Golf Chip Shots
John Steinbreder, 11.15.04

If you hate holding up play while rummaging in the rough for a lost ball, the RadarGolf System has come to the rescue. With tiny microchips embedded in their cores, the radio-frequency-tagged balls (which conform to all USGA performance standards) can be sensed by the accompanying handheld device from a range of 30 to 100 feet. A pulsed audio tone and LCD display tells you the direction and distance of the ball's location, and before you know it, you've resumed play faster than you can say "double bogey." RadarGolf System (includes handheld device and a dozen balls), $249; replacement RadarGolf Balls, $39/dozen. www.RadarGolf.com.