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G o l f t e c h n o l o g y
Sonocaddie V300 Bushnell
The Sonocaddie V300 is a
personal, handheld GPS system
PinSeeker
that is easy to use and provides Bushnell claims its PinSeeker 1500
golfers with precise distance Slope Edition is the most widely used
information from any point on a rangefinder in the world by tour pros.
golf course. The Slope Edition is the top
The V300 shows the golfer’s rangefinder in Bushnell’s range of four,
position in real time, with target as it provides a compensated distance
distances being continually measurement depending on the degree
updated as golfers progress, of incline or decline to the pin.
and course information and Bushnell received a significant boost
reference points on the V300 earlier this year when the PGA authorized
can be updated with the touch the use of electronic rangefinders – bar Sergio Garcia with his trusted PinSeeker
of a button. the Slope Edition - in all PGA events.
The ergonomic V300 also records scores and analyses performance, so golfers can SRP: Range starts at £225, rising to Slope Edition at £340
find out instantly how far they have driven the golf ball, when they have struck a
www.proshotsolutions.co.uk
personal best and what their average driving distance is.
Hand in hand with this GPS technology comes golfing truth, so the days of gofers
exaggerating driving distance at the 19th hole are numbered …
SRP: £269.00
HiSpeed Golf at Northwick Park
www.golfsmitheurope.co.uk
Q Link bracelet
Q Link launched its new Bracelet Range earlier
this year, and the company claims it exceeded
its first-quarter sales forecast within just two
weeks on the market.
The bracelets feature the same SRT3
technology used in the Q-Link pendants,
which is designed to strengthen and balance
the body’s energetic system, or biofield. The
theory is that this improves communication
between the body’s trillions of cells to help the
body work with greater efficiency. The results
are that the wearer should find more energy,
focus and less stress. In May this year Northwick Park became the first club in the world to install the new
The bracelets come in three styles for men HiSpeed Golf simulators.
and women: stainless steel; titanium polished and titanium black ceramic. The Middlesex club took on four of the state-of-the-art machines, which combine real
SRP: from £67 golf shots with virtual reality technology. Golfers hit full shots on a driving range, while
www.lowergolfscores.co.uk the monitor analyses the shot and applies it to a virtual golf course on screen.
The HiSpeed Golf simulators are owned and operated by London-based Global Play
Golf Ltd.
TOMI Putting Systems
www.globalplaygolf.com
The TOMI putting systems provide an in-depth analysis of the putting stroke, using a
camera that records the
three dimensional
Dancin’ Dogg Golf Simulator
movement of the putter The Dancin’ Dogg Golf Simulator enables
head from backstroke to golfers to play simulated golf anywhere, as long
follow-through. as they can plug in a TV and have sufficient
The TOMI Home model room for their golf swing.
then analyses alignment, The Dancin’ Dogg uses courses from
stroke path, stroke rotation the EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour
and clubhead speed, with game, including St Andrews and Pebble
the professional model also Beach, and 16 optical sensors monitor the
gauging stroke tempo, club through impact – using either real or
impact spot and shaft angle foam balls. The game also offers golfers
at impact. swing analysis.
SRP: £249.99 (Home); £821.33 (Pro) SRP: £299
www.proshotsolutions.co.uk www.jsint.com
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