Two ZEN Swing Stage 2.0 floors will integrate with Trackman iO at METRIC Golf Club, enabling golfers to coach, practise and play from changing slopes and lies.
HARROGATE, UK — METRIC Golf Club has purchased two ZEN Swing Stage 2.0 moving floors for its new golf performance centre in Harrogate, bringing ZEN’s Active Terrain Technology to one of the most ambitious new indoor golf facilities in the North of England.
Opening later this year at The Lenz in Harrogate’s Hornbeam Park, METRIC will feature six Trackman iO-powered simulator bays. Two dedicated coaching bays will feature ZEN Swing Stage 2.0 floors, creating dynamic environments for coaching, practice and simulator golf.
ZEN’s Active Terrain Technology enables golfers to play from adjustable uphill, downhill and sidehill lies rather than practising exclusively from a flat surface. This introduces a critical dimension of outdoor golf into the indoor coaching environment.
Integration with Trackman takes the experience further. During simulator play using Trackman Virtual Golf 3, the ZEN Swing Stage can automatically adjust its gradient to correspond with the lie displayed on screen. Coaches can also control the floor independently, using different slopes and compound lies to create specific challenges for lessons and practice sessions.
For coaches and players, this provides new opportunities to explore how terrain influences ball position, posture, balance, club selection, movement and shot execution. For simulator golfers, feeling the lie beneath their feet creates a more immersive experience and encourages them to adapt to the shot in front of them—just as they must on the golf course.
Ollie White, Co-Founder and PGA Professional at METRIC Golf Club, said: “I was sold from the very first shot I hit on a downhill lie. Within seconds you realise this isn’t a gimmick—it completely changes the way you approach the shot. Your setup, balance and even your club selection naturally adapt, just as they would on the golf course. It makes simulator golf feel far closer to the real game.”
METRIC has been designed around performance, coaching and community. It will provide structured development opportunities for committed and competitive golfers while creating a welcoming, year-round destination for social golfers, juniors and people beginning their golf journey.
METRIC will also feature a dedicated short-game area for chipping and putting, a golf-specific gym and a full-time on-site physiotherapist. An additional performance bay specialising in club fitting will follow in 2027.
The installation reflects a shared belief between METRIC and ZEN that technology should do more than generate data or reproduce the appearance of golf. It should help golfers experience, understand and solve the physical challenges presented by the game.
Martin Brailsford, Founder of METRIC Golf Club, said:
“At Metric Golf Club we’re aiming to create the UK’s leading golf performance centres, so every investment has to genuinely improve the golfer’s experience and performance. The Zen Moving Floor does exactly that. It takes simulator golf from a two-dimensional experience into a three-dimensional one, allowing golfers to practise and play in a way that much more closely reflects the real game.
“We’re also incredibly proud to be partnering with another ambitious Yorkshire business. We were keen to work with companies that share our values of innovation, continuous improvement and raising standards, and from our very first conversations it was clear that Zen was a perfect fit.”
Andy Hiseman, VP Global Sales at ZEN Golf, said:
“From the moment you step through the door, you will realise how special Metric Golf Club is. First impressions count, and within seconds you will realise that you are in a venue of rare quality. Having been lucky enough to have had a preview, I am convinced that this will be a stunning addition to indoor golf training in the north of England.
“With first Trackman and now Zen as its fundamental indoor golf technologies, Metric Golf Club is doing all the right things to create the alpha golf training facility in the north, and we will be supporting them all the way.”
METRIC Golf Club was founded by Harrogate entrepreneur Martin Brailsford and PGA Professional Ollie White. Alongside coaching and practice, the venue will offer memberships, junior programmes, corporate events, leagues, competitions and social golf experiences.
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About ZEN Golf
ZEN Golf is the creator and global leader of Active Terrain Technology™ – a new category of intelligent golf playing surfaces that recreate the changing slopes and contours of the golf course indoors.
Built on the principles of Ecological Dynamics, ZEN’s patented Green Stage® and Swing Stage® systems were developed to help practice feel more like playing the real game. By recreating the terrain that shapes every shot, ZEN enables golfers to experience the conditions they encounter on the course, creating learning experiences that are more realistic, engaging and effective.
The company’s connected technology platform combines its Active Terrain Technology™ with the latest Trackman®integration, Zen Eye™ and Putting Index® to recreate real playing conditions, capture objective performance data and personalise challenge through meaningful feedback. Together, these technologies support coaching, player development, research, entertainment and participation, while helping attract more people into golf through experiences that are more accessible, immersive and enjoyable.
Today, ZEN technology is trusted in more than 28 countries by leading golf organisations, professional tours, universities, coaching academies, manufacturers, resorts, and indoor golf venues, as well as world-ranked players and coaches. As golf continues to evolve, ZEN is helping redefine how the game is learned, experienced and enjoyed by bringing more of the golf course indoors.
To explore the science behind Active Terrain Technology, discover ZEN’s latest innovations and learn how the company is shaping the future of golf, visit www.zen.golf.
