If you’re under some illusion that the game of golf is anything other than a statistical nightmare, you should pick a different sport. Golf has so many variables and needs so many tweaks to so many different swings. This makes this particular sport a perfect candidate for serious data analysis, and Arccos Golf ($399) believes they have the perfect product to do so.
Arccos Golf in Summary
Arccos Golf performs in two ways. First, it tracks every shot, both distance and location, measuring overall performance, like slices and hooks, and gives distance to the front, middle, and back of the green. Secondly, after the round, Arccos Golf organizes all the data it’s collected and puts it into meaningful bits of data for you to comprehend.
But How?
So how does it do all this? Arccos Golf is comprised of an app and Arccos grip attachments, which attach to each of a player’s clubs and are paired to that club so you never have to tell it what club you’re hitting on the course. The Bluetooth- connected Arccos devices are rubber, which provides a bit of extra length when plugged into the grip. You’ll adjust to this added length pretty quickly. In fact, you might even feel some benefit from the initial feeling that you’re gripping down on the club.
Arccos doesn’t require a device to be worn on the body or a tap before each shot. The company has built in a motion sensor that picks up shots as you go, assuming you have a Bluetooth- connected smart phone for Arccos to work.
The app is very cool, comprehensive and actually intelligent, and you can leave the phone in your pocket, play a round, and all the while, a small computer is tracking every shot, giving your extensive data, like “I’m getting on the fairway 52.6% of the time”, providing both macro and micro analysis.
Arccos Golf Setup
It couldn’t be easier to set up the Arccos system. You simply screw the sensors to the end of your grips, launch the app and pair each club via Bluetoooth. You only have to do that once. When you get to the course you’re playing at, you then download the course map, which the system will locate the nearest course for you, and start your round.
Performance
All and all, the system is very accurate, but occasionally, the Arccos would register as returning a club to a golf bag as a stroke, or a very short putt would not register at all. Other than that, the system works well. Additionally, it will allow you to take practice swings or mulligans that are performed in the same spot and in a reasonable time as one single shot, and it does this intelligently so you don’t rack up strokes.
If Arccos misreads a shot, editing shots is easy and intuitive. During a round, the app doesn’t give statistical play-by-play, and you can only see and review individual holes, but once the round is over, your data is immediately processed. Data comes under the headings of Handicap Breakdown, Scoring, and detailed analyses of Driving, Approach, Chipping, Sand and Putting. You can review specific rounds, or all rounds played. There’s also individual club analysis, giving relevant data about each club.
Arccos Golf Tracker also features a web-based Beta Dashboard with line graphs and scatter plots to measure an accurate handicap.
Bottom Line
The Arccos Golf Tracker System is definitely for the serious golfer considering its price tag and the mounds of data it delivers to break down and improve your game. For an unobtrusive attachment at the end of your grip, Arccos is one of the easiest and most comprehensive ways to get detailed analysis of your game.
The idea of tracking golf shots and analyzing them is really incredibly helpful, and tens of millions of golfers worldwide who love technology and want to lower their handicaps could benefit.
