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Kaitlyn’s Corner – Masters Recap
Well hello there! This is another edition of Kaitlyn’s Corner, and this week, I’m recapping the ever-so-exciting, ever-so-encapsulating, ever-so-iconic 2023 Masters Tournament. Between the crappy weather, tree collapses, shocking injuries, and triumphant comebacks,...
Announcing Swing ID by Golfshot
We're excited to announce the launch of our latest Golfshot feature, Swing ID! Available exclusively for Golfshot Members on an Apple Watch, Swing ID is the result of our dedication to research and development, including cutting-edge machine learning technology. Using...
Course Update Report – March 2023
This month we updated a total of 198 courses worldwide, with 64 of those courses being in the United States and 134 of those courses being international courses. We are continuously updating courses in the Golfshot database, so if your course needs updating, please...
The Science of Consistency in Golf: Decoding Swing ID
There is one swing in the PGA that I admire the most; Fred Couples. It's so smooth that it appears effortless to me. It's the swing that many of us are trying to emulate. I think one of the reasons I admire it so much is because I see myself more in him than I do the...
Kaitlyn’s Corner – A Guide to the Rollback Rules for Regular Ricks
Welcome back to Kaitlyn’s Corner. This week, I decided to break down the oh-so-controversial “rollback” situation that recently took over the golf world. As I said in my previous blog, I grew up playing golf, but never super seriously—and in terms of what golf balls I...
What’s Your Swing ID?
What makes a good golf swing? Or maybe, what makes a bad swing? What if there was some easy way to know the difference? And what if “this way” helped you understand how to put the ball in the fairway more, hit more greens, and ultimately shoot lower...
Course Update Report – February 2023
This month we updated a total of 144 courses worldwide, with 48 of those courses being in the United States and 96 of those courses being international courses. We are continuously updating courses in the Golfshot database, so if your course needs updating, please...
Kaitlyn’s Corner- Review of Netflix’s Full Swing
Hey, I’m Kaitlyn and I am Golfshot’s social media intern, and this is the first of “Kaitlyn’s Corner” (wonderfully corny, I know), and I’m here to bring you all breaking news related to the golf world. Little about me, I grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida, and played...
What is Strokes Gained and Why is it Important?
What is Strokes Gained and why should you care about it? Golf is a sport that is steeped in tradition and history. Consequently, many statistics and methods for evaluating player performance haven't changed in decades. However, in recent years, a better statistic...