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3D Doppler Ball Tracking Monitors, Golf Radars & Launch Monitors


FlightScope®, is a global high-tech company, a world leader in the development and manufacturing of 3D Doppler ball tracking monitors, golf radars and launch monitors for sports.

Founded in 1989 in South Africa by electronics engineer Henri Johnson, the company started by manufacturing Doppler Radar systems for the defense industry to measure the speed of projectiles. The company remains prominent in the defense industry today, supplying radar systems to more than 24 countries around the world.

With years of experience in Doppler radar and phased array tracking technology, FlightScope realized the need and opportunity to provide its technology for applications in various sports. That is how FlightScope came to be. With additional sports forthcoming, FlightScope now has applications in cricket ball tracking, to measure bowling speed; in tennis scoring, in the form of a chair-umpire scoring system; and in golf radar tracking, to measure ball and clubhead parameters for every club in a player's bag.

FlightScope is in use by top golf instructors, club fitters, tour players and original equipment manufacturers around the globe. FlightScope is committed to delivering a world-class product with exceptional after-sales support. In 2008 FlightScope relocated its headquarters to Orlando, Florida, a key location for much of the golf industry.
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1989 Company was founded
1991 First Doppler radar delivered to defense customers
1995 FlightScope Speedball for cricket introduced
1999 Wins SPII award for innovation for Wizcam machine vision system
2000 First use of FlightScope for tennis serve speed measurement
2001 Filed first patent for using phased array Doppler radar to track golf balls 
2001 The first public demonstration of FlightScope for golf in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
2005 Wins the Technology Top 100 Minister's Award in 2005 for technological excellence
2006 HBD Venture Capital owned by internet billionaire Mark Shuttleworth becomes a partner in our world-wide expansion
2007 Obtains ISO 9001:2000 quality management accreditation
2007 Endeavor Global selects company to become part or its world-wide network of high-impact entrepreneurs
2008 Awarded with the TechGolfTest USA Seal of Excellence
2012 TT100 Ministerial award for Management of Technology - winner
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