Questions and Answers > Technology > I've seen the Trackman on the Golf Channel this week. What is it and do you have one? Mike-FL
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Mike,
The Trackman is awesome! It's a doppler radar housed in a a little box that does everything a regular launch monitor does except one very important feature, it tracks the actual ball flight of the shot.
I wish I had one, and I do know my local Trackman dealer, but these babies run $25,000!
By tracking the actual ball flight (launch monitors only predict) the player and the club fitter can analyze all sorts of features including:
- ascent angle
- descent angle
- apex
- actual carry
The descent angle is a pretty cool feature to analyze as you want a golf ball to have a moderate descent angle off the driver and a sharper descent angle into the green. Knowing these factors can really make your club, loft, shaft, and ball selection precise as ever.
Last updated on January 6, 2008 by Ryan Crysler