Black Bull Announces Acquisition of State-of-the-Art Golf Fitting and Testing Equipment

Black Bull recently announced the acquisition of two pieces of golf equipment that aids in the process of giving members the best golf experience in the Rocky Mountains; the Callaway OptiFit System and the TrackMan.

"We have acquired a Callaway OptiFit System that matches individual club heads to individual shafts to optimize the golf club for the player," says P. David Baucom, Director of Golf. This new innovative system eliminates much of the guess work out of club fitting. "Our PGA Professionals have been trained by Callaway to assist members in determining the best club for their abilities."

"And, our new TrackMan allows Black Bull's trained PGA Professionals to evaluate a golfer's swing using measured radar impulses and 3-D images on a special computer screen," adds Baucom. "This device is so advanced that it measures and projects actual data instead of calculated data." Additionally it provides the operator the ability to track carry distance, ball landing position, ball speed, vertical launch angle, spin rate, club speed, and more. This is especially useful when fitting a ball to a certain club, club to swing speed and dispersion groups to both.

During the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines (June 12-15), the TrackMan captured player launch and trajectory data. This is only the second time in USGA tournament history that this data has been captured during live competition."Black Bull is the only golf club in the neighboring states to feature this combined equipment and the advantages the process has to offer members," says Baucom. There are less than 100 TrackMan systems in the United States.

In 2009, Black Bull intends to partner with Callaway Golf to construct a state-of-the-art test center to house the TrackMan and OptiFit equipment. “Once completed, it will be the first such facility in a private club. Then, our members will be able to use the equipment any time of the year in all weather conditions."

"We are excited to offer our members this unique Callaway advantage. It is just one of the many amenities at Black Bull that helps make it like no other golf club in Montana."

Black Bull Community Update

Sunny June days bring much anticipation for the golf course opening at Black Bull. Progress was slowed slightly by the late snow and rain we experienced last month, but we are still estimating that the golf course will open mid- to late July. Landscaping continues to be the focus with daily additions of trees, shrubs and native grasses. Trees are budding and flowers are beginning to bloom throughout the community. Golf cart paths are in and the greens are filling in nicely.

Black Bull plans to open the grill in the temporary clubhouse to members the first part of July. We will be serving lunch daily, as well as a limited-menu dinner a few nights each week. Construction on the tennis courts and a car washing facility has also begun and is scheduled to be completed mid-summer.

We have a number of Locati-designed club homes going up, including two speculative residences. These two homes overlook the 9th fairway and have expansive views of the Bridger Mountain Range. They also have a beautiful creek running through the back of each property.

The Granite Peak is a 2,300+ square foot ranch style home that features 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms and a covered porch. This home will be featured in Bozeman's Parade of Homes tour in early September 2008. For more information about the Parade of Homes, visit www.swmbia.org. The Granite Peak club home is offered at $895,000.

The second speculative home is our popular Yellowstone model. This two-story home is features 2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a covered patio and a walkout basement. We've modified our standard lower level floorplan to include a custom golf cart garage that takes you right to the golf cart path located in front of the 9th tee boxes. The rest of the lower level is unfinished for the buyer to complete as they'd like. The Yellowstone club home is offered at $995,000.