RadarGolf to release a BPS (Ball Positioning System) that will help you find lost golf balls this fall.
The Technology
If James Bond were a golfer he would certainly own a RadarGolf BPS System. This is a system where you have a golf ball with an embedded chip which reflects a specific radio frequency which is transmitted by a small hand held device you keep in your bag or golf cart. The handheld gives you a audio and visual signal levels indicating your proximity to your ball. You find your ball, save yourself strokes, speed up play and lower your frustration.
The range of the system is anywhere from 30 to 100 feet depending on terrain. On flat ground the range is about 40-50 feet. The system actually works better on uphill or downhill slopes with a range of roughly 50-100 feet.
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Now is a great time to be a golf fan. It seems like every week some great historical event in golf takes place. We have the joy of watching the “Big 5” competing (even though none of them won this week).
All due respect to Mickelson (26 wins), Vijay (27 wins), Goosen (5 wins), Els (15 wins) and Woods (43 wins). Annika has 60 wins as of her 10 shot victory today at the Chick-Fil-A Championship. Annika has more wins than Phil, Vijay and Goosen combined. She has more wins than Woods & Els combined. I could do all the combinations but I think you get the point.
How about another stat for you. Annika’s 10 stroke victory today is twice the number of strokes than Tiger’s margin of victory for all three of his 2005 wins. We have not seen a dominance of the score board like that this year on the PGA Tour.
How about winning 5 in a row, and 6 out her 7 last starts? I’ll take a bet with anyone right now that NO PGA Tour player will win 5 in a row in the next 10 years.
The only thing counting against Annika is that she’s on the LPGA Tour. For that reason, some will discount her accomplishments.
The PGA Tour’s slogan is “These Guys Are Great.” At the close of the Byron Nelson their slogan should now be “Who Are These Guys?”
Ted Purdy hit every green in regulation on Sunday to record his first PGA Tour win. That is amazing, especially considering how thick the rough was at the Byron Nelson.
Sean O’Hair put himself on the map this weekend. He’s a young 22 year old who has been a pro since he was 17! His story is actually quite brutal. His father signed him to a contract and ran his life like a military school to train him for the PGA Tour. The kid has tons of talent and will win his share of tournaments, but will he enjoy it?
Vijay Singh recorded a hole in one on his way to a 3rd place finish. Who is #1 now?
Instamarv must be depressed tonight.
Today marks the day Tiger missed a cut after making 142 straight weekend appearances. I guess he’ll be spear fishing with his blonde model wife in his $20,000,000 yacht two days earlier this week. Rough times.
I bet Tiger won’t break this new record he has set. In fact, I bet he misses some more cuts this year.
It is pretty ironic that Tiger missed the cut at the Byron Nelson isn’t it? After all Byron Nelson is the one who held the previous record of straight cuts at 113. It is pretty safe to say Tiger (or any other pro golfer for that matter) will not even sniff a chance at winning 11 tournaments in a row. (Another Byron Nelson record).
At least now the golf media won’t be going crazy about how Tiger has made X number of cuts in a row. Though it is an impressive record, WINS are what it is all about. And before you comment, YES I know Tiger has a lot of wins too 🙂
The Sand Trap is one of the best golf sites around. There are a ton of great articles and reviews. Plus they have a forum as well.
There’s a great review on the new MacGregor V-FOIL M675 Irons written by yours truly over at The Sand Trap. Go check it out. 😉
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