Say what you will about simulator golf, love it or not, but there is no denying that we are in the middle of the biggest boom that the segment has ever seen. While there are plenty of startup options beginning to join the fray, in 2024 Foresight Sports are looking to solidify their place among the best. When the company introduced its ceiling mounted GCHawk, they brought a new level of accuracy to sim golf, but 6 years later, it was time for an evolution. That is where the introduction of the Foresight Falcon comes in.
Foresight Falcon Review
Obviously, Foresight is keeping with the bird of prey theme going from Hawk to Falcon, but that is a very good analogy as to how the brand views itself in not just the launch monitor segment, but sim golf as well. Foresight has long prided itself on creating the most accurate launch monitors on the planet for both outdoor and indoor use. The GCHawk opened up a whole new playground for them, and as the sim golf world is growing at a breakneck pace, it was time for an upgrade.
According to Foresight Sports Co-CEO Jon Watters, this new release is one that they are very excited about in terms of the overall evolution it provides:
“Our GCHawk had the same game-changing effect on the simulation golf market in 2018 that our GC2 had on the broader launch monitor market in 2010,” Watters said. “In both cases, we were able to open golfers’ eyes with technologies that were incredibly accurate, robust, and durable. The Falcon packs everything you expect from a Foresight product into a smaller, lighter model that beats every competitive newcomer feature by feature. In the simulation space, the GCHawk was the category creator. The Foresight Falcon will be the category expander for those looking for a simulator expression that fits their space, use case, and budget.”
While all that language is exciting, it is no doubt the details which will interest people the most. For starters, the Foresight Falcon is based on the same photometric technology that is within the GCHawk with both using the Quadrascopic camera setup that has made Foresight the leader in accuracy. The Falson is, however, dimensionally much different.
The device comes in almost 10 pounds lighter than the GCHawk and it is 45 inches shorter while still maintaining a hitting zone that is larger by almost double than any other ceiling mount unit on the market, besides its sibling. Additionally, the power source is now integrated, and the Falcon has a rubberized impact protection for those “oops” moments. It is also worth noting that the connections can be made via Ethernet, USB-C, or Wifi with the data rate now reaching 1 GB/s compared to the GCHawk’s 10 MB/s.
These changes in form and function should make the Foresight Falcon available to use and fit into a broader range of locations and settings than its predecessor. At the same time, it still uses the same trusted data collection the brand has built its name on with over a dozen points of ball and club information available for each shot, more than twice any other brands overhead device can provide. It may interest some to know, however, that the Falcon will not be multi-sport functional as the GCHawk is, making this a golf specific innovation.
The Foresight Falcon will be available for purchase starting January 3, 2024 and the base model is accompanied by a price tag of $14,999. Worth noting, the base price does include software. Additionally, the Falcon will be available as part of Foresight’s popular SIM IN A BOX “Ace” package. As always, more information on everything which Foresight offers can be found with the Indoor Golf Shop. Check out their full page on the Falcon here.
