Anyone else using game golf or Arccos golf devices?

Hi Todd,

No, I don't use either, but am curious about them.  When I bought my SkyCaddie back in 2010, one of the vaunted features of the SGX was that they were planning to introduce little club tracking gizmos that would integrate with the SGX, providing the same sort of info you're getting now with your Game Golf.  Back in 2010, it sounded pretty revolutionary.  They never followed through with that product release as an add-on to the SGX, but the technology has obviously made its way to the marketplace from other vendors

I'm wary of pace of play.  I use my SkyCaddie for yardage info, and I record a few select stats on it, like hole-by-hole score, driving distance, fairways hit, and number of putts per hole.  I use a scorecard to record the other stats that I'm I tracking (playable drive, chips, sand saves, and club used for tee shot).  That makes for a bit of fumbling on each tee box as I do all the accounting and then measure the yardage to specific targets for the next hole.  I try to do it quickly, and in a non-disruptive manner.  I'm not sure it would be wise for me to start adding more steps in my pre-shot routine.  I've thought that a practice device like a Swing Byte or a SkyPro would be of more use to me, because I would only use it at the range, and they are a whole lot more affordable than a FlightScope!

That being said, I believe stats can help you improve, but you need to be careful about stats.  Unless you understand exactly what is being measured and how it is being measured, you can draw the wrong conclusion.  The type of feedback you get from your Game Golf is, I'm sure, more complete and more valuable than what I do with pencil and paper on my scorecard. I'm just not convinced that the technology as it exists today is truly transparent.  It will be interesting to read other responses you get to this tread.

Regards,

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Kevin 

Hi Kevin

The great thing about game golf is all you do is tap your belt with each shot, then upload it to your computer and you can see your stats. It takes no extra time on the course. I still keep track of putts, greens and fairways on my score card.

Slow play is also my pet peave.

Todd

Hey Todd... 

I agree with you that keeping stats is helpful in improving your game. If you don't have some stats, you have no way of knowing exactly where you need to work on improvement. It is worth having a good chat with your local pro to help you understand the feedback you get from your stats however. For example, you may be averaging 39 putts per round and therefore with that stat alone one would think you need to focus on your putting, however it could be that the issue is actually with your approach shots. It could be that you simply are not hitting to the correct areas of the green and always attacking the flag instead of playing to a spot below the hole. I have a friend at my golf course that told me he kept saying he needed to work on his putting, and yet after playing 9 holes with him, the local pro told him that his actual issue was his wedge game from around the greens. Made sense. If you can't get it close, the odds of making the putts are pretty low :)

I do not have the Arccos, but I do use the stat tracking available on my Garmin G6. It tracks my fairways hit, number of putts, and greens in regulation along with my score. It gives me a chance to review my history and see where my strengths and weaknesses lie. For example, I found I was doing well (on average) on the par fours, yet on the par threes I was scoring more bogeys than pars. Based on the yardages of our par threes, it allowed me to realize that hitting into greens on par fours from inside 150 I was doing well, yet when I was on the par threes that were over 170 I could not get it close to the pin, or hit the green for that matter. So - I knew I had to work on those longer mid-irons. 

I would not worry about stat overload. Instead I would find someone that can help me better understand the stats :)

Good luck on your game and the never ending pursuit of IT !

Darius

I use shot by shot. It keeps stats of everything and gives you your handicap for each aspect. Its really helped my game. It also shows you the Pga average for each area. 

Cheers

Mark