Ohio Golf Journal April 2019

T echnology has greatly enhanced the game of golf over the past 20 years – more so than any other time period in the game’s history. Trackman, Flightscope and other digital tracking systems provide accurate data to dial in every club in the bag, but these products are expensive and only used on the practice range. Rangefinders offer accurate distances to greens and other parts of a golf course, but don’t record shot data for analysis after your round. One company has combined both an accurate GPS and data collection system that every golfer can afford. If you are serious about improving your golf game, Shot Scope can help. By Fred Altvater Shot Scope is Bringing 21 st Century into the Golf Could you imagine studying the data from every golf shot you hit during your last round or practice session on your smartphone or tablet? There is even a record of your putts for analysis of make percentage from a certain distance. Every chip shot is recorded to better analyze your short game and highlight your strengths and weaknesses. Would it help to know the exact distance every club in your bag flies, plus their dispersion patterns? When you have to carry that bunker or water hazard, you will score better if you know the exact distance you can flight each club in your bag. Plus, if you understand your miss tendencies, use of Shot Scope can help plan for a bail out, just in case you don’t hit it dead, solid perfect. Ohio Golf Journal