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For Immediate Release: February 21, 2007
Headline: The First Tee of Massachusetts Participants Take Part in Better Golf Through Technology Program at MIT
Cambridge, MA – Better Golf Through Technology, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on evaluating new technologies that improve golf play, the MIT Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation and The First Tee of Massachusetts today announced a First Tee golf event to be held at the Howard W. Johnson Athletic Center on the campus of MIT on February 25th.
MIT golf team members and Better Golf Through Technology engineers will provide a number of Boston-area youths with a chance to learn golf fundamentals and to use the latest golf motion capture technologies.
The young players will have the opportunity to receive instruction from MIT golf team members and Better Golf Through Technology engineers using new electronic wireless technologies which will help them understand how to produce their best swings. A computer-based golf game will also be available where players will use their own swings with real golf clubs to virtually advance from tee to green.
The wireless products are being provided by iClub, a Boston-based wireless motion-capture company.
About The First Tee:
The First Tee is a World Golf Foundation initiative dedicated to providing young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop, through golf and character education, life-enhancing values such as honesty, integrity and sportsmanship. The intent is to offer opportunities for improvement in the quality of life and create a platform where children can increase their potential for success.
About “Better Golf Through Technology”
Better Golf Through Technology promotes the evaluation of new technologies which hold promise for improving a golfer’s skill level, consistency, and enjoyment of both practice and playing. The company sponsors year-round research in concert with top golf teaching professionals, equipment manufacturers, technology companies, and independent researchers. The company is the host of the annual “Better Golf Through Technology” conference, which will be held at MIT March 29th and 30th.