StrackaLine Greens Guides
The Stracka Line is the patented technology for tracking the exact slopes and breaks on putting greens.
Using a state of the art laser (utilized by the land surveying industry), this advanced technology scans the surface of the green (obtaining millions of data points that are accurate to the millimeter) to pick up even the most subtle elevation changes. This takes the plum bobbing and guesswork out of reading your putt. The result is a guide that brings golf into the 21stcentury.
Not only is The Stracka Line a useful tool to help golfers quickly understand how their putts will break, but it's also a powerful aid during an approach shot when a golfer can use the influence of the green's slopes while aiming their shot from the fairway. Also, for spectators, it adds a new level of interaction when fans can see for themselves the exact severity of a putt's break the pros (and their tour caddies) are faced with; it puts into perspective just how good today's pros are at draining tough putts.
Professional golfers, their caddies, amateurs, and even beginners new to the game agree. This new technology is revolutionizing the way to interpret how a ball will break. Never misread another putt with The Stracka Line.
The Stracka Line is protected by copyright and U.S. patents 6,296,579 and 6,638,173
The Process
The StrackaLine Greens Guides process begins with our staff collecting the information at the course. Using GPS technology accurate to 8 inches our survey team maps out every aspect of the course, including but not limited to the fairway, bunkers, green outlines, trees, water, and sprinkler heads.
Next the team uses a survey laser to collect every minute detail of the greens surface, millions of points, to an accuracy of5 millimeters. After collecting all of the information for the greens and its surrounding, the process is moved to the office.
At this point, our team runs the GPS and the Laser information thru several computer imaging programs, which the team uses tocreate the most accurate greens guides available.
To make the most of this amazing technology, several players and caddies on both the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour have becomecertified in the use of Aimpoint Technologies www.aimpointgolf.com, a company that specializes in using percent of slope to help define the line a putt will take.
We here at StrackaLine strive to provide the most current and accurate information available to players and caddies on tour. We are constantly working with the players and caddies to develop ways to improve what is already an outstanding product.
"Gorjus" George Yardage Information
The yardage book a professional golfer uses on tour might look very different to you than the typical "commercial" book that's for sale in your local pro shop. The books George Lucas started hand drawing in 1976 werecompletely focused on the important measurements and obstacles for each hole in a black and white format for caddies. This allowed the caddies to get the information at a glance and record important notes to best support theirplayer.
These methods, developed by Lucas, have evolved over the years and have become the standard for yardage books on tour. Over the years, many have tried to copy George's methods. However, to loyal caddies on tour he is a legend in the industry for being the original. While George is no longer involved in the collection of the data at Tour courses, he is still an active advisor for new StrackaLine developments.
The Stracka Line is the patented technology for tracking the exact slopes and breaks on putting greens.
Using a state of the art laser (utilized by the land surveying industry), this advanced technology scans the surface of the green (obtaining millions of data points that are accurate to the millimeter) to pick up even the most subtle elevation changes. This takes the plum bobbing and guesswork out of reading your putt. The result is a guide that brings golf into the 21stcentury.
Not only is The Stracka Line a useful tool to help golfers quickly understand how their putts will break, but it's also a powerful aid during an approach shot when a golfer can use the influence of the green's slopes while aiming their shot from the fairway. Also, for spectators, it adds a new level of interaction when fans can see for themselves the exact severity of a putt's break the pros (and their tour caddies) are faced with; it puts into perspective just how good today's pros are at draining tough putts.
Professional golfers, their caddies, amateurs, and even beginners new to the game agree. This new technology is revolutionizing the way to interpret how a ball will break. Never misread another putt with The Stracka Line.
The Stracka Line is protected by copyright and U.S. patents 6,296,579 and 6,638,173
The Process
The StrackaLine Greens Guides process begins with our staff collecting the information at the course. Using GPS technology accurate to 8 inches our survey team maps out every aspect of the course, including but not limited to the fairway, bunkers, green outlines, trees, water, and sprinkler heads.
Next the team uses a survey laser to collect every minute detail of the greens surface, millions of points, to an accuracy of5 millimeters. After collecting all of the information for the greens and its surrounding, the process is moved to the office.
At this point, our team runs the GPS and the Laser information thru several computer imaging programs, which the team uses tocreate the most accurate greens guides available.
To make the most of this amazing technology, several players and caddies on both the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour have becomecertified in the use of Aimpoint Technologies www.aimpointgolf.com, a company that specializes in using percent of slope to help define the line a putt will take.
We here at StrackaLine strive to provide the most current and accurate information available to players and caddies on tour. We are constantly working with the players and caddies to develop ways to improve what is already an outstanding product.
"Gorjus" George Yardage Information
The yardage book a professional golfer uses on tour might look very different to you than the typical "commercial" book that's for sale in your local pro shop. The books George Lucas started hand drawing in 1976 werecompletely focused on the important measurements and obstacles for each hole in a black and white format for caddies. This allowed the caddies to get the information at a glance and record important notes to best support theirplayer.
- All measurements are from the back cut of the back tee. The caddy paces off the distance to the tee markers so the measurements are always correct even as the tee markers are move around the tee box to ease wear on the grass. Also, measurements are only given from the tee boxes being used in the tournament the book was made for (any forward tees are excluded).
- The main focus of the book is on the landing areas of each hole. Professional golfers are very consistent and rarely miss their tee shot, so the book displays a "zoomed in" view of the landing area to give as many measurements to the green as possible, and distances to clear bunkers and hazards from the tee.
- All measurements from the fairway are given to the front cut of the green (NOT the center of the green). Caddies add the hole location depth from the day's pinsheetto the front cut of the green. This makes an accurate measurement to the hole much more consistent as the "center of the green"is often a subjective location. The total depth of the green is also very important.
- Additional features include a compass on every hole (which is helpful for determining prevailing winds), and the courses elevation from sea level (as your ball will carry further the higher in elevation you are).
These methods, developed by Lucas, have evolved over the years and have become the standard for yardage books on tour. Over the years, many have tried to copy George's methods. However, to loyal caddies on tour he is a legend in the industry for being the original. While George is no longer involved in the collection of the data at Tour courses, he is still an active advisor for new StrackaLine developments.