22 Jun 2017

An upswing for golf watchers

From This Way Up, 1:35 pm on 22 June 2017

Soon spectators at home will know far more about how a golfer is performing than the player or their caddie.

Sports fans are a demanding lot – they want live action, instant replays and super slow-mo, as well as perceptive commentary and insightful analysis supported by the latest data beamed live and direct from the field.

Animation Research in Dunedin are the crew that developed the graphical interpretation of the 1992 America's Cup. Fast-forward 25 years and we can all be yachting experts without falling overboard or the sea spray and lifejackets.

Now similar technology is being used to cover golf, too.