, five of them as a range system | cameras above the bay |
| Uneekor | 4 | cameras under the ceiling |
| Full Swing | 4 | combined, radar and cameras |
| TruGolf, SkyTrak | 3 each | entry and mid range |
| Flightscope, ProTee | 2 each | radar and a sensor bar |
| Golfzon | 1 | a complete installation from the maker |
Counted on 26 September 2026 across all 126 published venues; some run more than one system. The distribution is starker than people expect: two in three venues in the country use TrackMan, and everything else shares the rest.
The two designs in one paragraph
A radar stands behind you and follows the ball in flight; indoors it sees only the first few metres and computes the rest. A camera stands beside or above the ball and photographs impact; it needs no flight, only two sharp images. From that follows the most important difference: the camera measures spin directly from the dimple pattern, while the radar derives it indoors (Foresight). The long version is in Radar or camera.
TrackMan
The system the tour measures with, and with 83 of 126 venues by far the most common in the country. The TrackMan 4 is a dual radar with optics that stands behind the ball and outdoors follows the whole flight; the iO is a ceiling unit for rooms where a radar would not have enough depth (TrackMan, tech specs).
What you notice: plenty of numbers, a platform of its own with an account and a history, and software with a large course library. What to watch: the TrackMan 4 needs depth, about 5.5 metres between unit and screen, and in a short room the spin measurement suffers.
Foresight Sports
Camera systems, at seven venues in the directory. The units stand beside the ball and read ball speed, launch angle and rotation directly from several high-speed images. On the GCQuad the impact location on the face is part of the club data, which is exactly what makes these devices popular for fitting.
What you notice: short rooms are enough, spin is measured rather than computed, and the values hold indoors as well as outdoors. What to watch: for club data some devices want markings on the club, and the venue will tell you whether that is set up.
Uneekor
Four venues in the directory. The units hang under the ceiling and film ball and club from above, which has two advantages: nothing stands in the way beside the hitting area, and left- and right-handers need no rearrangement.
What you notice: images of impact, often in slow motion, and club data without an extra device. What to watch: ceiling units want a decent room height, and the mounting determines how well they measure.
Full Swing
Four venues in the directory, and the system used by the indoor league TGL (The Golf Wire). Full Swing combines radar with cameras to get both: the launch values from the image and the flight data from the radar.
What you notice: robust installations of the kind built for commercial rooms, and a picture designed for large screens. What to watch: the software is usually the maker's own, so its course library applies.
Golfzon
One venue in the directory. Golfzon does not supply a single measuring box but a complete installation of sensors, software, screen and hitting area, with the parts matched to each other. In Asia the model is widespread; in Switzerland it is the exception.
What you notice: an installation that operates like one device, with a world and courses of its own. What to watch: you get what the maker intends, not a free combination of device and third-party software.
Toptracer: the system you meet outdoors
Eleven venues in the directory run Toptracer, five of them as a range system. The cameras hang above the bay and follow every ball in the open air; the screen shows carry, height and deviation, along with games and contests.
Toptracer is therefore not the opposite of a simulator but the other half: a real ball flight with numbers, at the cost of no course on a screen and no shelter from the weather. Which is better for which practice is in Simulator or driving range.
The entry-level devices
Three venues in the directory run SkyTrak, three TruGolf, and two each Flightscope and ProTee. These devices cost a fraction of the commercial systems and measure less: often the ball well and the club not at all, or only partly.
For a bay where rounds are played that is enough. For swing work the club data is missing, and that is exactly where many home setups fail: the device shows how far the ball went, but not why. If you are building at home, the price ranges are in Building a golf simulator yourself.
What you actually notice as a player
| If you want this | Then look for |
|---|---|
| Club data for the swing | a system that captures the club, and a venue that has set it up |
| Reliable spin | a camera system, or a radar with plenty of depth |
| The impact location on the face | cameras, such as a GCQuad or ceiling units |
| Rounds on famous courses | the software, not the measuring device |
| An evening for four | the number of bays and the room, not the brand |
The software is the second decision
Which program runs on the screen depends only partly on the device. GSPro runs on Windows and supports, among others, the Uneekor models, Foresight GC3, GCQuad and GCHawk, Full Swing KIT, FlightScope Mevo+, Garmin R10 and Rapsodo MLM2Pro; TrackMan and SkyTrak are not among them (gsprogolf.com). With TrackMan its own library applies, and with Foresight and Uneekor often the maker's software.
For you that means: if a particular course is to be on the screen, ask about the software and not about the device. Which courses are where is in Playing real courses in a simulator.
Why one system dominates
83 of 126 venues run TrackMan, which is unusually stark for a market this size. Two reasons are obvious. First the provenance: the device is established on tour and in coaching, and professionals who have taught with it fit out their own venue with it.
Second, operations. A commercial bay runs every day, and then service, spare parts and software updates count for more than a data sheet. Where a maker is present with dealers and support, venues appear; where it is not, they stay isolated cases. That also explains why Golfzon, a big name in Asia, appears here exactly once.
What you actually choose a bay by
By the journey, by the number of bays, by the price and by whether somebody is there who explains the numbers. On that list the measuring device comes fifth, because all five systems measure more than most players read.
Which venue runs which system is on the technology pages, for instance TrackMan, Foresight, Uneekor and Full Swing. And how accurate the devices are at all is in How accurate is a golf simulator.
And a closing note: every system on this list measures more than an amateur evaluates in a season. The question is never which is best, but which numbers you actually read and who explains them to you.
Frequently asked questions
Which simulator system is most common in Switzerland?
TrackMan, at 83 of 126 published venues. Then come Foresight Sports with 7, Toptracer with 11 (five of them as a range system), Uneekor and Full Swing with 4 each, and TruGolf and SkyTrak with 3 each. Golfzon appears once in the directory.
What is the difference between TrackMan and Foresight?
The design. TrackMan is at heart a radar that follows the ball in flight and derives spin indoors; the iO is a ceiling unit. Foresight uses cameras beside the ball, measures spin directly from the dimple pattern and copes with short rooms.
Which system is best for beginners?
That is the wrong question. All five measure more than a beginner reads. What matters more is the journey, the number of bays, the price, and whether somebody is there to explain the numbers. 95 of the 126 venues offer coaching.
Does the choice of courses depend on the device?
Only partly. The courses belong to the software. GSPro runs on Windows and supports Uneekor, Foresight GC3, GCQuad and GCHawk, Full Swing KIT, FlightScope Mevo+, Garmin R10 and Rapsodo MLM2Pro among others; TrackMan and SkyTrak are not included. With TrackMan its own library applies.
Which system shows the impact location on the face?
That needs an image. Camera systems such as the Foresight GCQuad list impact location among the club data, and ceiling units such as Uneekor film ball and club from above. A pure radar does not see it.