TechSmartwatchesApple Watch has just upped its game for golfers with an innovative feature updateUsing machine learning, your Apple Watch can tell the exact moment your club hits the ballWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesApple Watch has just upped its game for golfers with an innovative feature updateUsing machine learning, your Apple Watch can tell the exact moment your club hits the ballWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Using machine learning, your Apple Watch can tell the exact moment your club hits the ball
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
For almost a decade, theApple Watchhas reigned supreme in thesmartwatchmarket. Now, the Cupertino-based tech giant is making its mark in the sports arena.
With enhanced tracking capabilities for running, cycling, and hiking already available for users, the Apple Watch now aims to replace traditionalgolf watcheswith its latest on-watch experience.
Third-party developers such as Golfshot can detect the precise moment the club strikes the ball using the high-frequency motion API released in watchOS 10, which takes advantage of the wearable’s accelerometer and gyroscope to detect rapid changes in velocity and acceleration.
On-board sensors also offer a comprehensive analysis of a golfer’s swing from the beginning to the end of the motion, tracking key swing metrics, including tempo, rhythm, backswing, transition, and wrist path, to improve their gameplay.
The Golfshot setup is similar to how Apple integrated the Oceanic+ app into its ecosystem to monitor dives on theApple Watch Ultra 2. It’s not impossible to imagine a native golf app appearing on Apple Watches after the WatchOS 11 update, akin to the Depth app for diving.
For now, though, Apple Watch owners can use Golfshot to monitor their on-course progress. The app offers GPS distances, scoring, Auto Shot Tracking, swing analysis, and Auto Strokes Gained on the watch and in the companion smartphone app.
Golfers can also track every shot and see real-time distances to the green, hazards, and targets on more than 46,000 courses worldwide.
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Golfshot is available via theApple App Storeand requires an Apple Watch running watchOS 7.0 or later. For the cheapest prices on Apple wearables, check out T3’sbest Apple Watch dealsroundup.
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Today’s best Apple Watch dealsApple Watch Series 8 45mm GPS + Cellular$193.65ViewSee all pricesApple Watch Series 9$399ViewSee all pricesApple Watch SE (2022)$249$199ViewSee all pricesApple Watch Ultra$19.45ViewSee all pricesApple Watch Ultra 2$799$759ViewSee all pricesWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
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Apple Watch Series 8 45mm GPS + Cellular$193.65ViewSee all pricesApple Watch Series 9$399ViewSee all pricesApple Watch SE (2022)$249$199ViewSee all pricesApple Watch Ultra$19.45ViewSee all pricesApple Watch Ultra 2$799$759ViewSee all prices
Apple Watch Series 8 45mm GPS + Cellular$193.65ViewSee all prices
Apple Watch Series 8 45mm GPS + Cellular$193.65ViewSee all prices
Apple Watch Series 8 45mm GPS + Cellular
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Apple Watch Series 9$399ViewSee all prices
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