GSPro Physics 2.1 Tested: Soft Parkland, Firm Sawgrass and Traditional Links
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GSPro Physics 2.1 introduces three distinct course profiles—Soft Parkland (receptive target-golf greens), Firm Sawgrass (middle-ground with firm bounces), and Traditional Links (hard, fast seaside play)—each with separate soft/medium/firm settings for fairways and greens. The biggest change is reduced ground friction, allowing balls to roll farther on fairways, fringes, and slopes. Jay Lasco and PGA Pro Darren Husse tested drives at Tobacco Road, iron and wedge approaches, and short-game shots at Scottsdale to evaluate the new physics. The update is currently in Public Beta and requires a launch monitor connected to GSPro ($250/year subscription).
Excerpt from Golf Simulator Videos
GSPro Physics 2.1 gives every course one of three profiles, Soft Parkland, Firm Sawgrass or Traditional Links, each with soft, medium and firm settings for the fairways and the greens. Jay Lasco, host of Golf Simulator Videos, tested it in October 2026 with PGA Professional Darren Husse of Husse Golf: drives at Tobacco Road, 8 iron and wedge approaches on soft and firm greens, and chips, flops and bump and runs at Scottsdale. The biggest change they saw is less ground friction: the ball keeps rolling on the fairway, on the fringe and down slopes, where the old physics stopped it short. Physics 2.1 is in GSPro's Public Beta for now. The video is at the top of this page, and what they found is below.
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Plan your simulator in 3D GSPro guide
3Course profiles: Soft Parkland, Firm Sawgrass, Traditional Links
Soft to firmSet on their own for the fairways and the greens
273 / 314 ydDriver carry and total at 155 mph ball speed, Firm Sawgrass on firm
Public BetaWhere Physics 2.1 is today
On this page: the three profiles, less ground friction, driver rollout, 8 iron approaches, wedges and spin back, chips, flops and bump and runs, one wedge on all three profiles, which profile to use, how to try it, what you need, free consultation and questions.
What is new in GSPro Physics 2.1: three course profiles
A profile sets how the whole course plays: how the ball lands, bounces, checks and releases. Inside each one, the fairways and the greens can each be set to soft, medium or firm, so the profile is the style of course and the settings are the conditions on the day.
ProfileGrass in GSPro's notesHow it plays
Soft ParklandCreeping bentgrassTarget golf, the most receptive greens. Steep, fast approaches pop up and stop, and high-spin shots can still roll back a little. Firm SawgrassBermudagrassThe middle of the road: firmer and bouncier, with spin that still bites but less spin back than bentgrass. Fairways play firm even on soft. Traditional LinksFine fescue, sand basedHard, fast seaside golf: quick forward bounces, long rollout and a ground game. The fairway stimp is 9.5.
GSPro also lists a new high-spin axis tilt effect: a high-spin ball that lands on a green's contours has its spin axis tilted by the slope. GSPro calls Physics 2.1 a ground-up rework with no exact match to the old physics. The closest to the old feel is Traditional…
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