Andy DevaneyBlack Friday is a curious time to shop for golf technology. Take $3,000 off a launch monitor and it sounds like a spectacular bargain. Then you notice the new price is $11,995, and perhaps put the kettle on before making any decisions.
That’s the biggest reduction in FlightScope’s latest Black Friday sale, which brings together seven offers covering everything from its Mevo Gen2 launch monitor to the i4 rangefinder and high-end X3C radar system.
There’s also a selection of discounted software for golfers who already own a Mevo Gen2 and would rather add to their existing setup than start again.
Seven FlightScope Black Friday Offers
The sale covers a fairly broad spread of equipment, with prices starting at $299 and climbing into five figures.
| Product | Original price | Black Friday price |
|---|---|---|
| Mevo Gen2 Launch Monitor | $1,299 | $1,149 |
| Mevo Gen2 with Pro Package and Face Impact Location | $2,799 | $1,999 |
| i4 Rangefinder | $499 | $299 |
| X3C Launch Monitor and Simulator | $14,995 | $11,995 |
| Pro Package Add-On | $1,000 | $599 |
| Face Impact Location Add-On | $499 | $299 |
| Pro Package and Face Impact Location Bundle | $1,499 | $850 |
All prices are in US dollars, as advertised by FlightScope.
From Launch Monitors to On-Course Yardages
The Mevo Gen2 is FlightScope’s more affordable launch monitor in this sale, it measures 20 ball and club parameters using Fusion Tracking technology.
The $1,999 bundle adds the Pro Package and Face Impact Location software, taking the available measurements beyond 30 and introducing information such as club path, face angle and strike location.
For existing owners, those software upgrades are also available separately, with the combined package reduced to $850.
Away from the practice ground, the i4 rangefinder takes a different approach to gathering numbers. FlightScope says it uses a golfer’s performance statistics alongside temperature, humidity, air pressure and slope to calculate a personalised ‘plays like’ distance.
Which is useful information to have in theory, although there’s still the small matter of hitting the right shot once you’ve chosen the club.
The X3C, meanwhile, occupies the considerably more expensive end of FlightScope’s range. Its carbon-fibre tracking radar is designed to follow the ball from impact to landing, with more than 50 data parameters and 12 E6 Connect simulated courses included.
FlightScope says the included courses come without additional fees or subscriptions.
When Does the FlightScope Black Friday Sale End?
FlightScope says the offers are available exclusively through flightscope.com, although the company hasn’t specified an end date in its announcement.
It’s a varied collection, covering different approaches to practising, measuring distances and analysing a golf swing.
And while the equipment can produce an impressive amount of information, none of it removes the familiar challenge of persuading the ball to go where you intended.
Some things, apparently, remain beyond the reach of technology.
