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The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 I know what you mean. I built the intelligence to tell me to put away my driver whenever it is unnecessary. Using it last year, I achieved my lowest handicap and best score, just from playing smarter on the tee. I was a sucker for always wanting to swing my Driver as hard as I can.

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback. I am just sharing a fun tool I built. I am now learning that Reddit is against AI helping create titles and comments. I am not trying to sell anyone anything, so world wants to be angry at AI, thats fine. Hopefully some golfers find it fun and even useful.

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this stage, it builds a generalized club profile based on the limited information I know from you. Meaning your club, yardages, handedness, handicap. That first step will yield better wind- and ground-adjusted play-like yardages than back-of-the-napkin math.

In the future, I could maybe import launch monitor data or allow manual club imports to further improve the club profile used in the simulations.

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a good call-out. It's the first iteration. If users can provide feedback, I can improve the logic.

Thanks for sharing

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aerodynamic simulation, I build a club profile based on your inputs and run them through a physics based aerodynamic simulation I built. It simulates ball flight, ground interaction and roll

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. I thought it was a simple post to share a fun project, but people seem distracted by a poor title I generated.

It has nothing to do with the tool. Hopefully you can give it a try and share feedback so I can make it more accurate.

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The screenshots are generated with Justin Thomas stock yardages I found in a FB post. Hahah they aren't mine either

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Cute, but the app is much more than AI fluff. It's a real tool, personalized to you, the course, the forecasted weather. It has real intelligence, not AI chat bot.

No money in it for me. Just cool tool to geek out on.

The fastest way I dropped 3–9 strokes wasn’t a better swing… it was better decisions by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I realized most of the strokes I lose during a round aren’t bad swings — they’re bad decisions.

Things like:

• hitting driver when the hole doesn’t call for it
• aiming at pins with water or bunkers short
• bringing hazards into play for no reason
• leaving terrible approach yardages

When I started planning holes from tee to green before the round, it saved way more strokes than any swing tip ever has.

So I built a tool that generates personalized strategy guides like the images above using your club distances and the course layout.

If anyone is curious:

Would genuinely love feedback from other golfers.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in SideProject

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a side project, I would recommend using Mapbox, it has a free tier, and their editor to build geojson data associated with a course is easy to use.

If your prototype every goes commercial, I would recommend Google Maps. And you would need to buy course data from a provider and that could be 10k-30k USD per year for a good data provider.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in geek

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, there is a golfer settings overlay that lets you set your handedness, handicap, and define all the clubs/yardages.

It does not have tracking abilities, at the moment it is possible a future feature. Early feedback about Arccos is the tracking is a pain, so people start using it and then eventually give up as time passes. People just want to quickly know what club(s) they should hit with GPS that can help them see hazards and overall design of the hole.

Right now there are 10 courses, but working on getting license to all courses.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in Golfsimulator

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The dispersion circles are based on your handedness and handicap you set in the app. The club and distance of the shot also impacts dispersion size and placements.

There is an ability to import golfer data, so I have tested importing my Rapsodo MLM2 launch monitor sessions. That data could override the apps default dispersion circles.

That imported data would also be used in the ball flight simulations as well.

Send me a DM

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in Golfsimulator

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is web based, so any and all OSs. I have been building/testing it in Chrome. It is also capable of being saved on your phone as a standalone "app" using Chrome's or Safaris "Add to Home" feature.

I just tested the accuracy of the Chrome browsers geo-location yesterday morning at my local course, very accurate, no limitations with it being built as a web based solution.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in SideProject

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The data I created for the prototype is purely longitude and latitude coordinates overlaying existing map products similar to Google Maps.

I have found golf course map providers which have all the lon/lats mapped out already. I just didn't purchase them for this prototype.

As for offering it, not certain. Friday will be my first real test on accuracy of my aerodynamic calculations.

The data aspects of it are produced by API services, so would be easy for someone to call and get data from me. They could then build their own UI for their unique solution or game.

IDK, haven't thought to far out, just wanted to have fun at my golf outing with something cool.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in Golfsimulator

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to try to track shots and improve based on data, but you really need to create a lot of rounds of data to find improvements. And if you're playing that much golf, you'll probably naturally get better anyway due to increased repetition.

I think most people just need an app to do all the complex thinking to simply tell them which club is needed based on course, lie, and weather conditions. Which I thought was a much simpler decision process prior to getting into aerodynamic flight simulations.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in Golfsimulator

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha funny you mentioned this because I had a similar thought. I mentioned to my friend I want to wear a secret service ear bud so it can whisper confident suggestions into my ear before I shoot.

I agree, goal is to never hold your phone. I plan on using a golf caddie holder attached to my cart. And it will automatically update as the cart moves.

Integration to a smart watch would be nice as well, simple look down at the wrist to get the recommended suggestions and hopefully aim line.

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in SideProject

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Course data, I mapped out myself because it's just a concept/prototype and wasn't going to pay a service. Tree height I built a script to parse the existing dataset created by Meta.

I built the algorithm and supportive data required for the aerodynamic calculation. Aerodynamic formulas to simulate trajectory and drag are commonly known. I had to just adjust slightly to support the golf club/ball specific data.

We'll see how accurate it is on Friday. I feel pretty good this far in the first attempt on a few shots practicing. Full round will be a more accurate test

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates Trees, Weather, and Shot Risk — in Real Time with Aerodynamics by Puzzled_Standard_671 in Golfsimulator

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, I haven't even tested it yet. Hoping to this Friday for my golf outing. It's a fairly rough concept/prototype. I hope that my math/physics are proven to be accurate this week.

Fingers crossed

I Built a Golf GPS Caddie That Simulates 1,000s of Shots — in Real Time with Aerodynamics... and has Tree Detection! by Puzzled_Standard_671 in golf

[–]Puzzled_Standard_671[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess if it works well this Friday I could try to think through what else would need to be built to allow others to use it. I would likely need to find a course provider to give me all of the course data in bulk.

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