Saratoga Springs, New York

Short season. Long diary.

Ellis Rowe Performance Center runs two indoor launch monitor bays on Broadway, seven days a week. Fittings, speed work and short-game sessions that make the April opener count.

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Launch monitor bays: 2
Speed sessions recorded: 1,900+
Open since: 2003
Open days: 7

Programs

Each program has its own page, and each ends with numbers you can compare next season.

Driver speed sessionHead, shaft and length tuned for club speed and launch. Includes a short speed-training block with the coach.
Iron gappingEvery iron mapped by carry distance, with clubs adjusted until the steps are even.
Wedge ladderFour wedges, one distance for each, built on a repeatable ladder of swing lengths.
Putting bayA recorded putting stroke on a true-roll mat, with length and lie dialed to your setup.

Session flow

Sixty to ninety minutes. One coach in the bay the whole time.

Step 1

Warm up

Ten minutes of swings with your own clubs while the monitor calibrates.

Step 2

Baseline

A block of recorded shots. This is the score you beat.

Step 3

Test

Heads, shafts and lengths swapped one at a time, with a block of shots after every change.

Step 4

Debrief

Numbers on screen, a printed sheet in your hand, a plan for the first round.

From the bays

Built by a player who wanted more reps

Ellis Rowe played college golf upstate and spent eleven years as an assistant pro at an Adirondack club that closed from November to April. The winters were the problem. Members hit nothing for five months and came back in May with stiff backs and bent grips.

In 2003 Ellis rented the second floor above a Broadway storefront, hung nets from the ceiling, and put in one launch monitor. The center has grown to two bays and a service bench, but the idea is the same: fit the clubs in the cold so that the first round in spring is not a surprise.

Field notes

Short posts from the bays and the bench.

September 28, 2026

Launch angle vs ball speed

Which one to chase first, and why.

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September 8, 2026

A winter bay routine

Forty minutes, once a week, from November to March.

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July 26, 2026

Shaft weight and tempo

A few grams can change how fast you swing.

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Who comes up the stairs

Mostly locals, with some visitors who book a bay on a rainy August day.

Saratoga Springs

Broadway, Union Avenue and the east side

Wilton and Gansevoort

North of town, easy off the Northway

Clifton Park and Malta

South county players on a lunch break

Glens Falls and Queensbury

Weeknight regulars from the north

The bay is open

Pick a day. We will confirm a time slot by email.

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