RANDPARK’s newly-installed Inrange® facility, with its industry-leading ball-tracking system to create the ideal practice and entertainment environment for golfers of all levels, is only the second Inrange® facility in South Africa, and indeed the whole of Africa.
The sought-after Inrange® system, designed by South African engineers with a growing global presence and already in place at Greenwich Peninsula Golf Range in the United Kingdom, the famed David Leadbetter Academy in Orlando, Florida and Abu Dhabi City Golf Club in the UAE, consists of radar sensors placed in and around a driving range that create a series of interlocking radar fields. Once calibrated, they can determine the origin of each ball (which bay it was hit from), and track its entire flight, no matter how long or short, in real time.
The resulting data is relayed either to an in-bay touchscreen or via the cloud to the Inrange® app on the player’s mobile device. Easily covering the 46 bays at Randpark’s two-tier range, these sensors can track dozens of balls hit simultaneously, each from a different origin, and provide detailed data on speed, trajectory, path, landing point and more, to within a yard. Unlike the systems of competitors, they are impervious to all ambient conditions such as darkness, rain, mist and audible noise.
In partnering with Inrange®, Randpark has outfitted four bays – plus an additional two for coaching – with touch screen monitors that incorporate the company’s multiplayer-focused Inrange+ entertainment and practice package. At the club’s other 40 bays, the emphasis is on Inrange®’s top-quality practice package.
“From the first time I tried it, I absolutely loved the Inrange® Golf system,” said Francois Swart, Randpark Club CEO. “It’s a completely different experience that is addictive and fun, but also helps you concentrate on every shot, similar to how it feels on a real course.”
“Inrange® is brilliant, a game changer for golf and unique in Africa – something Randpark can be proud of,” says the club’s long-standing teaching professional Darren Witter.
Inrange® was founded by a group of highly respected engineers from Stellenbosch who used their expertise in the world of radar and radio telescopes to develop the most advanced, accurate and reliable tracking system in the world.
Beyond its advanced hardware, the company is focused on providing the best user experience possible through its interactive app and in-bay displays. The goal when developing the system was to provide golf’s newcomers an experience that would leave them hungry for more, while giving serious players a focused way to improve their handicap with every session. This is achieved through a variety of fun games enjoyable for all skill levels.
“Randpark Golf Club is one of the top destinations for the game in South Africa and indeed the whole of Africa and we’re excited for local players to experience Inrange® with their friends and families,” says South African-born Nick Longley, Inrange® Co-Founder and Commercial Director. “The club turned to us to help create an ROI generating platform that would excite its current customers and draw new players who might not have experience on the course. With Inrange®, both novice and advanced golfers – even up to professional level – will find a stress-free environment where they can improve and have fun.”
The company offers a variety of unique ways for facilities and customers to experience the system. A free-to-download app available through the App Store and Google Play lets users track data and play games on their smartphones either solo or with others. Inrange+ is the ultimate multiplayer experience, where bays are equipped with display monitors and seating, ideal for challenging friends and enjoying a fun day at the range.
To learn more, please visit www.inrangegolf.com or follow social at Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
About Inrange Golf
The foundations for Inrange® began in the 90’s, when the engineers who would go on to create the company developed FEKO, a computational electromagnetics code for high-frequency engineering applications (such as radar) that remains a global industry standard, used by everyone from BMW to Boeing to NASA. Over the past two decades they have focused on designing antennas and building ultra-sensitive radio receivers for radio astronomy, culminating in the completion of MeerKAT, the most sensitive radio telescope of its kind in the world. Following a passion for golf and sports in general, the team felt that the driving range experience could be much more than what it was and in 2015 they begin initial work on Inrange®. Today, the company’s solutions are featured in ranges around the world.
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