Hosel Rocket feeds the same Nova shots into GSPro and PurePlay at once

Hosel Rocket Golf put GSPro and PurePlay on the same shots at the same time. The channel's Nov. 4 video uses an Open Launch NOVA launch monitor to send identical shot data into GSPro Beta and PurePlay Closed Beta together, then watches how each physics engine answers.

That method matters. This is not two separate sessions and not an attempt to recreate the same swing. Both programs get the same launch data, which is the cleanest way a garage tester can compare carry, total distance, flight, landing, bounce, rollout, chips, pitches, putts and the side-by-side look of the graphics. The uploader says the biggest question is the relationship between carry and total distance on matching inputs.

What the video does and does not claim

Hosel Rocket is clear that both titles are running beta software. Results are a snapshot of current development builds, not a final physics grade. The description walks club by club from driver through putter and asks which engine looks more realistic. It does not publish a single winner line in the public description, and YouTube rate-limited the transcript pull from this IP, so any specific yardage gaps belong to the embedded video rather than to numbers inventing themselves here.

PurePlay's early access window is the other half of the timing. TPL's morning roundup already noted PurePlay opening, and earlier pieces covered creator flyovers and Lagowski's Kidnappers test. This video is the first like in the queue that puts the same NOVA packet into both engines at once.

What a sim golfer can do

If you are choosing between staying on GSPro and adding PurePlay, watch the carry-versus-roll sections and the short-game clips before you trust a screenshot. If you already own a NOVA, the method itself is reproducible: one launch monitor, two clients, same packet. Hosel Rocket's affiliate link for NOVA is in the description with code HRG; treat that as a creator offer, not a TPL endorsement.