THE GIFT OF BETTER
GOLF
What
gift do the golfers in your life really want from you this year ?
by SCOTT KRAMER
SHOT SCOPE V3 SMART GOLF WATCH
The Shot Scope ’ s V3 Smart Golf Watch offers golfers instant GPS yardages , as well as real-time on-course performance tracking capabilities . Pre-loaded with 35,000 courses worldwide , it quickly recognizes what course it ’ s at and provides immediate yardages . And it ’ s all in real-time , so the distance updates with every step a golfer takes . It also comes with tracking chips that attach to each club in the bag — no pairing needed . Using patented technology , it captures data on every shot , for instant feedback and swing data — working automatically in the background to continuously scan a golfer ’ s swing settings and optimize performance tracking . $ 219 ,
shotscope . com
V1 GAME APP
The V1 Game app from V1 Sports will make any golfer a better player . The subscription-based mobile app consists of four parts . First , it ’ s pre-loaded with GPS maps of some 40,000 courses . Second , it includes artificial intelligence shot tracking that uses sensors in a smartphone or Apple Watch to detect shots and automatically record shot locations . Third , its unique Virtual Caddie provides adjusted ‘ plays like ’ yardages but also builds a history of how a golfer performs from various situations . And fourth , the innovative Virtual Coach plots a player ’ s performance and then shows exactly which part of the game needs to be worked on in practice . $ 120 / year ,
v1sports . com
RZN MS TOUR BALL
The biggest and perhaps only problem with Titleist ’ s mega-popular ProV1 ball ? Its high price , which has led to a slew of competitor balls hitting the market that feel and perform roughly the same , but at a significantly more-affordable cost . The RZN MS-Tour ball is one of the best to emerge . It ’ s a three-piece tour performance model with a soft anti-slip urethane cover that bears 13,558 microdimples on the surface to improve carry and distance , even in wet weather . You may remember RZN as a Nike ball line several years back . This is in fact the same ball family — just not sold any longer with a Swoosh logo . $ 30 ,
rzngolf . com
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