At a recent European Tour event, German company Viewlicity GmbH, based in Hamburg, showcased the outdoor version of its augmented reality product, PuttView, to professional golfers and coaches. PuttView, which as the name suggests, focuses on putting practice, enables players to visualise the ideal ball path and see relevant practice information, with the ultimate goal […]
Arccos Driver — a program that deduces the precise location of one’s golf drive at more than 40,000 courses — has announced two new features: Driver Tuning, which recommends weight and loft adjustments based on conditions and courses, and Long Drive Leaderboards, which allows golfers to compare driving distances with one another across multiple holes, courses […]
Arccos Caddie — golf’s first artificial intelligence-based platform — has implemented a number of new features, including a “Plays Like” feature that precisely calculates real-time yardages factoring in the wind speed, wind direction and elevation before a user’s shot. This program adds to the already available functionalities of the Arccos Caddie system, which is powered […]
Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala has been using wearables and apps, such as Game Golf and Zepp Golf, to improve his swing. The 2015 NBA Finals MVP and golf fanatic says devices like these that track athlete performance represent the future of the sports industry. Iguodala is no stranger to player-tracking technology. The Warriors […]
A week before the start of the PGA Championship, there was a drone flyover, and it was streamed live on Facebook so fans could see the front nine holes at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. The drone took off two days earlier than expected, but once raindrops could be seen on the camera, the […]