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For our second year in a row we are looking forward to attending this years New Hampshire Home Builders Show in Manchester NH 3/1 - 3/3. Last years turn out and response of our technology was overwhelming. The aboutGolf simulator was a great addition and a show stopper to the point of winning "Best in Show" for booth of the year. This year there have been some additions added to the line up: from AV elements from Control Audio Video, the chance to win one of two 2013 Can-Am Spyders and a fully interactive in-house 3D design demo from the Cedar Mill Group.
And the award goes to....... Geoff Martin (Cedar Mill), Brett Cusick (Cedar Mill) Ken Reynolds (aboutGolf/EverGreens Golf)
aboutGolf is excited to introduce their all new contests software (Closest To The Pin, Longest Drive, Par 3 Challenge). In 2012 aboutGolf went back and redesigned their old contests to be more interactive with a great contest/competitive feel. Now the crowds are cheering, the leaderboard is scrolling, music blasting and it has a formal contest feel to it. Along with the contests they have introduced their all new games with crazy mini-golf courses in space and underwater and much more to come. aboutGolf expected to have around 10 total games released by years end....a great full family addition to the golf simulator world.
Along with the games you will see our advanced graphics which has surprising been improved. With the greatest 3D graphics in the golf simulator industry it's amazing what the development team from aboutGolf has produced.
If you are interested in a private demo at the NH Home Builders Show please feel free to contact us. We are happy to sit with you and answer al your questions whether it's an addition to your home or a commercial venture. There will also be a private showing Friday night, invitation only for those interested.
We are looking forward to this years event and if additional information please email or call anytime.
2013 Miniature Golf Courses by aboutGolf -- sample video
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Things are finally gearing up for the winter in the "off season golf world" All of us bubble golfers hope that mother nature behaves this year and gives us a turn. Last year when it was 70 degrees and sunny in January it was a little tough to justify playing golf indoors. Despite the mild winter we were surprised that there were so many people playing indoors. Throughout our facilities in the northeast the attendance wasn't as bad as we thought it would be. We found that it came down to the accuracy of the tracking technology in the simulators that helped keep the screens turned on. The local golf pros were indoors giving lessons, the evening leagues were at full capacity and the daytime crowd was consistent. While we never intend to compete with the green grass it was good to see that even though the courses were open and our simulators were at an acceptable capacity. It comes down to having the right tracking technology under the hood and actual 3-D terrain to play in the simulators that keeps people coming back every year even when they can be outdoors.
On the residential end, the installation calendar is quite full and we are doing our best to get all our anxious customers installed by the holidays. Below you will see some photos of our most recent simulators during installation.
We are very excited for whats coming in the next year and the innovation that aboutGolf and the aG development team is working on. As a technology company that creates everything that they put in the field it's always nice to see that they are working on the next best thing to keep our customers and partners excited for what's to come.
Finally a state of the art indoor golf center and bar and grill is coming to the Poughkeepsie, NY area. This long awaited project is in it's final phases and due to open soon. The all new PGA TOUR Simulators by aboutGolf are due to arrive this week and installation will be completed by weeks end.
Stay tuned to their website for more information and expected grand opening. http://dcindoorgolf.com/
WALDWICK – As dozens of young kids hit golf balls into the PGA Tour simulators in front of him, and their instructors stepped in to give them tips and tweak their swings, Rich DiMartino stood in the background smiling.
George Cultraro, left, hitting a shot while using a simulator as his friend Kyle Roberts looks on at Greenhouse Golf.
His vision has come to life. His desire to create an indoor golf teaching facility is now a reality. And as the afternoon campers on this day enjoyed the finished product, DiMartino couldn’t help but think he’s helped create something special at Greenhouse Golf.
"What we tried to do was make a facility that was built by golfers for golfers," said DiMartino, the co-owner and general manager of the facility. "This is nothing like any other simulator facility in the nation because it’s not just about the simulators. It’s a training center where children and adults can come and learn the game or improve their game."
