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Golf Channel Brings Virtual Green’s Automated, Adjustable Putting Surface To Studio Shows

Virtual Green announced Monday it had partnered with Golf Channel to bring its indoor golf technology into studio shows beginning this month. Golf Channel’s on-air talent and instructors will use Virtual Green’s adjustable, automated putting surfaces as part of the network’s programming. The new putting green in Golf Channel’s main studio can create multiple breaks on […]

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How Drones Are Invading the Game of Golf

The seventh hole at Pebble Beach (Golf Digest) Technology is advancing in such a way that drones are becoming useful for more than just military spy missions. It seems the possible uses are endless — from pizza and package deliveries to monitoring the Earth’s ecosystems – unless the FAA continues to intervene with regulations. Despite these restrictions, there’s no doubt that drones can serve a variety of purposes, including improving the game of golf. The most obvious benefit to golfers is that drones can be used to photograph a round of golf from the sky, capturing an aerial view of the golfer’s swing and tracking the ball’s flight. When combined with analytics software and advanced HD cameras, this alone has...

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Top 10 Sports Apps You Probably Haven’t Checked Out Yet, But Definitely Should

  App: Sporting Club Uphoria Developer: Sporting Innovations One of the first apps from Sporting Innovations, SportingClub Uphoria was designed to give fans unique and meaningful digital interactions once they enter the stadium. For now, it is unique to Sporting Park in Kansas City, but the application’s technology can be applied in the future to other stadiums. Inside the app, fans have the ability to:

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