Launch Monitor Phone App
If money isn't an issue, the FlightScope Xi Tour is the closest thing to having one of the big boys. Because not only does this unit do what the Swing Caddie does, but it measures so much more like spin rate, side spin, launch angle, attack angle, face to target, face to path, swing plane (both vertical and horizontally) as well as a provide a club acceleration profile.
The BFIT app, which is free from the App Store, does require a playing partner to record the video, but it also includes a component that allows users to share their swings, data and results through social media.
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Beyond that, it's all about what bells and whistles you want (and are willing to pay for). Some measure things like barometric pressure and other weather variables, which is great if you're trying to determine what time of day is best for your game. Others can communicate with your smartphone, allowing you to analyze your data at any time, like in a boring meeting or during one of your kid's dance recitals.
Texas-based Escalante hopes to keep the LPGA's Kingsmill Championship at the resort, which is also a 2,900-acre community of townhouses and single homes. The tournament's presenting sponsor, JTBC, is in the final year of its contract and talks regarding an extension will start later this month, according to the Morning Read.
The FlightScope Xi Tour is fairly easy to use and it interfaces with an iPad or other device. Because it's more sophisticated, it can provide more data as well as a variety of graphs that can tell you more about your game and even help with club-fitting. You can see a virtual representation of your swing and you can play FlightScope Skills challenges. As the name would imply, it's popular with professional golfers.
Kingsmill, the iconic Virginia resort that hosted a PGA Tour event for 20 years and is now home to an LPGA tournament, has been sold to Escalante Golf. The purchase price is $30.7 million, according to the Virginia Gazette, and includes the Pete Dye-designed River Course along with two other golf courses in Williamsburg.
And here are some of the cool features: It has a barometric pressure sensor to adjust for more accurate readings. You can adjust it for different lofts of clubs for more accuracy. And it will store all your statics.
“We’ve tried to make this more user friendly, more accessible to get more golfers past the barrier of a ball fitting,” said Bridgestone’s Adam Rehberg. “Even as much as we’ve been out there, a ball fitting is still a pretty exclusive process. Now, you’ll be able to do it anywhere. We hope this opens the floodgates to where more people understand launch conditions and how a particular ball can improve their game.”