Greenhouse Golf, located on Hopper Avenue, is certainly a golfers paradise.
They have 10 PGA Tour simulators, a 575-square foot putting green and an outdoor-themed, 18-hole mini golf course all inside the 21,000-square foot, two-level facility.
But what makes Greenhouse Golf unique from most other simulator facilities is its focus on professional instruction.
"Everything here is designed to help teach people how to play and improve their game," Greenhouse Golf instructor Ozzie Carlson said. "We like to say we can help anyone 4 to 84."
In addition to having three professional instructors on staff, Greenhouse Golf also has slow motion cameras used to break down a player’s swing and a balance plate simulator, which measures a player’s center of gravity as he hits the ball.
When you combine those two instruments with an instructor’s knowledge and the information the simulator provides — club head speed, ball speed, ball flight, launch angle, ball compression, etc. — you have a powerful teaching tool.
"It’s a dynamic way to learn," Carlson said. "It’s exciting to me as a teacher to see how fast people can improve here."
Two players who can attest to that are Franklin Lakes resident Jay Iturralde and Woodcliff Lake’s Jared Mactas.
Iturralde, a 14 handicap, has taken a handful of lessons with professional instructor and former college All-American Cory Stelick and already has noticed a difference in his game.
"It’s amazing how quick you can see what you’re doing wrong with your swing when you work with an instructor in a simulator," Iturralde said.
Mactas, meanwhile, is a rising senior at Pascack Hills and a scratch golfer. He has been working with Carlson for four years but has learned even more about his swing since working on the balance plate simulator.
"It’s given me more of an edge on how to get better," Mactas said. "The foot sensors tell you how your weight distribution is divided on each foot and that’s helped my game because I’ve learned new kinds of angles that I come in at. It’s definitely helped me become a more consistent golfer."
Greenhouse Golf is still in the process of building a café on the first floor, installing Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the facility, bringing in more TV’s and staying true to its name, building a solar-paneled parking lot before its official grand opening in September. But as the grade school kids on this day could attest, it’s already open for business and ready to help golfers improve their game.
"We make people better golfers here because of the delivery of feedback from the simulators and the world-class instruction," DiMartino said. "I don’t think anyone else can say that."
They don’t have to. The results speak for themselves.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
- In the third of the season's five events developed through a partnership of The European Tour Performance Institute (ETPI) and aboutGolf, European Tour Professionals will have the opportunity to capitalize on aboutGolf's performance improvement technology at the 2012 Alstom Open de France, July 5 - 8, to be hosted at Le Golf National.
As with the kickoff at Omega Dubai Desert Classic - where program baseline assessments were observed - and subsequent BMW PGA Championship, the professionals, as well as their coaching teams, will continue with extensive analysis and screening by world-renowned biomechanist Jean-Jacques Rivet, ETPI head physiotherapist Rob Hillman and aboutGolf experts using the company's proprietary golf performance technology.
Utilizing European Tour's physiotherapy analysis, the ETPI screening protocol, and aboutGolf technology - including the aG Mobile portable launch monitor, aG Balance Pro Tour portable weight analysis tool and aG Flix video swing analysis system - several players have gathered data to employ swing development programs which they can improve upon throughout the Tour in the Race to Dubai Physio Unit, as well as during personal time.
"With the first two events of the program behind us, we have made many useful observations regarding how aboutGolf's technology is capable of helping some of the world's best golfers improve their games" said Chuck Faust, President, aboutGolf. "We are eager to see how the next three sessions go, as well as the individual golfer's end-of-season results."
Using its specific ETPImeTM process, ETPI strives to guide both pupil and coach, at all levels to tailored solutions for game improvement. The information utilized in such training is amassed by ETPI and supported by the accuracy and reliability of aboutGolf's products - which allow more effective instruction and tracking of measurable results.
