oaks

I was using an iPhone 8+, but did recently just get the Xs Max

Just wanted to give an update on this - my stage 2 is coming - but I want to get another round or two in before I formulate all of my thoughts. Personally, I have not had any of the data issues others have had with the system and have found it very accurate. I have also learned that either from not playing that much and/or getting older that I am not hitting the ball as far as I once did or thought I did.

I hope they come back to glory. I loved my J33s, J36s. These look great - maybe closer to my old TS-201's or are they bigger?

I played again yesterday morning using my same routine. Leave the phone in my pocket and essentially forget about it. Except for putting it picked up all of my shots. Putting is a different story though...

Great Stage 2 - That is some amazing golf you are playing. What shafts are in your G700's

When I have played I put the phone into my pocket and not looked at it at all. I used very minimal battery this way - maybe 25-20%

I lurked and almost won 😂

The sensor for the Pistol Grip looks good...

Yo guys have all knocked it out of the park. From the participants to the roadies with the sideshow commentary. It's been phenomenal. I am going for improvement of -21 - Good luck guys!

I think that I am looking at it for more of the analytics and less for distances, etc (unless it is a club that I haven't played before) I have a range finder. I want to see where I can get better with the data!

Customer Service was excellent. I think I am in a different camp. The times that I have played with the Arccos system - I put the phone in my pocket and didn't look at it once... hmm.

Stage 1 is Posted - this should be a fun review!

Reserved Stage Two - The Review 11/29/18 Arccos 360 Official MGS Forum Review by Oaks Intro I feel awful for taking so long to complete my Stage 2 review; but this fall was not kind to my golf game. We received the package from Arccos in August, my rounds of golf were at my lowest point of the year. This fall in the Northeast we ran into all kinds of problems with weather (every weekend it rained), my busy season for work and my family (we have 3 kids under 5). Never the less – here is my shorter than it should be review of the Arccos 360 platform that I am hopeful to expand on in the Spring. Looks & Feel (7.5 out of 10 points) It was simple to install the sensors into the clubs – take a club out of the bag and screw it into the butt end of the grip. Are they a little bigger and bulkier than I would like – yes, but honestly after a round or two I stopped noticing that they were there on my Driver – Wedges. Putters are a different story. When I started this journey I was using an Odyssey O-Works 7 Tank with a Superstroke. There is nothing for the sensor to screw into so it was off to the garage to try and figure out a fix. Well a little snip here a little snip there and some Superglue I thought I was onto something. That was until I slipped, cut messed up the sensor and had to throw it into the trash. I contacted Arccos and they were super helpful in getting me a new sensor. Using the same process I was able to secure it to the grip, but now if I wanted to change putters I was S.O.L. I actually had Arccos send me another sensor when I went back to my original White Hot XG #7 with a P2 React grip. Overall the product is a good product, it could be a little slimmer, but I figured out something recently to help with that. To save a few millimeters you can get the green ring to pop off from the sensor for a tighter fit – I did this on my P2 grip and may do it to the rest over the winter. I think that when Arccos comes out with the option for a CB putter sensor this would be a 9 or higher. Setup (10 out of 10 points) Setup is Simple. Follow the onscreen steps and move through the bag Driver through Putter. If you don’t rush it the system is foolproof in detecting the clubs. What also is nice, is that they clubs are not a Bluetooth connection to your phone, so when I upgraded my phone this fall from an IPhone 8Plus to the XS Max it was automatically already synced to my phone. I honestly was thinking that I would have to redo all of the connections. On-Course (15 out of 20 points) I feel like the On-Course aspect of the Arccos system is based on your expectations and what you are looking for the system to do for youyou’re your game. At first the thought of having to play with my Giant IPhone in my front left pocket seemed really unapealling to me, but honestly after the first 9 holes or so I barely noticed it at all. What I found was I started carrying less tees, and made sure that I placed my ball, tees and ballmarker in my right pocket and rarely went into my left pocket at all. I tend to try and be more of a feel player and am very comfortable either going with the yardage on a sprinkler head, my rangefinder or even what my gut tells me. Sometimes I find that less is more in the world of data on the golf course and I usually try and play what is infront of me. What I found with the Arccos system is that I would start it as I walked to the first tee – stick the phone in my pocket and not look at it until I was walking off of the 18th green. I feel like the data for me is what I get to analyze after the round and see where my game needs work. (As a side-note) I was never able to test out the caddie feature of the Arccos 360 as I never accumulated the 5+ rounds that need to be played with the system. Accuracy (9 out of 10 points) I did not see any of the lost datapoints that the others have seen and actually found the system to be completely accurate. I may have had a tap-in putt here or there that I had to go back and add at the end of the round, but nothing major or unforced. Could this be due to me using a new(er) phone? Possibly, but overall I thought that this was actually pretty good and spot on. Dashboard Interface (7 out of 10 points) Dashboard is simple to use and lays everything out for you. It provides me with all of the details that I want to see and it probably will improve as I get more rounds and swings into the system as we move into 2019. I put this as a 7 out of 10, but really it should be either an incomplete or a To Be Continued… Data Usefulness (16 out of 20 points) Based on my limited use of the system this fall, I realize that I need to go back and look at my distances that I have always trusted my clubs to go. I have learned that my accuracy with GIR is usually terrible and I tend to miss more to the right than I would have thought, and I reinforced the facts that I am a terrible putter. I really do feel as I move forward with the system in 2019 I think that this will help me understand my game more and help me lower my scores as I continue to learn more about the data and tendencies in my game. Play it or Trade it? (14 out of 20 points) Play it. Is it worth the $250 – maybe, maybe not – that depends on your pain threshold. I saw where Arccos is offering the system for $179 this holiday season – Absolutely. I think this gives me hope and promise for next year. Conclusion I am a work in progress still and I think that the more I use it the better it is going to make me. I really like what I have seen from a data point perspective and the accuracy that Arccos has provided me with for my game. Everyone is different. I know that this is brief and I plan on updating my review in early 2019 when I get a chance to use the caddy feature and I get to play a few more rounds on the golf course and really dive into the nuts and bolts of the system. Final Score: 78.5/100 but I think this is trending closer to the 85+ range in the spring. I really do like the system – just feel I do not have enough into it to 100% completely evaluate it. Stage 2

