page_title: TrackMan
section_title: Golf
hierarchical_section_title: TrackMan / Usage / Golf
caption_attribution_description: English: The indoor golf studio at Culford School.
context_page_description: The TrackMan is a radar system that uses Doppler radar technology combined with OERT to track and record 3D characteristics of a sports ball in motion.
context_section_description: The TrackMan is a device that uses Doppler radar to monitor the launch, full ball flight, club delivery and ball roll of a golf ball. It is set up behind the golfer and is roughly the size of a laptop. With each swing, it measures every aspect of the club movement, the trajectory of the ball, and its landing. It is equipped with a video camera so golfers can watch themselves while looking at information about their swing. Rather than calculating its projectile motion from initial launch parameters, it can track the entire flight of the ball from the moment of impact to the point where the ball comes to rest. After it finishes tracking, the TrackMan displays data and graphics on the screen of a connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. Users can compare their data to professional golfers or to others with similar skill. The main advantage of using the device compared to traditional video analysis is that golfers get pure data instead of guessing everything from the video. Golfers and instructors use feedback from TrackMan to practice and improve their performance on the golf course. It was first used on the PGA Tour in 2006.  Television broadcasters also utilize it to display on-screen graphics such as the ball's trajectory, ball speed, apex, carry, and total as a golfer hits his or her tee shot.
caption: Indoor Golf TrackMan Studio at Culford School in England
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