"We are very excited about putting the ETPImeTM process to the test with some of the best players in the World," said Fredrik Lindgren, head of ETPI. "We have over 20 years of experience in the area of golf specific conditioning and have spent the last 3 years developing the ETPImeTM process. With the very precise performance data we get from aboutGolf's mobile equipment we can now take this process out on to the driving range and make a real difference."
Following the stop at Le Golf National - which is a renowned European Tour Destination and host the 2018 Ryder Cup - participants will maintain a rigorous schedule throughout events at Omega European Masters at Golf Club de Crans sur Sierre in Switzerland and Portugal Masters at Oceanico Victoria Golf Club, Algarve.
Regarding aboutGolf
aboutGolf is a world leader in golf simulator and golf performance technology. The more than 20-year-old, Ohio-based company is committed to developing and applying innovative, state-of-the-art technology to enhance and improve the game for golfers at every level. Its products, including PGA TOUR Simulators, aG Studio and Henry-Griffitts Custom Fit Golf Clubs, enable substantive learning and improvement in the game of golf. Learn more at www.aboutgolf.com.
About European Tour Performance Institute
The European Tour Performance Institute - ETPI - allows golfers of all abilities to practice learn and improve using the knowledge and tools developed by the elite professionals on the European Tour. The ETPI process guides the pupil and coaches to tailored solutions. ETPI supports European Tour players in the Race to Dubai Physio Unit, it transfers that knowledge to amateur golfers through Tour Fit For Golf and works with both professional and amateur golfers at ETPI facilities, the first of which is in development.
Contact:
Mary Beth Lacy
760-346-6942
mb@mblacy.com
This past week was the FootJoy National Sales Meeting in Newport, R.I., which featured an impressive display of new products, industry updates and, of course, networking with colleagues and friends – a great group of people who couldn’t be more passionate about the products they produce and represent.
Throughout the week, we had the opportunity to see the latest shoes, gloves and apparel from FootJoy, as well as what the company has coming down the pipeline. Along with their standard sales meetings, presentations and breakout sessions, FootJoy Product Development/R&D Department, based out of Brockton, Mass., wanted to show what has been working in the “Shoe Box,” a state-of-the-art research and development testing facility.
Within the Shoe Box facility are some if the industry’s greatest technologies, including an aboutGolf PGA TOUR Widescreen Simulator, complete with weight-transfer analysis technology, 3D modelling, aG Flix video capture, and much more. Utilizing aboutGolf’s technology, FootJoy is conducting extensive research on future golf shoes and capturing detailed information on how the golf shoe plays an enormous roll on the score card, as observed through the golf swing.
With their facility tucked in the FJ R&D center many of their sales representatives throughout the world aren’t able to see what the organization is working on or how research affects the product development. So, FootJoy decided to bring its research to Newport – including our PGA TOUR Simulators.
Some results comparing spike-less and spiked golf shoes
aboutGolf and my company, EverGreens Golf, were happy to work with FootJoy to install two aboutGolf PGA TOUR Simulators and allow the company to demonstrate current research first-hand, as well as allow the sales force to compare different shoes within the FootJoy line. One specific aspect of research that was highlighted was a comparison between the new spikeless and traditional spiked golf shoe. It was great to see the sales agents in the aboutGolf PGA TOUR Simulators hitting a couple shots wearing each of the shoe types, experiencing for themselves the results as related to stability, control and distances. It was also a nice way to break up the meetings and have the people who represent the FootJoy line actually hits balls to see the results through their golf swings, rather than just look at stats
FootJoy Team testing out different FJ Shoes in the aboutGolf PGA TOUR Simulators
It has been a pleasure working with the team at FootJoy R&D for the past year and look forward to the future and seeing what they come up with next. I also want to thank them for their hospitality this week in Newport, a perfect setting with great weather.
Our PGA TOUR Simulators are employed by clients and golf enthusiasts for an array of reasons, from strictly entertainment to golf game improvement.
On Wednesday, February 22nd, Governor Lynch issued a proclamation declaring that March as HOME OWNERSHIP MONTH in New Hampshire.
