Recently, Intel has introduced Bat sensor into Cricket for different analyses of the batsman's performance. Now, it time for the technology to move on to the another sport - Golf. Precision putters and state-of-art custom irons are the two major aspects the Golf players wish technology to contribute. With the advancements in wearable technologies for sports, especially for Golf, the acquisition of data analytics has reached to a whole new level. The players may be either professional golfers or simply recreation players, the wearable technology for Golf can provide a better understanding towards the game and the analytics.
The Limits of Equipment:
The companies holding Golf teams usually introduce new club heads and shafts that are lighter, stronger and more aerodynamic than the previous ones. These clubs help the players to play a perfect game with the enhancements - designed with bigger "sweet sports". Technically speaking, the conventional usage of clubs do not give fruitful result to the game.
Big Data on the Driving Range:
The advanced command center helps the players to gather and analyse the real-time performance of a player over a tour, for every individual swing. At the end of the course, the player can view different parameters of their play - stroke distance, stroke trajectory etc.
The best resource a Golf professional can opt for is a caddy. A caddy can advise and motivate a player based upon the previous experiences with other caddies.
New products like Garmin Approach can, literally, replace a caddy. Garmin Approach is a smart watch that uses GPS to track the ball with respect to the hole. It also consists of more than 40,000 courses for different maps.
The Garmin Approach 6S is available at a price of $350 USD. The high end Garmin Approach smart watches come with enhanced analytics that help the player to shape up the game paly. There are other smart watches available like Swingbyte that is more into real-time analytics of the play, including the angle of swing and analysing what's wrong with the angle with respect to the play.
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| Wearable technology in Golf for real-time swing analytics |
The companies holding Golf teams usually introduce new club heads and shafts that are lighter, stronger and more aerodynamic than the previous ones. These clubs help the players to play a perfect game with the enhancements - designed with bigger "sweet sports". Technically speaking, the conventional usage of clubs do not give fruitful result to the game.
The best drivers I’ve ever used have come out in the last six months. There are just so many more options than ever before. - Brian LoGrasso, the manager of the Edwin Watts Golf Superstore.On the other hand, the Golf balls have also new methods of construction - multi-layered construction that helps the ball to fly high and straight. All of these enhancements help the professionals experience a better game.
Big Data on the Driving Range:
The advanced command center helps the players to gather and analyse the real-time performance of a player over a tour, for every individual swing. At the end of the course, the player can view different parameters of their play - stroke distance, stroke trajectory etc.
The data doesn’t lie. It shows a golfer’s tendencies in different situations. Our data shows that 94 percent of golfers under-club. Most golfers hit the club they chose well, but still come up short. That’s because they had the wrong club selection. - John McGuire, CEO of Game Golf.A Digital Caddy and Coach:
The best resource a Golf professional can opt for is a caddy. A caddy can advise and motivate a player based upon the previous experiences with other caddies.
New products like Garmin Approach can, literally, replace a caddy. Garmin Approach is a smart watch that uses GPS to track the ball with respect to the hole. It also consists of more than 40,000 courses for different maps.
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| Garmin Approach 6S smart watch |
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