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Featured: Full Swing Golf Simulator The Full Swing Golf simulator provides the ultimate indoor golf experience.

The Full Swing Golf simulator

The Full Swing Golf simulator available for home and commercial use provides the ultimate indoor golf experience. By combining the very best in software, ball tracking systems, image projection and touchscreen control, it provides golfers with a most accurate simulation of the game. Choose to practice, or play golf on any of 50 famous courses, or compete against friends using the built-in challenge games. Players use standard golf clubs and balls, and strike the ball as hard as they normally would on an outdoor course. The Full Swing system simulates light rough, heavy rough, sand areas and putting greens to make the game even more challenging. All elements of ball flight, including flight angle, ball speed and spin, are tracked by a built-in infrared system. The result is instantly displayed on the hitting/projection screen. The moment the golf ball strikes the screen, a computer-generated image of the ball takes over, flying up the fairway. The software tells the user where their ball is, what distance they have to the green, where they are aiming, and what the wind conditions are. Hooks, slices, topspin and backspin are all read accurately. Punch the ball low to avoid the wind while playing St. Andrews, and your shot does exactly what you intended on the screen. Of course it also reads those bad shots that make the game of golf so frustrating and addictive!

Prices start at ¥6,000,000

Solar Golf Buggy

¥1,100,000 to ¥1,300,000
Solar Golf Buggy

Touted the Best New Product of the Year 2009 at the PGA Merchandise Show in Florida, the Green Golf Buggy, powered thanks to solar panels, is one of the most cost-efficient and eco-friendly golf carts invented yet in the professional golfing industry.

Segway X2 Golf

¥1,000,000
Segway X2 Golf

Turf-friendly tires let you travel on the grass and off the cart path for a faster game, and increased height offers the best perspective on the greens. With an easy-access bag carrier and scorecard holder included in the package, convenience is par for the course. Batteries are guaranteed up to 38 holes of play.

Nikon Laser 1200s

Available at ¥84,000
Nikon Laser 1200s

These laser rangefinders offer a measurement range up to 1,200 yards. Compact and durable, they can pick up a flagstick at 250 yards.

Golfshot iPhone App

Lite version Free
Golfshot iPhone App

This is a fantastic bilingual (English.Japanese) application with over 33,000 courses, including more than 2,200 in Japan. This app also includes a digital scorecard, score tracker, handicap calculator and GPS rangefinder (paid version only). The “Lite” version is free.

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