Founded in South Korea in 2000 and introduced to the US market in 2016, Golfzon bills itself as the “world leader in golf simulator technology”. With a staggering 87 million rounds played per year, the company does have an almost immeasurable amount of experience in the field. However, until now most of that centered around large-scale commercial and home simulators. Some of the technology the company utilizes is beyond cool – moving mats that adjust to provide uphill and/or downhill lies, multi-camera setups to capture different angles simultaneously, mats with six different hitting surfaces that mimic real-world conditions, and more.
Seeing the explosion of small, portable launch monitor devices, the company decided to create something that segment of customers would gravitate towards. Today, they are announcing the Golfzon Wave is available for purchase at www.golfzongolf.com
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Unfortunately, comprehensive technical details for the Golfzon Wave are somewhat limited, both on their website and in their media packets. Therefore, some of our observations may need to be tweaked as more information becomes available.
We do know that the Wave is a small unit, about the size and shape of a modem. It appears to be a doppler radar-based device, based on the company’s statement that it captures 34 ball flight parameters and club head data using “innovative radar and infrared dual-sensor technology.” It appears that there are some camera capabilities as well, as the company mentions the unit can capture swing video.
The Wave can be used at home for either practice or multi-player golf simulation and outdoors at either the practice range or on the golf course. Unlike many simulators that rely on third-party software for high-end presentation, the Wave runs Golfzon’s Vision Wave software (available for PC, with iOS and Android releases slated for later in the year). Three courses and range access are included in the purchase price, with up to an additional 140+ courses available with various tiered subscriptions. The company prides itself on its incredibly lifelike and immersive course renderings, and their social media accounts do show clips that are quite impressive.
Users interested in the Wave as a practice device will have access to the Wave Skills app (iOS and Android), which displays and stores the same 34 parameters both at home and outdoors.
Unlike most portable launch monitors, many of which struggle with putting simulation, Golfzon offers an incredibly cool addition to the Wave, a putting mat that uses Precision Infrared Technology to give users a true putting experience, even on the most delicate putts. Though camera-based personal launch monitors are typically able to provide putting, radar units either don’t offer it at all or provide less-than-ideal performance. The addition of the Wave’s putting mat should be very well received by home-simulator enthusiasts.
Details
- $3,999 purchase price includes Wave Launch Monitor, putting mat, Wave Skills app, and three Vision Wave courses
- 15 additional courses available for $199/year or $399/three years.
- Full library of 140+ courses available for $399/year or $799/three years.
- Available now at www.golfzongolf.com
