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Golf Simulators PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT TG GOLFINVESTIGATES SIMULATORS A clever gimmick or a brilliant tool for improving your game? WO R D S DAVID CONNOR PICTURES HOWARD BOYLAN here won’t be many golfers as accurate as the real thing. that have yet to try a golf “There is no doubt things have moved simulator in some form. on dramatically in the years since we T They’ve been around for opened Urban Golf,” says Day. about a decade and “Early systems used sensors in the floor regularly spring up at events such as The to calculate clubhead speed and face angle Open Championship, golf shows and and then calculate the ball flight from other venues where golfers congregate there while other systems had two laser in large numbers. ‘walls’ the ball had to pass through before They’ve also spawned an increasing hitting the screen in order to predict its number of golf bars in cities across the flight. “Both worked reasonably well country where you can enjoy a couple of but they weren’t perfect and golfers, pints and a burger – or even a chicken particularly better players, found they madras if it takes your fancy – during weren’t able to shape the ball left and your ‘round’. But just how good are right like they would do on the course. To modern simulators and are they a viable draw the ball you obviously had to start it alternative to the real thing or just right of target but rather than drawing another golfing gimmick? back towards the target the system would TG took a closer look at the technology predict a ball flight that went straight involved as well as paying a visit to uber- right or even a fade further to the right. cool golf bar Urban Golf in London. But “The new 3Trak system we have is it’s worth pointing out that we’re not much more sophisticated because as well talking about golf games for your home as cameras tracking the initial flight of games consoles. These are bona fide golf the ball it can also track the clubhead as it simulators where a full set of clubs and moves through the hitting zone for even the hitting of proper golf balls is required greater feedback. – not a Nintendo Wii controller. “There honestly isn’t a shot that I can One of the most lauded systems on the hit on the course that I cannot replicate market is aboutGolf’s brand new 3Trak indoors on the system, and I have spent machine, which is used not only by Urban quite a while trying.” Golf in their three London venues but by Another criticism of early simulators World No.1 Luke Donald in his own was the lack of realism when it came to home in Chicago. The system uses a series chipping and putting because the systems ‘THERE HONESTLY ISN’T A SHOT THAT I of cameras to track the initial launch of couldn’t cope with the finesse involved in the ball and spin rate and it can also these shots. Day, a PGA pro and CAN HIT ON THE COURSE THAT I CANNOT capture relevant clubhead data such as instructor, believes the latest system has REPLICATE INDOORS ON THE SYSTEM, AND speed, face angle and angle of attack. taken big strides in resolving these issues, I HAVE SPENT QUITE A WHILE TRYING’ The result, according to Urban Golf which were the major gripes of many founder James Day, is a simulator that is golfers using simulators. >> TODAYSGOLFER.CO.UK R INSTRUCTION SPECIAL PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT The Urban Golf club-buidling CASE STUDY ‘machine’ . THE GOLF NUT What do you do if you love to put a simulator in’. practice, I only do five golf but the time pressures “I played a few rounds at hours a day’ so if that is of work stop you playing the Urban Golf in town but I what it is taking the pros to game as oen as you like? couldn’t aord the full improve then what chance at’s right, install a golf system they use. e do we have if we are not simulator in your oce system I have cost hitting balls regularly? at’s exactly what Miles £22,000 and it is sturdy, “I’ve got about 25 Urban Golf’s workshop offers Bossom did last year aer purpose-built with a big courses on the system a full club-building service. growing frustrated at his 11-foot screen. including Carnoustie, St lack of playing and Andrews, Pebble practice time on Beach, e Belfry, the golf course. ‘IT MEANS I HIT A Wentworth and Celtic Now the simulator, BALL EVERY DAY, Manor so it’s good. powered by “e greatest Foresight Sports’ WHICH WILL MAKE A thing about this GC2 flight monitor, HUGE DIFFERENCE’ simulator is that I means a day rarely can stand there goes by without him hitting “I’m really hoping this hitting a 7-iron or a wedge, a golf ball. year it will help me take a and I can hit 100 if I like, Bossom, who runs his good few shots o my and it will average out and own publishing company, handicap. If I’m in the oce tell me exactly how far I’m said: “Obviously last winter I’ll probably hit a ball every realistically hitting it. You was awful in terms of day, which is going to make can then take that getting out and playing. I a huge dierence. It’s a knowledge onto the think I played one round fantastic bit of kit. course and all of a sudden because of bad weather “I think it was Laura you are not landing in the Have clubs built Park Golf Park Golf can and test them Academy has a offer year-round and I just thought ‘I’m going Davies who said ‘I hate bunkers or water.” on Urban Golf’s fully enclosed coaching with the simulator. practice area. indoor facilities. The £22,000 simulator Miles Bossom has in his office. “The good thing about the 3Trak shot goes but by plugging it into a laptop system is that if you hit a two-foot putt on ‘I’M FULLY BOOKED THROUGH THE WINTER the unit allows players to virtually play a the mat then the putt will only go two THANKS TO THE INDOOR FACILITIES I HAVE’ course from their own range bay. feet. You don’t have to putt the ball all the Luther Blacklock, PGA Master way to the screen for it to register as with practice with a real purpose. We also have to allow them to teach throughout the Professional and head pro at Woburn GC, previous systems and in terms of chipping weekly medals and lots of competitions so year no matter the weather. Martin Park uses the GC2 in many of his lessons and you can do anything from bump and runs it is a real club atmosphere.” set up Park Golf Academy after moving says: “It’s truly portable – so tuition is not to flop shots if you have the skill. But while venues such as Urban Golf to Denmark from the UK, so knows a affected by adverse weather conditions. “Most people usually still play gimme are obviously proving popular with thing or two about inclement weather, The practice ground setting is even better putts from about six feet just to speed consumers, simulators are also striking a and he maintains a year-round coaching than hitting shots on the range in things up but if you want to hole out chord with teaching pros and changing schedule thanks to his two simulators. teaching terms, as the vapour trail left on every time then you can do so, and that the service they offer their students. “I’m fully booked throughout the the screen as you practise, is a video of the wasn’t really an option before. Indeed Urban Golf has a team of pros winter thanks to the indoor facilities I last shot – which is even more beneficial “We get different types of golfer working out of the venues giving lessons have,” says Park. “I could have a 10-week than a video of the last swing. coming in, from people just looking to and doing clubfitting sessions using the course for students completely indoors “It’s made a massive difference to the have a bit of fun to really serious golfers simulators as well as having access to covering all facets of the game and then pupil analysis I can offer as a golf coach.” intent on practising. I really like to take other technologies such as balance plates when the weather is good they can take two or three irons and play a course and shaft-loading sensors – all of which what I’ve been teaching them and transfer TG VERDICT: It had been a few years because it means you have to hit lots of help to give more feedback than the that outdoors because the simulators are since we’d tried an indoor golf simulator different types of shots and it is essentially naked eye. Other prosros are using simulators gettingetting better and better all the time. but, at Urban Golf in particular, we were “I find using technology helps with hugely impressed. Like many golfers we coachicoaching because if I have a camera, had been put off by the shoddy chipping THE TOUR PRO’S VIEW TrackmTrackman or simulator it removes any and putting before but, while they are eleelement of doubt.
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