Breakthrough PDA Software Marries Physics with Putting Aid to get I-Putt.Sports Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EDEN PRAIRIE Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004 Golf Equipment Solutions Corporation (GESC GESC Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. (Mumbai, India) ) a software development company, announces the release of a personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) software program that custom calibrates to an individual golfer's putting style and equipment. The program, a putting aid, is called I-Putt(TM). "Long putts are a problem for golfers," said Philip A. Schmidt, principal and founder of GESC. "I-Putt's program calculates information based on the relationship between a golfer's swing and putting distance. I-Putt saves strokes." I-Putt's purpose is to help golfers get the "feel" of the green. I-Putt calibrates to the conditions of golf courses, weather and technique. Golfers calibrate To adjust or bring into balance. Scanners, CRTs and similar peripherals may require periodic adjustment. Unlike digital devices, the electronic components within these analog devices may change from their original specification. See color calibration and tweak. I-Putt by taking a practice stroke on a ten-pace putt. Entering the results into I-Putt, the golfer then has a baseline of how the course's conditions are affecting his or her stroke. At the green, simply count the number of paces from the ball to the cup and note whether the path is level, uphill or downhill. I-Putt instantly calculates how powerful the stroke needs to be in order to sink the putt. Using I-Putt does not slow a game. Rather, by saving strokes, golfers are likely to move off the green more quickly. I-Putt is believed to be the first of its kind on the market. I-Putt is compatible with on Palm OS. Additional platforms are in development. The logic behind I-Putt led the inventors to create new terms See suggestions for new terms. such as "backswing back·swing n. The initial part of a stroke, in which one moves a racket or club, for instance, to the position from which forward motion begins. " and "putt segment". Details are posted on www.I-Putt.com. I-Putt will be available for purchase only over the Internet, at www.handango.com and www.I-Putt.com. About Golf Equipment Solutions Corporation Golf Equipment Solutions Corporation (GESC) was founded in 2001 to develop and market a golf putting improvement software program called I-Putt. I-Putt was created by GESC founders and brothers Gary E. Schmidt and Phillip A. Schmidt. A patent is pending. GESC is based out of Eden Out of Eden was a musical group identified with R&B, and with contemporary Christian music. Real-life sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca and Danielle Kimmey makes up the soulful Christian trio. Prairie, MN and Palm Springs, CA. For more information about Golf Equipment Solutions Corporation, visit www.I-Putt.com. |
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