Neil,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. These kinds of replies help my company understand concerns people have about this type of product.

I understand your points. It's this paragraph of yours, "Of course, the real crux of the matter...", which most sums up your point. But I have to disagree with what you are saying based on my own personal experience and the experience of seeing hundreds of people practice on the range and then on the course.

The problems which occur on course are not mostly mental for those players who swing fairly well on the range but have more problems actually playing (which, I believe, is probably true for a great majority of golfers on this forum). These problems tend to fall into the following categories, none of which are primarily mental or can be easily practiced on the range... and all of which can be addressed by the Digital Pro system:

- inability to properly aim the body when the target is not simply "straight out and very wide" (as is the case on the range);

- uneven lies (a major problem and source of many extra strokes);

- hitting out of the rough (another big source of strokes);

- bad tempo;

- swinging harder than one would on the range.

There are others. This is just a short list.

The Digital Pro system is definitely designed for the driving range as well as the course. While some golfers do have a video camera suitable for a driving range, they are rarely taken along and used for this purpose (for lots of reasons). We address this issue by allowing the golfer to always have it in the bag and make it very simple to set up and use. And really, it adds almost nothing to the weight of the bag... about the weight of one extra club.

Finally, in response to the issue of slowing down the pace of play, we've found that this system is so compelling in terms of making swing changes when it counts, that golfers will find ways and times to use them that doesn't effect play. There are plenty of off-hours to work with a system like this... even though (as already stated) it doesn't effect the pace of play if used properly. But your point is noted and understood.

Golfers so often spend $300 or more on a new driver, hoping to drop strokes or add substantially more distance. But it doesn't work that way. That money would be far better spent on video... especially on-course video. But that's just my opinion.

Thanks, again, for your feedback. My company needs to do a better job at addressing these points on the web site.

Richard