Michigan Golf Journal January 2018

T he same high-tech training technology that virtually every professional golfer uses in practice at home and on the range at PGA and LPGA tour stops is now available to amateur golfers – but at no cost – and only at Carl’s Golfland. Carl’s Golfland in Bloomfield Hills became the first location in North America to offer TrackMan Range, a system that provides golfers with instant feedback on eight performance numbers, allowing them to review and compare their shots in real time with a free iPhone app. “I’m pretty impressed. It’s pretty simple to use,” said Leigh Dushane, age 67, who has been playing golf since he was a teenager. “I downloaded the app while I was standing here and five minutes later I’m hitting balls. “My goal is to get a more accurate idea of how far I hit each club. I think this will help me learn to practice with a little bit more focus, a little bit better understanding of what the impact of a certain move has on the golf ball. Not just the distance but where the golf ball is going.” TrackMan, which most people recognize as the little orange box sitting behind pros when they practice or test clubs, is the global technology often utilized for detailed club fittings. TrackMan Range uses fiv e radar to precisely record eight performance numbers, including ball speed, launch angle, direction, height, carry through the air, total yards on run out and exact distance from hitting the pin – all to FIRST TRACKMAN RANGE IN NORTH AMERICA OPEN AT CARL’S GOLFLAND ____________________BY TOM LANG____________________ Golf Technology