News & Media
"You choose the club with a remote, and you can play a number of courses in the EA Sports Tiger Woods golf game. VERY cool."
- waggleroom.com (Jan 18, 2008)
"This season’s first snow storm ended this year’s golf season but you don't have to pack your clubs away for the Winter."
- PAHomePage.com (Nov 20, 2007)
"For any Canadian golfer, the worst part of winter is, well, the fact that you can't golf. You can..."
- globeandmail.com (Oct 29, 2007)
"USB Golf Launchpad lets you practise your golf skills besides your cubicle"
- techchee.com (Sept 14, 2007)
"The Golf Launchpad is a USB device that connects to PC, Mac and PS2."
- everythingusb.com (Sept 13, 2007)
“...leaves you with few excuses for having a rusty swing when spring arrives.”
- Detroit Free Press (Sept 12, 2007)
"Golf Launchpad's technology depicts your drive, chip, or putt with remarkable veracity."
- The Toronto Star (Apr 18, 2007)
"Launchpad is taking interactive golf to exciting new levels."
- The San Diego Union Tribune (July 3, 2007)
"This is a peripheral
for people who want to play golf, not just
simulation. Holding a real club, you strike a real ball and get virtual
results on one of 800 golf courses around the world."
- Boys's Life Magazine (July 2007)
"Tiger Woods,
look out. Electric Spin's Golf Launchpad
swing simulator is just the thing to get couch potatoes off their lazy asses
and hit the links,with its incredible power to meet computer-generated golf and actual golf half way."
- Phuze Magazine (spring-summer 2007)
"Dad can play
golf anywhere, no matter the weather, with the Golf Launchpad golf simulator."
-The Examiner Washingtion News (June 8, 2007)
"The Golf Launchpad simulator
allows you to play golf at home."
- 805 living Magazine (June 2007)
"Whether
it's for indoors, outdoors, home, work or play, there's something here for
everyone."
- Scottsdale Magazine (June 2007)
"As long
as you have enough room to swing, the Golf Launchpad lets you play the
world's most famous courses."
- Golf Magazine (March 2007)
"This is Launchpad, a big hit
at last month's Consumer Electronics
Show. You swing your own clubs and hit a small ball attached to a post."
- Barrons News (Feb 26, 2007)
"Here's to
hitting the links without the hassle of green fee,
hauling clubs, and iffy weather."
- Red Herring Magazine (Dec 4, 2006)
"Want to
get in a quick nine holes before breakfast but your favorite course is
covered in snow? If you had the Golf Launchpad you'd be putting by now."
- US Airways magazine
"BEST SWING SIMULATOR FOR THE MONEY"
- ABC's Good Morning America
"LAUNCHPAD IS TERRIFIC"
- Charles Herold, New York Times
“Play Pebble in your pj’s with the Golf
Launchpad!”
- Golf Magazine
“What I found most interesting is that like
my real ball flight tendencies, I was hitting it right,
which gave me an accurate reading of what I tend to do wrong
in my swing. While another guy who tends to pull shots was
doing just that. Overall, we found the product to be easy to
set up and use. The sound is uncanny to how it sounds like a
real golf shot.”
- Nick Ciattei, Golf Guide Magazine
"Could the office putting green be history? Plug in Electric-Spin's Golf Launchpad..."
- Chris Taylor, Time Magazine
“I was able to hit real golf shots and watch
how they played out thanks to a simulator called the Golf
Launchpad.”
- Ron Driscoll, Boston Globe
“…Canadian device offers best video golf
experience.”
- Shaun Conlin, Evergeek Media as seen
in the Toronto Star
“It (the Golf Launchpad) could put the
office putting green out of business!”
- Jay Palmer, Barron’s
”… if you're a golf nut and are looking for
a way to practice your swing while making Tiger Woods golf
much more challenging, the $249 ($199 for the PS2) Golf
Launchpad is a worth the investment.”
- Matt Elliott - Crave Blog, CNET.com
"The golf world has, apparently, been going Launchpad crazy; even as a confirmed non-golfer, I can easily imagine how much joy the device would give an addict."
- Financial Times, How to Spend it
"A much needed practice tool"
- Maxim's Top Gear Review (#12 out of 50)
"Launchpad brings a unique realism to the PC gaming" experience.
- The Robb Report
"Without (Launchpad) you can still drive a ball 200 yards, but you should open a window first."
- Charles Herold, New York TImes
"GOLF LAUNCHPAD brings a new realism to computer golf games."
- CTV News
"A good measure of Launchpad's appeal was, after our taping, the crew - most of whom don't play golf - spent a lot of time playing with the device. If you can attact them, golfers should be a cinch."
- Dave Lucas, Host Capital Golf Weekly, Newschannel 8, Arlington VA
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"GOLF LAUNCHPAD's turf is the best I have seen in any simulator. It has the right give for hitting irons and putting feels great!"
- Cameron Carty, CPGA Professional and instructor, Toronto, Canada
"Play Pebble Beach.... in your pajamas!"
- Mark Spinelli, USPGA professional, and golf instructor, Los Angeles
"We've had HUNDREDS OF GADGETS on the air since we started this program. Of ALL of them, the golf simulator there, GOLF LAUNCHPAD, that's the COOLEST!"
- ESPN2's Cold Pizza
"...how many input devices can stand up to the satisfying thwack of a 3 iron?"
- Stephen Manes, Forbes.com,
A Forbes Publication
"See your game accurately rendered on the screen with gorgeous graphics"
- ABC News
"I tested the LAUNCHPAD and it was amazing."
- Jim Louderback, ExtremeTech,
A Ziff-Davis Publication
"Use your own clubs and play the most famous courses in the world."
- CTV News
"For golf addicts looking for a quick fix in the office, it looks to be a real winner."
- Jim Louderback, ExtremeTech,
A Ziff-Davis Publication
"GOLF LAUNCHPAD is a fantastic, new golf driving pad where you hit the golf balls (on tether) with your own golf clubs... now THIS IS REAL SIMULATION!"
- Sean Gibson, GamingIllustrated.com
"Now comes the product that will make your training sessions easier and much cheaper."
- Svend Ole Kvilesjo, Golf.no (the #1 online golf magazine in Norway)
