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Golf Sensor Lets You Perfect That Swing

via OhGizmo! by David Ponce on 7/9/12

By David Ponce

Golfing, it turns out, is hard. We thought it'd be fun to go to a driving range with buckets of balls; we came back with blister covered hands and our dignity in tatters. We, uh, won't be quitting our day jobs for this. But those looking to actually get better at the game might want to look into the GolfSense. It's a featherweight sensor (it weighs 0.6 oz (17 grams)) fitted with 4 highly accurate MEMS sensors. Stick it to the back of your glove and the sensors will accurately calculate club speed, club position, swing tempo, and swing path. This data is then relayed to your iDevice for analysis. And because there's more to a golf swing than club data, you can also put your iPhone in your pocket to add in hip movement analysis.

With so much data available, we feel that the $129 asking price is fair. Especially when you factor in the price of older systems that used lasers and fancy cameras to accomplish much the same thing.