2019 PGA Show Thread

[lastings]

40 minutes ago, klineka said:

I don't really see how this would work because how would the app/system know whether I'm at a tee box waiting to tee off because of a slow group in front of me vs at the tee box with myself and my playing partners hitting our tee shots?

Knowing that the price of my round is continually increasing due to a slow group in front of me that doesn't care about the price of their round would make me enjoy the round significantly less.

it would have to be done as a % of time you fall behind the group in front of you.   for example, you only get dinged when the group behind you is waiting on you AND you are not waiting on the group in front of you AND you are playing slower that whatever the standard pace of play is. 

[David in FL]

15 minutes ago, lastings said:

it would have to be done as a % of time you fall behind the group in front of you.   for example, you only get dinged when the group behind you is waiting on you AND you are not waiting on the group in front of you AND you are playing slower that whatever the standard pace of play is. 

 We’re getting off topic here, but that wouldn’t provide any reward for those who can play faster than the people playing ahead of them. He would not only want to penalize those who are slow, but to reward those who are particularly fast.

[lastings]

Not sure if this is at the PGA show or not, but assuming it is based on time of release...  

Arccos finally eliminated the need to keep your phone in your pocket.   

Arccos Link

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  Arccos Link is a small, ultralight accessory that allows users of the Arccos Caddie platform to automatically record their on-course performance data without the need for a phone in pocket. Compatible with iPhone and...

Not that it was something that ever really bothered me, but it did use a lot of batter and also made my bluetooth speaker cut out when I drifted a bit too far from the cart. 

appears you can clip this to your belt or keep it in your from pocket.  based on dimensions, looks like its about a quarter the size of an iphone in length and about half as thick.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[nevets88]

8 hours ago, lastings said:

Not sure if this is at the PGA show or not, but assuming it is based on time of release...  

Arccos finally eliminated the need to keep your phone in your pocket.   

Arccos Link

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  Arccos Link is a small, ultralight accessory that allows users of the Arccos Caddie platform to automatically record their on-course performance data without the need for a phone in pocket. Compatible with iPhone and...

Not that it was something that ever really bothered me, but it did use a lot of batter and also made my bluetooth speaker cut out when I drifted a bit too far from the cart. 

appears you can clip this to your belt or keep it in your from pocket.  based on dimensions, looks like its about a quarter the size of an iphone in length and about half as thick.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like it was timed to coincide with the show.

 

[nevets88]

This existed well before the show, right? Maybe there's a new upgrade. By the way, is it me, or does the swing capture on the 4DMotion not look like the actual swing of the person in the video.

 

[Slowcelica]

On 1/23/2019 at 10:41 AM, lastings said:

Not sure if this is at the PGA show or not, but assuming it is based on time of release...  

Arccos finally eliminated the need to keep your phone in your pocket.   

Arccos Link

---

  Arccos Link is a small, ultralight accessory that allows users of the Arccos Caddie platform to automatically record their on-course performance data without the need for a phone in pocket. Compatible with iPhone and...

Not that it was something that ever really bothered me, but it did use a lot of batter and also made my bluetooth speaker cut out when I drifted a bit too far from the cart. 

appears you can clip this to your belt or keep it in your from pocket.  based on dimensions, looks like its about a quarter the size of an iphone in length and about half as thick.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So basically like game golf pro is now? Except it is extra and not included with the unit?

[mchepp]

53 minutes ago, Slowcelica said:

So basically like game golf pro is now? Except it is extra and not included with the unit?

Yeah, the only difference I can think of is you don't need to tap, which if I am honest I would forget to do from time to time. The downside is the Arccos unit I used changed the swingweight of my club. 

[nevets88]

Photo of Titlest display of PGA Tour players' marked balls. Glare, but decent resolution.

[nevets88]

The Pill - ball chopped on the sides for short game practice. This has been around for awhile, and I've never heard of it till now. So many products.

 

[Slowcelica]

1 hour ago, mchepp said:

Yeah, the only difference I can think of is you don't need to tap, which if I am honest I would forget to do from time to time. The downside is the Arccos unit I used changed the swingweight of my club. 

The pro you don't tap, either.

Edited January 24, 2019 by Slowcelica

[iacas]

5 hours ago, Slowcelica said:

The pro you don't tap, either.

He knows. It also changes the swingweight. 😞

[klineka]

16 hours ago, nevets88 said:

The Pill - ball chopped on the sides for short game practice. This has been around for awhile, and I've never heard of it till now. So many products.

 

I wonder if this is actually any good for putting? I've seen them in the clearance bin at my local GolfGalaxy and almost picked some up one time..

[Slowcelica]

11 hours ago, iacas said:

He knows. It also changes the swingweight. 😞

Doesnt arccos also? 

[TN94z]

On 1/22/2019 at 1:06 PM, mchepp said:

I can't tell if this is in the app, but my friends idea is to use a technology like this to change the pricing that you get as a golfer like the new car insurance apps they have. So if you are a slow golfer you pay more, and if you are a fast golfer you pay slightly less than the going rate. The car insurance apps track your speed, braking, etc and then give you a discount based on how safe a driver you are, this would do a similar thing for golfer based on preshot routines, wondering around for lost balls, and general quickness.

I think his idea is pretty good.

This would get someone killed...haha. I mean, you see how mad people get about pace of play now. Imagine if the group in front of them was causing their rates to go up!

[iacas]

40 minutes ago, Slowcelica said:

Doesnt arccos also? 

Yes, but I also think their second version reduced the weight a good bit. I believe they're about half the weight of the GG Pro tags.

[TRUCKER]

On 1/22/2019 at 9:39 AM, David in FL said:

 

 Unfortunately it only works if the course first establishes an appropriate pace of play.

Sadly, too many think 4:15 is appropriate…

Ok. So now 4:15 is slow. Why don't people like you just quit the game if its so agonizing for you to be out playing such a wonderful sport if you cant finish in 3 hrs. or less.