In doing so he stated that, “The health of New Hampshire’s economy is positively impacted by having a strong and vibrant housing and development industry.”
The state’s largest and oldest home show will take place Friday, March 2ndthrough Sunday, March 4th and consumers will be impressed with the wide array of new home building, remodeling, and decorating products and services.
Produced by the Homes Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire, and sponsored by PSNH, the show will consist of more than 300 exhibitors covering 65,000 square feet at the Center of New Hampshire/Radisson Hotel complex in downtown Manchester.
The show opens on Friday and lasts for three days. Show hours are Friday,March 5th 1:00-8:00, Saturday 10:00-8:00, and Sunday 10:00-4:00. General Admission is $9.00 per person, Seniors (65+) $6.00 per person. Under 12 (Must be accompanied by an adult) Free.
Visitwww.nhstatehomeshow.comfor $2.00 discount coupons for your customers or have them bring two non-perishable food items and receive a $3.00 discount on admission! Food Items to be donated to the New Horizons for New Hampshire, Inc.
The latest in home-related products and services will be showcased – everything from mortgages to landscaping, hot tubs to custom home builders, and custom closets to fabulous kitchens.
We strive to make the best connections, not only between builders, remodelers and vendors, but also with the discriminating buyer. This year the doors have been opened to more exciting features to keep people coming back to the show all year long!
Some of the new features this year include:
The $100,000 Home Makeover Sweepstake! Sponsored by the New Hampshire State Home Show in conjunction with Clear Channel Radio. Attendees can take a chance to win a $100,000 home makeover with products from our sponsors. It’s free to enter on the website (www.NHHomeShow.com) or at the Show.
The year round online version of the show, which began last year, will now be available through an expanded resource,www.theHomeOwnersNoteBook.com. Visit this new website for all kinds of information about your home and revisit all of the exhibitors, products and resources you see at the Show in the“HomeShowAllYear” area.
Window World once again brings the cool and fast to the Show. On display in the North Hall is The Orange County Chopper from the TV show, American Chopper, that supports the St Jude Children’s’ Research Hospital. And, in the South Hall, view John Andretti’s Formula One Race Car.
Also, at Cedar Mill Group’s booth in the North Hall golfers of all abilities can take a chance to win $25,000 in the PGA Tour Simulator. It’s free!
One more feature - Do you want to know what you really look like? Have S. Liane Brown of Caricature Portraits “With a Smile” show you.
This year’s charity is New Horizons for New Hampshire Inc. Expect you will find Charlie “the Sherm” Sherman, Executive Director of New Horizons, roaming the halls throughout the weekend. Attendees who bring two non-perishable food items will receive a $3 coupon toward admission to the show from one of Charlie’s volunteers.
Once again, the show has crafts and specialty food items in the New England Room Pavilion in the South Concourse area. This was a very popular addition to last year’s show.
There will be several consumer workshops and seminars taking place. Visit the website (www.NHHomeShow.com) for more details or pick up a schedule at the ticket counter.
All are welcome to the 45th New Hampshire State Home Show which continues all year long. Visit the
This show is made possible through the efforts of members and staff of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire (HBRANH).
Special thanks goes to our Premier sponsor, Public Service of New Hampshire and Associate sponsor Merrimack County Savings Bank.
With now being one the best time in years to build a new home or remodel an existing one consumers will not want to miss out on the 45th New Hampshire State Homes Show.
(Maumee, OHIO) - aboutGolf, a world leader in golf simulator and golf performance technology, announced today the signing of a partnership with Dixon Golf, the first manufacturer of high performance eco-friendly golf balls.
aboutGolf will join Dixon in its philanthropic mission as an official sponsor of the 2012 Dixon Challenge. The Challenge, which included more than 800 charity tournaments throughout 2011, is a fun Par-3 game that helps non-profits increase revenue at charity golf tournaments.
As a 2012 sponsor of the Dixon Challenge, aboutGolf will offer a new Golf Performance Technology Suite, including an aG Studio launch monitor, aG Balance Pro weight transfer analysis system, aG Flix video swing analysis system and Perform Pro software, as a raffle prize to one lucky winner who registers at a Challenge event.
