Tech
Rangefinders, GPS, launch monitors and home simulators — the tech that measures your game and hands you real numbers.
The smartest time to buy a golf simulator is the middle of summer
Nobody is thinking about indoor golf in July — which is exactly why the golfer who builds now plays all winter while everyone else is fighting over stock in November.
By Dan Mercer
Garmin built a GPS watch just for juniors — and it's smarter than it sounds
The Approach J1 is the first golf GPS watch designed specifically for kids. It sounds like a gimmick — it isn't. Here's what it actually does, who it's really for, and where it fits.
By Jordan Hale
You learned golf on a simulator. Here's where the grass disagrees
Roughly half the people swinging in sim bays have never played a hole outdoors. If you're about to change that, your numbers, your ball and your feet are in for some news.
By Jordan Hale
The mat is the one part of a home sim your body pays for — don't cheap out on it
Everyone agonises over the launch monitor and grabs the cheapest mat to save a few quid. It's backwards: the mat is the only component you physically feel on every single swing.
By Marcus Bell
A cheap launch monitor will help your game more than any club you buy this year
We'll happily spend {{price:500}} on a driver we guessed at, but flinch at {{price:150}} of data that would tell us what to actually practise. That's backwards.
By Tom Whitaker
Slope is the most overhyped feature on your rangefinder
It's the headline selling point on every laser — and the one feature you legally can't use when it matters most. Here's the honest take.
By Jordan Hale
