USD Magazine Summer 2014

To help golfers see how air affects ball flight In February 2013, Nate Regimbal ’06 (MBA) received a phone call from his long-time friend and fellow golf aficionado, Mark Stratz. “Nate, I need you to take a look at this; I have what I think is a pretty good idea for a golf app.” Intrigued by the claim, Regimbal pressed Stratz for more details. “I believe we can solve a question golfers have been asking for centuries: ‘How are the playing conditions affecting my golf shot?’” That conversation led to the creation of FlagHi, an innovative golf app technology that provides golfers worldwide with the ability to utilize temperature, elevation and humidity conditions in helping them ascertain the distance their golf ball will travel through the air — known in golf parlance as “carry.” Formerly a strategy and software consultant with IBM, Regimbal architected the app’s patent-pending formula that allows golfers to enter the specific

distance they hit each club at their home course, and then recalibrate those distances to the current conditions of wherever they happen to be playing. Despite its relative nascence, FlagHi has already caught the attention of touring profes- sionals, collegiate players and amateur golfers; all of whom play in changing conditions. “When the conditions change,

your carry distances change,” Regimbal says. “FlagHi calculates the effect, which helps golfers select the right club for the shot, wherever they may be playing.”— Mike Sauer [www.flaghi.com]

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