A view from above... @stallingsgolf gets in a few swings for the @golfchannel Hover Fly Aerial Camera #TeamTitleist twitter.com/Titleist/statu…
— Titleist (@Titleist) March 19, 2013
.@golfchannel's new "Hover Fly" camera. Holy cow this thing is awesome. vine.co/v/bpX6pAlz1Yi
— Chad Coleman (@HashtagChad) March 19, 2013
The Golf Channel's Hover Fly camera could either be the coolest thing to happen to golf ever or the scariest. The unmanned helicopter mounted camera is making it's debut at this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament.
It will only provide images of players practising this week but could be rolled out for actual tournament play at a later date.
The technology which is made by Hoverfly Tech is described on their website as:
With the largest carrying capacity of any multi-rotor aerial cinema system available, ERISTA captures breathtaking, epic footage from the air with exceptional performance. The retractable landing gear and 360º rotating camera gimbal mount provide unobstructed views to capture the perfect shot every time. Featuring our patent-pending HovercoreTM flight technology, the ERISTA cinema package includes everything you need to film with the most demanding cameras in a multi-rotor system – for true professional film production.
