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Where were you on November 21st? The golf Twitter universe was set ablaze that morning following a single tweet from Tiger Woods. Two words—“Making progress”—accompanied a 3-second video (spoiler alert: it went viral) of him swinging a golf club for the first time since his near-fatal car accident in February. In the foreground of the video was a silver-backed launch monitor labeled “FULL SWING.”
It turns out Full Swing Golf, one of the pre-eminent makers of high-tech golf simulators, has been collaborating with Woods for four years on the development of a portable launch monitor. His tweet was a lovely coming out party for the nascent device. At $3,999, the Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor (available at https://www.fullswinggolf.com/kit-launch-monitor/) isn’t excessively-priced as these gadgets go, and it’s loaded with breakthrough technologies to enhance practice sessions, whether you’re Tiger Woods or an average Joe.
Like other monitors, the KIT records multiple data points (16 in all) during each swing. It captures ball speed, clubface angle at impact, shot apex, spin rate, total distance, and more. Here’s the big difference, though. Many devices use algorithms to calculate shot data, such as launch angle and carry distance. But this one has a built-in micro-Doppler radar used in unmanned drones and self-driving cars. Which means the KIT measures the ball during the entire shot, from impact to when it comes to rest down range.
It’s not by chance. In 2017, the original brainstorming sessions took place between Woods and Full Swing Golf officials. Woods, incidentally, began using the company’s indoor simulators in 2015, which is the same year he signed on as an investor and part-owner. “Anything golf tech, we have the exclusive agreement with Tiger,” says Ryan Dotters, CEO, Full Swing Golf.
How involved was Tiger in the development of this product? Very. “Early on, I got the look and feel of the first [launch monitor] production…
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Source : yahoo
