by Steve Pike | Jul 22, 2026 | Instruction, Opinion, Technology
Part IV of Brian Sommer’s look at launch monitora The irony, of course, is that the better our measuring devices become, the more obvious their limitations become. Not technical limitations. Philosophical ones. TrackMan has improved. GCQuad has improved....
by Steve Pike | Jul 21, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf News, Technology
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today unveiled Approach Z10 ($299.99), a compact laser rangefinder it says provides precise measurements to the pin of up to 350 yards with six times magnification. Weighing less than seven ounces, the rangefinder is smaller and lighter than most...
by Steve Pike | Jul 21, 2026 | golf business, Instruction, Opinion, Technology
Part III of Brian Sommer’s four-part series on launch monitors Every generation invents its own priesthood. Once it was theologians. Later it became psychoanalysts. Today, increasingly, it is data interpreters armed with iPads. Observe almost any modern lesson....
by Steve Pike | Jul 16, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, golf entertainment, Instruction, Opinion, Technology
Part II of Brian Sommer’s four-part series: Why Golf Monitors Cannaot Save Golf The phrase “key statistics” deserves rather more attention than it usually receives. Not because there is anything inherently wrong with statistics. There isn’t....
by Steve Pike | Jul 15, 2026 | golf business, golf entertainment, Golf News, Instruction, Opinion, PGA Tour, Technology
Part I of Brian Sommer’s four-part look into the Priesthood of Numbers There is a peculiar superstition spreading through modern golf. Like all successful superstitions, it disguises itself as progress. It does not concern shallowing the club, wrist conditions,...
by Steve Pike | Jun 11, 2026 | Equipment, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Technology, Travel News
Blue Tees Golf is launching what it calls a “fully realized’’ Player Pro experience with the Dynamic Hole View, Green Heatmaps, True Distance Breakdowns, and a range of new capabilities. The company says the new Player Pro redefines what’s possible from a GPS...
