Belfast City Centre's Virtual Golf
Golfers in Northern Ireland Play 57 of the World's Best Courses
Keen golfers can play on 57 of the world's best courses, including St Andrew's and Valderrama, without leaving Belfast city centre thanks to the virtual golf simulator
There are plenty of golf courses around Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, including three of Ireland's royal golf courses. If you're worried about Ireland's reputation for wet weather, though, then head for Belfast city centre. There at the new Citigolf venue, the latest in virtual reality golf simulators allows golfers to play on 57 of the world's leading golf courses without getting wet.
At the heart of the virtual golf courses at Citigolf is state-of-the-art technology, which ensures that the experience isn't merely for fun – although it's certainly that – but also analyses the player's golf technique and gives valuable feedback on improving the game. Floor sensors show how the club makes contact with the ball on every shot, and in-flight tracking sensors in the walls an ceiling compute the trajectory of the shot to provide an accurate record of the ball's flight. The two combined provide the player after every shot with:
- · Club head speed
- · Club head angle
- · Club head at impact
- · Ball Speed
- · Club head after impact
- · Club path angle
- · Tempo
- · Ball angle
You can find out more about how the system works by clicking on the EasyPlay Golf Simulator website.
Details of some of the simulated golf courses can be found on the Citigolf website (see below), and it might be a good idea to check out the various options before booking. Different courses offer different challenges. One of the most famous, St Andrews is known as the home of golf and dates back 600 years. It is still a challenge for the modern golfer, notable for its 112 bunkers, so any golfer needing practice at avoiding bunkers should perhaps try playing St Andrews. If planning a trip to St Andrews, Belfast's virtual golf simulator allows the golfer to practice on the course before getting there, which might help prepare for the course and give a sneak advantage over opponents.
History and other information about the courses is also given. Valderrama in Spain is the only overseas course to have hosted the Ryder Cup, outside its UK and USA homeland. It is also a brilliantly designed course, as no hole on the course is less than championship quality and yet it can be played by golfers with any handicap. Golfers in Belfast may never get the chance to play in real life on some of these courses, so the Citigolf golf simulator is definitely the next best thing.
For more details visit the official Citigolf website by clicking here.
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