"Dixon Golf has an impressive history of progressiveness," says Chuck Faust, President, aboutGolf. "Our partnership with Dixon Golf is natural, as both companies embrace the modern values of golfers through technology, sustainability and social accountability."
The Dixon Challenge has been held at tournaments benefiting such well known causes as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes and many others.
In addition to collaborating on the Dixon Challenge, aboutGolf will also soon begin offering Dixon Golf balls as the official eco golf ball of its simulators and will be available for use in its PGA TOUR Simulators.
"Bringing the best-in-class simulator and golf technology provider on-board with the Challenge will have a significant positive impact on the results for the charities we work with and for Dixon products," says William Carey, CEO, Dixon Golf.
Dixon Golf joins aboutGolf's list of distinguished partners, which includes PGA TOUR, Golf Channel, European Tour Performance Institute and David Leadbetter, as well as a lineup of golf experts on its Board of Innovation. The Board of Innovation, which includes world No. 1 golfer Luke Donald, is a group of industry experts who advise aboutGolf regarding research, development and market trends.
EverGreens Golf and their New Hampshire partner The Cedar Mill Group will be at this years New Hampshire Home Builder Show March 2nd - 4 th. Along with showcasing the extreme talents of the Cedar Mills Group they will be featuring the latest technology from aboutGolf and the PGA TOUR Simulators.
Current and new golf enthusiast homeowners can see what can be added to their homes or incorporated to their new construction. From custom hard wall A/V integrated PGA TOUR Simulators to a garage bay entertainment golf improvement simulator EverGreens Golf and the Cedar Mill Group can work with you to design your space to your needs. See what's happening at this years show and stop in for more information.
World-renowned retailer Brooks Brothers recently ‘teed-off’ an exclusive celebration of Scottish textiles in New York with a little help from Steve North, Director of Instruction at St Andrews Links.
Showcasing the wealth of tartans, cashmere and of course Scotland’s ‘champagne of fabrics’ – Harris Tweed, which is celebrating the centenary of the world-famous Orb trademark – Brooks Brothers opened the doors of its flagship Madison Avenue store to over 500 guests.
“Brooks Brothers has a long standing tradition of offering our customers the finest Scottish textiles,” said Claudio Del Vecchio, Chairman and CEO of the global retailer. “We proudly celebrate generations of collaboration, quality and value.”
Established in 1818 and considered American’s oldest apparel retailer, Brooks Brothers has a long-standing history with Scottish knitwear and fabric mills including Robert Noble, Barrie, Hawick Knitwear, Reid & Taylor, Harris Tweed, Todd & Duncan, Johnstons of Elgin and Begg Scotland – all of which had their products from the new Autumn/Winter collection on show at the event.
“Brooks Brothers is one of more than 200 leading retailers and fashion labels that come to Scotland season after season to develop new textile products and work closely with Scottish mills to enhance their brands,” said Danny Cusick, President, Americas, of Scottish Development International.
As Brooks Brothers is the Official Clothier of St Andrews Links, Steve North, Director of Instruction at the birthplace of golf gave guests tips on their swing in a state-of-the-art, full-scale indoor PGA Tour golf simulator, thought to be the first system of its kind in an apparel retailer environment.
Donald Martin, Chairman of the Harris Tweed Authority was also in attendance to thank Brooks Brothers for being a loyal customer, presenting them with a special Heritage Award. He said: “Harris Tweed has had a fabulous year celebrating 100 years of the Orb trademark, that marks the authenticity of a cloth which is loved the world over. As our centenary draws to a close we are delighted to formally recognise Brooks Brothers, one of our key retail ambassadors, with a special Harris Tweed Centenary Year Heritage Award.
“Over the years Brooks Brothers has been a loyal customer of the ‘cloth from the land’, ensuring it is available to discerning customers season after season. This award is a small token of thanks from everyone in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland for this support, and we hope it will continue for hundreds of years to come.”
