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Tired Of Losing Golf Balls? 'Radar Golf' May Help
KCRA TV 08/18/05
ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- Can a golf ball really take strokes off your score? The makers of Radar Golf in Roseville claim it can. Call 3 puts it to the test.
Losing your golf ball costs you two strokes and money to replace it, but Radar Golf could be the solution. It's a golf ball-finding system that uses GPS-type technology called Ball Positioning System, or BPS.
There's a tiny microchip embedded in the core of the ball. A handheld detector scans for the ball.
"When they get up close to their ball, you get a strong audio and visual signal saying 'Your ball is here,'" said company CEO Steve Harari.
Call 3 played a hide-and-seek with Harari and the unique ball to test its accuracy. He said that the golfer has to know the general direction where the ball lands. The range is 30 to 100 feet, even in deep rough.
And it seems to work well.
"Very good, especially for people with vision problems," said golfer Norm Steinbach.
The system and a dozen balls cost $350.
"For me, that might be on the expensive side," said golfer Gary Prall.
"It's reasonable. You buy a club worth more than that," Steinbach said.
Radar golf balls conform to USGA standards, and tests show that they perform on par with other leading balls.
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