The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship, once again selected the TrackManâ?¢ technology owned by Danish company ISG A/S to measure and analyze ball flight and club movement data during The Open Championship 2007 held at Carnoustie Golf Links between July 16 and July 22. During every practice and competition round, ISG’s TrackManâ?¢ Tour System collected player shot data on two holes. The data, some of which was also broadcast live to television viewers around the world, included among others the following:
â?¢ Club head speed
â?¢ Club head angle of attack
â?¢ Club head path
â?¢ Ball launch speed
â?¢ Ball launch direction (both vertical and horizontal)
â?¢ Ball launch spin
â?¢ Carry distance and dispersion
â?¢ Full trajectory information
Klaus Eldrup Jorgensen, President of ISG A/S, stated: "It is satisfying for us at ISG to continue furthering our relationship with The R&A through serving them as a TrackManâ?¢ customer and having been chosen by them for the second consecutive year to measure and analyze ball flight and club movement data during The Open Championship. At ISG, we have made it our mission to develop the worlds most useful and accurate measurement and analysis technologies to be used during the worlds top sporting events. TrackManâ?¢’s selection by The R&A for utilization during golf’s oldest and most important event, The Open Championship, provides the ISG team a feeling of great achievement."
Dr. Steve Otto of The R&A remarked, "TrackManâ?¢ has proven itself over several accuracy assessments and test events, including last year’s Open Championship. We use TrackMan technology as part of our ongoing extensive research and testing. We are highly confident in the system and look forward to reviewing the TrackManâ?¢ data following The Open Championship so that we may better understand how today’s players approach our golf courses and play the game. In particular, the use of the system on the 6th hole down Hogan’s Alley will lead to some interesting data."
Headquartered in Vedbaek, Denmark, ISG A/S is the developer and owner of the TrackManâ?¢ system. Based on Doppler radar technology, TrackManâ?¢ measures exact 3-dimensional club movement and provides highly-accurate data on the ball launch, ball flight, and ball landing coordinates of any golf shot. In addition, TrackManâ?¢ measures actual spin rate of the ball without marking it and features outstanding portability, reliability, and ease of use. As such, TrackManâ?¢ has set a new standard for golf ball and golf club measurement and is currently in use worldwide by almost every major golf club, golf shaft, and golf ball manufacturer, as well The R&A, USGA, and US PGA TOUR. With recent software upgrades, an improved price, and both FCC and CE approval, ISG is making the TrackManâ?¢ technology available to a wider range of customers including golf clubs, golf academies, golf ranges, club-fitters, tour professionals, and serious players.
The R&A is golf’s world rules and development body and organizer of The Open Championship. It operates with the consent of more than 125 national and international, amateur and professional organizations, from over 110 countries and on behalf of an estimated 28 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico). The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the game’s governing body in the United States and Mexico.
For additional information about TrackManâ?¢ and ISG, visit www.trackmangolf.com, or contact:
ISG A/S Headquarters: Jesper Engel Christensen Phone: +45 4557 0850 E-mail: sales@isg.dk
ISG A/S US Operations: Matt Frelich Phone: (810) 599-0113 E-mail: mmf@isg.dk
For additional information about The R&A, visit www.randa.org.
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