More than 500 VIP guests attended the event enjoying a taste of Scotland which of course included ‘a wee dram’ of Macallan.
Published Nov 20, 2011 at 3:00 am (Updated Nov 19, 2011)
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Pease Golf Course is attracting more golfers than ever to their 27-hole course at Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth after building a new $2.3 million clubhouse last year.
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Pease Golf Course had a banner year after completing a $2.3 million clubhouse. Until this season, the Pease clubhouse was closed three months out of the year, but now it’s open year-round. Gretyl Macalaster
Scott Devito, PGA general manager at Pease Golf Course, demonstrates the new PGA TOUR simulators added during the $2.3 million clubhouse project completed last year. Revenues from simulator rentals doubled expected projections in the first year. gretyl macalaster photos
PORTSMOUTH — Rebuilding the clubhouse at Pease Golf Course last year not only saved the area’s oldest links, but revitalized them.
The previous clubhouse had little to offer golfers after a round and was closed three months of the year.
The $2.3 million clubhouse project completed in April 2010 offers everything the last building lacked, including a year-round restaurant with a full bar and full menu, a self-contained function room, an expanded pro shop and a modern feel.
EverGreens will be following along with Anthony Finley, head designer at aboutGolf, and his blog talking about different installations and creative applications.
We have had the pleasure of working with Anthony over the years and are excited to see what he has to say. The great thing with the aboutGolf product is that it can be completely customized to any room that can fit a golf swing. There really are no technology limitation except for swing height, unlike other systems that need specific room sizes to accommodate their simulators. Stay tuned to our blog or the aboutGolf blog to see what "the artist" has to say.
In the spring of 2011 Foot Joy's R&D facility in Brockton Mass. began construction on their new testing lab "The Shoe Box". With construction finally wrapped up the facility features some of the golf industries greatest swing analysis tools, including an 18' wide x 20' deep PGA TOUR Simulator by aboutGolf. www.aboutgolf.com.
After doing their research on golf simulators Foot Joy saw the value in what aboutGolf has to offer across the board. With the accuracy required by their lab technicians aboutGolf's 3Trak technology was proven to be the best in the industry. 3Trak, aboutGolf's proprietary 3D machine vision tracks ball and club data, providing the golfer with the most accurate data and shot dynamics in the indoor golf performance/entertainment industry. With accurate ball data such as ball speed, back-spin, side-spin, rifle-spin all launch angles and detailed club data the aboutGolf system was exactly what the Foot Joy team was looking for. Along with the aboutGolf accuracy Foot Joy was extremely interested in detailed 3D course graphics, system flexibility and integrated performance tools such as the integrated weight transfer technology and aG Flix swing analysis tools. The perfect performance tool for what this team needs to stay at the top of their game in the golf shoe industry.
EverGreens Golf welcomes a new member to it's Placement Program. Western Mass. Family Golf Center located in Hadley Mass. is rated in the top 100 ranges in the U.S. and now is the ultimate year round golf facility. With the all new PGA TOUR Simulator by aboutGolf installed last week now local residence of the Hadley area can play over 45 courses and do swing analysis on the 9 driving ranges. The same simulator you see in the Golf Channels studio featured on the Golf Fix with Michael Breed aboutGolf provides the most accurate indoor golf simulator in the industry.
For more information about Western Massachusetts Family Golf Center and ho to make a tee time check out their website at http://www.wmassfamilygolf.com/index.html or call 413-586-2311.
aboutGolf will join Dixon in its philanthropic mission as an official sponsor of the 2012 Dixon Challenge. The Challenge, which included more than 800 charity tournaments throughout 2011, is a fun Par-3 game that helps non-profits increase revenue at charity golf tournaments.
The Dixon Challenge has been held at tournaments benefiting such well known causes as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes and many others.
The Dixon Challenge has been held at tournaments benefiting such well known causes as the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes and many others.
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