Tech helps to find lost golf balls
June 7, 2006 by Mike Wendland
Here’s the ultimate high tech gift for Fathers who are also golfers.
the RadarGolf Ball Positioning System implants a tiny radio transmitter in the core of the golf ball. Then, when Dad clobbers that ball into the woods, a handheld device detects a signal from the lost ball and sounds a tone when it’s pointed in the right direction. The closer you get, the louder the tone.
The system is being sold online and through Dick’s Sporting Goods’ new concept golf shop and The Sharper Image stores nationwide. Cost is $249. A dozen golf balls with the embedded radio transmitting microchip go for $39.95.
Mike… where do you keep finding these cool things for us to buy? This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. I need one… and I’m not even a father. Thanks for the heads up.
A golfer told his friend..
“This golf ball beeps when you hit it into the woods. It floats to the surface and goes to the nearest shore if hit into the water. And if you hit it into the rough, it detects the height and bounces up over the top so you can see where it is.”
“Really?!” said the friend, “Where did you get it?”
“Oh, I found it.”
Very interesting indeed.I’ll share it to my readers at:
http://www.howtoswinggolf.com
Thanks