The National Golf Foundation found in 2023:
“An estimated 6.2 million Americans hit golf balls with a club in a golf simulator within the past year, a total that’s surged 73% compared to pre-pandemic levels. In 2019 and years prior, simulator participation had hovered just under 4 million.”
In paralel, the simulator market is also growing. I am sure you heard of these national franchises like Topgolf Swing Suites, Five Iron Golf and X-Golf.
The National Golf Foundation’s annual state-of-industry Graffis Report in 2023 found off-course participation in the game rose by 13% between 2021 and 2022.
Titleist’s golf ball R&D team discovered there are data points in indoor golf that difficult or impossible to measure accurately – specifically spin.
The Titleist R&D team, in collaboration with a team of TrackMan experts, looked to create a golf ball design that could allow for accurate and reliable data capture in a way that was convenient for the indoor golfer.
The result was Titleist Radar Capture Technology. Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash golf balls with Radar Capture Technology (RCT) improve the TrackMan experience for dedicated indoor fitting specialists committed to a premium, precision fitting.
The Titleist RCT models offer the same design, quality and performance as Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash golf balls but with the enhanced benefit of indoor radar signal capture:
- Testing of Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x RCT models shows a 99% signal capture that delivers true spin, resulting in even more accurate carry and total distance calculations.
- RCT has enabled TrackMan to improve the spin detection algorithm, requiring less ball flight to measure spin rate, benefiting, in particular, high ball speed/low spin rate scenarios.
- Titleist Pro V1 RCT ball models conform with USGA and R&A rules.
Titleist RCT golf balls – Availability & Pricing
Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash RCT golf balls are available at Titleist.com/RCT and can be found in golf shops worldwide.