Medicus Power Meter Review

Just ordered the Medicus Power Meter a couple of days ago and looking forwarding to testing this product on a number of my clubs, including my 20 year old driver, a cheapy 460cc driver that was purchased 3 years ago from a big box store, and a Taylormade Burner Superfast driver just purchased a few months ago. Test to come within the week.

Update: 2/13/12

My hope was that by now I would have some sort of video up and running which would show me demonstrating how to use the Medicus Power Meter by now. I’ve had the product for about a week now but the weather has not been cooperating in regards to me shooting a video outside. However, I did have a chance to use the Medicus Power Meter and can report my results, including some do’s and dont’s.

When you first open the package, you will note that there are two included batteries. Woohoo. I can’t stand it when you buy something and then have to go head off to the store to find the right batteries. I had to find one of the eyeglass screw removers around my house to remove the 2 screws on the back of the Medicus Power Meter. Hopefully you will have a screwdriver which can remove small Phillips screws. One minute later and the batteries were installed and the screws were back in place.

I followed the directions and held down both buttons until the unit turned on. It immediately wanted me to enter my height. Now I am a very small guy and thought I might run into a problem here because I am only 5’0″ tall. Luckily the Medicus Power Meter let me enter 60 (for inches) and I was good to go. Once the height was set, the unit toggled over to let me enter the club length.

Now there is a handy chart included with the Medicus Power Meter which shows the standard length of various clubs. I knew that I wanted to go full out and use my driver and that this older 20 year old driver was 45″. I then attached the product with the word “grip” just under the grip and the word “club” on the opposite end.

Medicus Power Meter Review Video

My initial thought was that hey, I just purchased a new driver all of a few months ago in part because the weight was so much less than this 20 year old driver. I wonder if the additional weight of this power meter is going to slow down my swing? Having said that, I think I’m making a big deal of nothing because this golf gadget can’t weigh more than a couple of ounces.

I headed outside in the 22 degree (fahrenheit) weather and started swinging away as
I was warming up. I noted that I was swinging initially at 70.9 miles per hour and this increased to 76.2 mph and eventually 80.6 mph with my old driver. I ran back inside because I was freezing and I wanted to change over to a cheapy 460cc driver ($30 at a big box store) that I purchased about 2 years ago. This driver was slightly larger than my old driver so I needed to change the club length adjustment on the Medicus Power Meter to 46 inches. It took me all of 10 seconds to make this adjustment and maybe 30 seconds to remove the device from one club to another.

Another step outside and a couple of swings had me matching the 80.6 that I put up with my old driver. I hit 82.0 mph and then decided that I’d put a little oomph into my swing. Hmmm. That is funny. My mph actually went down. A few more swings that were about the same yielded the same results. When it finally hit me that I needed to work on my tempo rather than swinging my arms faster, I jumped up to 86 mph.

One final jaunt inside for my new Taylormade Burner Superfast driver which I purchased just a few months ago. I wasn’t really sure whether I should change the length on the Medicus Power Meter to 47″ for this driver as it was slightly longer than my last driver that I swung but I believe the length is 46.5 inches, instead of 47 inches, so for the purpose of this Medicus Power Meter Review, I decided to keep the length of the driver at 46 inches. After changing the device over to the new driver, some hot milk, and a few minutes of warming up, I headed outside again. I truly wish I could have captured all this on video because with the ice and snow on the ground, it must have been a site to see behold as I was swinging away as if I was practicing my golf game in the dead of winter.

Medicus Power Meter Review Final Thoughts

Make sure that you read the directions and use the Medicus Power Meter as it is meant to be used. By that, I found out after the fact that I should have actually been hitting golf balls right from the start. The Medicus Power Meter is setup so that it should give its club head
speed number when the ball is struck. There are some other club head speed monitors on the market which will give you club head speed but they are not setup for the exact moment when there is impact with the ball. So, with these other radar or power meters,
they may show a club head speed number which does not reflect the moment of impact. Meaning it may show a maximum mile per hour number that came from moments before or after what would have been the impact with the ball. In other words, not the number that you need to know to more accurately know your swing speed. Having said that, it is one of the reasons why I think that the Medicus Power Meter is more accurate than some of the  other units out on the market.

If I had any negatives to say about this device it would be that you have to adjust the club length as you change clubs. When I was hitting inside the dome and did not bring the directions with me to change the club length, when I switched to hitting a 5 iron I couldn’t remember the length of that club. Plus my old clubs were chopped about an inch because of my height.

The other thing is that I let my brother use the device and we had to remember (after the fact) to adjust the height on the Medicus Power Meter to reflect that he is 7 inches taller than I am. All I’m getting at is that I wish (yeah I’m asking for the world) that these inputs were not manual.

I was jazzed that the Medicus Power Meter came with batteries. One less thing to worry about. Setup was easier than I had imagined. You literally could have this out of the box, batteries installed, height and length input, attached to your club and testing out your club head speed in a matter of 15 minutes or so. Remember that this is setup to hit a ball.
Accuracy seemed to be right on the mark. The last time I tested was in a golf simulator and tested the driver that I purchased, I reached a maximum of 93 mph. After not touching a golf club for a little while this winter and reminding myself that tempo and having your body in sync outweighs trying to muscle the ball by swinging your arms too fast, I had a consistent club head speed of between 92 and just over 93 mph using the Medicus Power Meter. To me, the results speak for themselves.

At under $80 over at Amazon, I am very happy that I purchased this product and minus my couple of negatives posted above, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Medicus Power Meter to any golfer who is serious about improving his or her game. I hope you enjoyed my Medicus Power Meter Review and if you would like any other products reviewed, just give me a hollar.