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Mevo brings Tour-quality data at an affordable price

By Kathlene Bissell

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 11: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States prepares to play a shot on the 14th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 11: Bryson DeChambeau of the United States prepares to play a shot on the 14th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Mevo is one of golf’s hottest new tech items, and it gives players affordable access to TOUR-quality shot data. Plus, Tiger Woods’s golf ball release is set to hit shelves for a limited time in 2018.

This year’s biggest news is mainly technology and data.  These days nearly anything can be measured, whether you want it to be or not. But if you are someone who wants to know how much less your swing speed is than the pros so you know what to work on, there’s now a pocket-sized device that gives you stats on your swing, is 100 percent portable, and even shows you data on your phone.  You can even do it swing by swing and the device will superimpost stats over each one. What is it, you ask? That would be mevo, lower case m.

Mevo is a little larger than a garage door opener, for those of you who have garages, and about half the size of a cell phone, for those of you who don’t. It spits out carry distance, clubhead speed, ball speed, vertical launch angle, spin, height and flight time.  It can send the data to your phone or tablet. Now you can study your swing on the range or your swing on the course or your swing in your living room.  It’s impressive.

The device is made by Flightscope and is amazingly just $499. That’s about the price of a new driver.

Until now this kind of technology had a cost that started around $2500 and went up to $15,000 through Flightscope.  Trackman, the tracker that a lot of the PGA Tour pros use, goes for $19,000 for an indoor version and $25,000 for outdoors.  You can see the dollar sign advantages of this.

With mevo, you download the mevo app to your phone or tablet.  You put a sticker on your ball (1000 of them for $25). Set mevo and your phone or tablet behind you on the range or course.  Make sure your sticker is pointed the correct direction according to the set-up instructions. Then just start hitting and mevo starts spitting out data on your swing with a video of it. How cool is that?

Does it really work? According to a story in Morning Read, Bryson DeChambeau used mevo last summer during the U.S. Open practice rounds at Erin Hills.  Everyone in golf knows what a math and engineering nerd DeChambeau is.  If it didn’t give him correct data, he definitely wouldn’t use it. But that demonstrates the portability and the accuracy of the device.

mevo uses doppler radar to measure the clubhead and the ball separately.  You just have to say, what? OK, sign me up.

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The mevo device fits in your pocket or purse.  It has a flip-out stand so you can set it up nearly anywhere. 

Non-tech but you’ll want it:  Limited Time Only, The Tiger Golf Ball

Bridgestone has a limited edition, Tour B XS ball that is just like the one Tiger Woods uses.  The Tour B series was available last fall and Woods started using it at the 2017 Hero World Challenge.

The signature edition features a custom Tiger marking on the ball, which Bridgestone says is how he marks his competition balls. A portion of all proceeds go toward the TGR Foundation.  Might make great Father’s Day or birthday presents.  It wouldn’t hurt to do early Christmas shopping.  $50/ dozen.  While supplies last.

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