Firstly, thank you ARCCOS and MyGolfSpy for this opportunity. I have long been curious about the Arccos technology and how it could benefit the game of the former Avid and now Casual player. My wife and I currently have 3 children at home under the age of 5, the oldest starts Kindergarten next month and recently made the choice to give up a club membership as there is not enough time to justify it. As I said – I have been really curious about Arccos and the other shot tracking products on the market and was very excited to be selected to review the product for MGS. Prior to my selection, I had reservations about the Arccos system though; as I have an iPhone 8 Plus and the thought of playing 18 holes with it in my left pocket kind of scares me. So a little bit about my game and what I THINK are my strengths and weaknesses… WITB: TaylorMade M1 440 9.5* - Currently I have a Fujikura Motore 7.3 X Shaft in it (I have as I call them a Quiver of shafts to try and test) Callaway X2 Hot 15* 3 Wood with Aldilda ATX Green 75 X Ping i15 17* Hybrid with Project X 6.0 Steel Shaft TaylorMade 2014 Tour Preferred MC 3-PW with Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X-100 (+1/2”) Titleist Vokey SM5 Wedges – 54.10S & 60.11K with Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X-100 (+1/2) Putter is Currently Odyssey OWorks 7 Tank. We were selected for this and then had to wait what seemed like weeks and months to get the product (it really wasn't that long). In the meantime I read all there was to read on the Arccos website and downloaded the app to my phone and bookmarked the dashboard on my iPad. It was a little disappointing that the webpage doesn't give you much if you have 0 data in the system, but what was I expecting. When I got the box in the mail from Arccos I ripped it opened and proceeded to immediately put the sensors into my clubs and run through the pairing. Heck, I even forgot to take the pictures of the “unboxing” but the design of the packaging is a great way to display the unit. Here is a shot at the empty box. Going into this process I have a feeling that I am a decent ball striker with my irons, my driver is generally a mess with a hard left miss, and my putting can fluctuate from Mediocre to Awful. Currently my strengths are my bunker play and anything from a 7-PW as my limited time has my practice and game in disarray. I am looking for Arccos to give me a better understanding of what I am good at, what I need to improve on and to see if I am missing something that I wouldn't have seen in my game otherwise. With my limited time at the course I think this is going to help me immensely as I have the ability to work on certain aspects of my game in my yard. I have thus far played one round with the Arccos unit and I can say that it surprised me in a number of ways – what ways were pleasant surprises, and what ways were not so pleasant surprises? Tune in as we take this journey together. I have a feeling that this review will have more staying power than others as we can track changes in our games and how Arccos gets us there. And one last Hmmm....

My thought would be to go to one of the following: Phoenix, The Kingdom or the ECPC for a full bag fitting. After that it would be a short flight up the coast to Bandon and home... We can all dream right?

Great start guys! Looking forward to this one

I had one a number of years ago. Personally I thought it looked great a little dirty with divot splatters and Gatorade stains. It's all personal opinion but I prefer them when they show a little wear. Kind of like irons with a little chatter. That being said my woods and putters need to be perfect and ding free.

I have a CCE Real Feel and couldn't be happier. Not the cheapest but love the mat.

Awesome reviews thus far. Is anyone a former Ping player? If so can you compare them to the old i5's (my benchmark) for Ping irons.

I am really interested in both the Epic as well as the EvnRoll putters.

These are great looking putters. Need to try one... You guys killed these reviews. Thank you very much for them

I'll help out as needed. Please let me know if I can be of assistance.

I'm going to put my SLDR to a test this spring against a Fly Z+. Tried an R15 last fall and it was garbage. Good luck