Dimples go high-tech at Golf Channel

December 27, 2007 The Golf Channel said Wednesday that it will incorporate a new production technology into its coverage of next year's PGA Tour that will give exact measurements on golfers' swings and ball movement. The network is planning to use the TrackMan Tour System, a Doppler radar technology, to measure a golfer's exact, three-dimensional club movement and ball flight and provide precise data on ball launch, ball flight and ball landing, among other statistics. "The technology allows for some pretty amazing statistical information, but how that translates to television will be the important part," Golf Channel vp production and executive producer Tony Tortorici said.

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