Connectivity issues
I recently made a discovery for myself that may or may not apply to other folks with connection issues.
I was having trouble playing courses in my backyard; freezing up, dropping shots, shutting down, etc. it wasn’t until I realized it happened most around high WiFi usage times of the day.
What I did then was run a WiFi speed test in my house and at the area where I was hitting. My speed at my setup was 34mbps… which is a ridiculously low rate. Consider the fact that what we are doing when using the internet to access rapsodo courses is online gaming, my internet speed would always disappoint my goal.
I’m not an internet gamer, but I realized that I am now and it looks like golf. No one seems to talk about this fact, but like it or not we are online gamers. I searched what us recommended for online gaming WiFi speed and found 300-500mbps. I have an older router that was providing 200mbps. When I reviewed my internet plan, I’ve been paying for 1100mbps… perfect!
I then went down a rabbit hole to find what provides fast speeds over a larger area and got into the world of mesh routers. Ordered a 3 node setup, hooked it up to my old modem/router, spaced out the nodes and speed tested again at my practice space: now 500mbps.
I ended up playing 3 rounds of 18 that evening due to the pure joy of having undisrupted sessions. Connecting through WiFi was fast, holes loaded fast, courses loaded fast, it played like a direct connection.
I hope this can help someone.