Affordable, Portable Distance Management System Features Personalized Calibration for Superior Accuracy
(ATLANTA, GA) – Continuing its philosophy of offering products that make real practice more affordable and accessible, National Golf Products (NGP) has introduced an enhanced version of The Radar – its popular distance management system – with personalized “banded” calibration and immediate readings on shots by players with any swing speed.
Priced at just $229, the easy-to-use Radar offers 12 “bands” calibrated to provide accurate feedback on shots with drivers, hybrids, irons and wedges that is crucial in a sport which demands distance control. A user simply sets the unit on the ground, selects the proper band and swings away.
Accurate on shots from 10 to 400 yards – and suitable for use on the range, on the course or with a hitting net – The Radar records ball velocity and carry distance and offers instantaneous readings by taking 100,000 measurements from the moment of impact.
“Distance management is the most important element of proper practice, but recreational players of all abilities have never before been able to truly measure their performance in this area,” says Jon Leven, CEO of NGP. “The Radar is perfect for practice anywhere and anytime. Coupled with THE Golf Mat and a hitting net, it also creates a dynamic system for improving your scores by working on your game at home.”
Endorsed by PGA Tour superstar and noted practice aficionado Vijay Singh, The Radar enables consumers to practice like professionals. Singh is strongly committed to improving the practice habits of golfers worldwide through the incorporation of THE Golf Mat and The Radar.
“Professional golfers never hit a shot unless we know how far it’s going,” says Singh, the reigning FedEx Cup Champion. “The Radar can be used outdoors or indoors which means more practice opportunities and a better golf game.”
The Radar is extremely portable, running on one 9V Alkaline or Lithium Ion battery (preferably Duracell or Energizer), weighing 11oz. and measuring 6″ x 4″ x 1″ (H x W x D).
Like all NGP offerings, The Radar is available at better pro shops and golf-specific retailers nationwide, including all Golfsmith locations, as well as online at www.vjsradar.com/.
About National Golf Products
The only company completely dedicated to providing golfers worldwide with a suite of products that makes real practice fun, affordable, accessible and much more productive, NGP was founded in 2007 by Leven and company President Joseph Switzer. Drawing from extensive and successful entrepreneurial backgrounds, the pair initially introduced THE Golf Mat in 2007.
Utilizing a patented, high-tech composite spring embedded below fairway-length turf to encourage a proper “down and through” swing motion, THE Golf Mat quickly became the standard for players seeking a “true grass” alternative. In addition to mitigating the likelihood of wrist, elbow and other common injuries, it helps players lower scores by facilitating the proper trajectory and ball control.
THE Golf Mat was recently selected by the PGA of America as the preferred practice surface of its world famous PGA Village and Valhalla Golf Club facilities.
Affordable and featuring a typical life-span far exceeding that of traditional mats, THE Golf Mat is also used at numerous other prestigious facilities nationwide that recognize the potential to increase revenues by encouraging longer and more frequent practice sessions. These include Ansley Golf Club at Settindown Creek (GA), Black Diamond Ranch (FL), Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (IL), Coyote Ridge Golf Club (TX), Doral Golf Resort and Spa (FL), Harvey Penick Golf Academy (TX), Muirfield Village Golf Club (OH), Reynolds Plantation (GA) and the University of Notre Dame (IN).
For more information or to purchase THE Golf Mat practice system, including The Radar powered by Zelocity, please visit www.thegolfmat.net or call 888.647.8873.
Contact:
Bill Feidler
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3339
bfeidler@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalcommunications.com
