WGT Golf + SkyTrak Golf Simulator – First Look & Review (World Golf Tour)

WGT Golf – Our first look & review of WGT Golf Paired with the SkyTrak Golf Simulator. Also known as “World Golf Tour” by TopGolf, this iOS Based Software can be paired with a SkyTrak Golf Launch Monitor to play various top rated courses. Looking to Buy a SkyTrak? Email me at: [email protected] for the best information and pricing.

Watch as we take our SkyTrak Golf Launch Monitor hooked up to WGT Golf to take on the well known Wolf Creek Golf Course located in Nevada. This is the first time I have played a few holes on the WGT Golf Software and I will say it is quite different that most golf simulator software I have played. The real images are nice but it is a much different feel as they are static and not in a real 3D environment.

About WGT Golf by TopGolf

World Golf Tour is the most realistic free online golf game, loved by more than 15 million players across the globe. It’s the #1 top rated 3D online sports game, as seen on NBC Sports, Golf Channel, DirecTV, & Fox Sports. Built with cutting-edge GPS & 3D technology, this is not just a sports game, but the most accurate full game simulation available. Unlike many other popular online golf games, WGT Golf is not limited to a single platform. You can play WGT Golf on Windows PC, Mac, or your favorite mobile device (iOS, Android, Amazon).

WGT Golf includes:
Pro Shop with upgraded virtual golf clubs and golf balls from Callaway, Titleist, TaylorMade, Ping, and other top golf equipment manufacturers
Over 20 world famous golf courses
Head-to-head multi-player game mode
Thousands of country clubs
Realistic 3D golf simulation to recreate swinging, driving, chipping and putting from different lies on the fairway, rough, bunkers and greens.

World Golf Tour (abbreviated WGT Golf) is an online multiplayer virtual golf game. It is played virtually on actual golf courses located in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico, using a patented 3D photorealistic georeferencing technology. Players can play with their family or friends, join a foursome, or start their own game.[3] Players can choose and compete in a variety of virtual golf courses with up to four players at a time, play individually or enter into a skills challenge or in tournaments for prizes.

Co-founders of WGT Media Chad Nelson and YuChiang Cheng collaborated in 2006 to come up with a high-quality golf game simulation that could be played for free on the Internet, and compete with or surpass the visual quality of console video sports games. Part of the intended goal was to have a fully integrated social golfing network website. They recruited JF Prata and Phil Gorrow of Electronic Arts to build the physics game engine that interfaces the thousands of photographs of each golf course that are used to create the WGT Golf experience. WGT Media launched a demo of the site in 2007 and commenced an open beta test in October 2008. The first golf course WGT Media captured and developed for play was the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, located in South Carolina.

Because of its authenticity in photographing and using actual golf courses for game development, WGT Golf differs from standard console video sports games that are produced fully by computer graphics, rendered by animators. Using this particular process of game development, it can allow real golfers to play virtually on real golf courses at WGT Golf and then take that knowledge and experience out to the actual golf courses themselves to test their skills and ability. Members of the PGA have even practiced at WGT Golf before going to tournaments.

About SkyTrak

HOW SKYTRAK WORKS

SkyTrak is a camera-based launch monitor that captures high-speed images of the ball immediately after impact. The images captured are used to measure parameters necessary to render shot shape and carry distance.

PORTABLE DESIGN
Your SkyTrak goes where you go. Practice and play rain or shine, 365 days a year, in the comfort of your home — even in limited space. Place a ball on a hitting mat or level ground and swing away.

SkyTrak enables you to input a series of desired variables and environmental factors such as weather and course conditions. This helps simulate real world golf and provides more accurate shot analysis. SkyTrak accurately captures, displays and contrasts your ball flight data. Key measurement parameters include: ball speed, launch angle, side spin, back spin, side angle and more. The system is embedded with its own rechargeable battery and serves as its own Wi-Fi hotspot so it can operate with no wires, cables or tethering. Connect wirelessly to a device and generate launch data in seconds.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:14 WGT Golf Overview
03:21 WGT Golf First Drive
06:36 WGT Putting Overview
09:45 Wolf Creek Hole 2
14:33 WGT Golf Wrap Up