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10.13.08

Golf Channel Goes High-Tech

By Gregory Mone Posted 12.27.2007 at 12:54 pm 0 Comments

Tennis has the Hawkeye system, hockey tried out that weird streaking puck display, and now golf is going high-tech, too. The Golf Channel is going to start using the TrackMan Tour System, a radar technology that measures golfer's swings and the flight of the ball, for certain tour events.

Trackman records the golfer's swing motion in 3D space, then tracks the launch, flight and spin of the ball with unprecedented precision. The USGA used it this past summer to track and analyze pros's swings, and now Golf Channel viewers will be able to see virtual replays of certain shots.

The first showing will be at the Mercedes-Benz Championship on December 3rd.—Gregory Mone

Via Yahoo News

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