How do they do this?

[firehawk]

Admittedly I see very little television, but the last time I saw golf, they didn't do this. The red line follows the path of the ball during live broadcasts apparently. How do they do this? Is there some type of sensor in the ball where they can track it live or what?
I have heard they do it in baseball as well now.

 

[firehawk]

and they even show it up-side down! dag nabbit! Sorry about that!:cheesy:

 

[Paul F]

They use phased-array radar. Very small antennas that don't interfere with the play.

http://virtualeye.tv/the-sports/virtual-eye-golf

 

[Mitch Gross]

You should see the tracking software that comes with the Phantom cameras. They originated with use for the military, who needed to track artillery shells, debris in explosions, shock waves, etc., all at thousands of frames per second. Fascinating stuff. When I was first helping to introduce these beasts to the market I went to ILM figuring it would be useful in effects work. Then they showed me what their software looked like. Wow.

 

[Run&Gun]

Remember the "glowing puck" in hockey? (I think FOX did it) I knew guys that were hockey fans and they absolutely hated it. I didnt like hockey, so it didn't matter... and it was the only way I could follow the puck.

 

[Run&Gun]

and they even show it up-side down! dag nabbit! Sorry about that!:cheesy:

You must be using Safari. Every time I try to post pix with Safari, they post upside down and I have to delete it and go use Chrome.

 

[Paul F]

Remember the "glowing puck" in hockey? (I think FOX did it) I knew guys that were hockey fans and they absolutely hated it.

Hockey fans are born with chainsaws in their hands, they know how to repair heavy equipment, they can open a beer bottle with their eye socket and they like to see fights during the game. They don't need no stinking glow puck.

 

[firehawk]

Hockey fans are born with chainsaws in their hands, they know how to repair heavy equipment, they can open a beer bottle with their eye socket and they like to see fights during the game. They don't need no stinking glow puck.

:laugh:

 

[firehawk]

Thanks guys! Always a big help

 

[Run&Gun]

Hockey fans are born with chainsaws in their hands, they know how to repair heavy equipment, they can open a beer bottle with their eye socket and they like to see fights during the game. They don't need no stinking glow puck.

The fighting was the only thing I did like about it. When I used to shoot it on a regular basis, the team here was good for at least one to two a night.

BTW: the worst smell on the planet... A hockey locker room.