Arccos User Group

[mr.hicksta]

I had no intention of picking up an Arccos Link, but when Arccos told me it was 50% off for Ping users I pulled the trigger. It helped that one of my closest golf friends, who is super picky about gear, spoke highly of it. I ordered it Friday and it arrived yesterday. I got it out today and it worked great! Definitely nice not having to keep my phone in my pocket and the Link is super accurate. I’m not sure if it’s worth it for full price, but it’s worth checking out if you can get it discounted or used.

[Play18]

I tried the Arccos LInk, but my iPhone 12 battery drained quickly and almost didn't finish the round.  Apple watch series 7 worked with minimal battery drain and I can see yardages with Smart Caddie feature, too.

[Shankdog]

Does anyone know if Arccos ever implemented the ball analytics?  I’ve been putting in which ball I’ve been playing before each round religiously all season.

[Play18]

On 9/18/2022 at 5:22 PM, Shankdog said:

Does anyone know if Arccos ever implemented the ball analytics?  I’ve been putting in which ball I’ve been playing before each round religiously all season.

That's a great question.  Send a question to starter@arccosgolf.com and they will respond within a day.  Let us know what they say.  

[gavinski91]

Played a round with my Apple Watch for the first time today (normally use the Link). Found the ease of getting yardages really helpful, and once I figured out the screens etc it was remarkably easy to use (although definitely not as feature-rich as using the phone).

Two gripes though - one, the mic seemed to not do as well as the one in the Link, it only picked up a few of my putts (but at least it makes them easy to add) and two, if you approximate the pin location using your phone to get a more accurate location before an approach shot, it won't allow you to mark the pin with your Apple Watch once you're on the green. Since I usually have my phone on my pushcart, not sure if I'll stick with using the Apple Watch or if I'll go back to the Link.

[badgergolf]

Played a round yesterday using Arccos with my Apple Watch, watch was fully charged and made it to hole 14 before asking to be handed off to the phone and died shortly after. Using Apple Watch Series 4 GPS & Cellular.....any tips or tricks to preserve the battery to get through the round or anyone else found this issue or do I just need an upgrade.....has made me look into shotscope but I do like Arccos. 

[golferguy2727]

6 hours ago, badgergolf said:

Played a round yesterday using Arccos with my Apple Watch, watch was fully charged and made it to hole 14 before asking to be handed off to the phone and died shortly after. Using Apple Watch Series 4 GPS & Cellular.....any tips or tricks to preserve the battery to get through the round or anyone else found this issue or do I just need an upgrade.....has made me look into shotscope but I do like Arccos. 

My Apple 4 watch would just get me though 18 holes but the watch was dead to the world after that.  It was one reason why I stopped using Apple Watch for Arccos since it meant I needed a dedicated Apple Watch just for Arccos.  I'm sure a "newer than Apple 4 watch" has sufficient battery capacity, but eventually the problem reappears since the power/recharge on apple watches seems to get compromised faster than phones, for example. It is a very small physical battery. And GPS is (I was told) one of the highest battery capacity suckage functions possible, except real time heart rate monitoring I think - or maybe thats a tie.

My Arccos journey was:

• Tags with iPhone (front pocket which was ok but not ideal)
• Tags with Apple Watch 4 and phone in back pocket or in golf bag - though the watch interaction model would be a good thing, but sadly, as you mentioned, it turned my apple watch into a dedicated arccos device
• Tags with Arccos Link and Phone in back pocket or in bag - this was a much better outcome until the link fell off twice when playing.  The "Find My Link" function required that I walk the course backwards to find it - which I did.  Form that I added a lanyard to the link so it would never fall off again.  Also found that the link really likes clear line of sight to the sky - in Canada, Spring and Fall can be cool and wearing a jacket was enough to block the link from getting sufficient GPS signal quality so I then started attaching it to my left side jacket pocket and connected the lanyard thingy to the pocket zipper so that would not again fall off.  All in all, I think the Link is best used in Arizona  
• Ended the arccos journey by going back to phone in front pocket mode.  Shotscope was purchased within two days after that

Tried going back to Arccos a could of times but could never get around the limitations I mentioned - which was too bad, since Arccos had the best data presentation model at the time.  I do think Shotscope has (mostly) caught up in that regard though, but I won't go back to Arccos again until they can get the shot acquisition method a bit cleaner for me.  And maybe it is just me since a large number of folks seem happy with it.

[GolfSpy_APH]

I have always been a big supporter of Arccos, but the last two rounds have me pretty bummed with so many missed shots and then not playing great having to go through and reload and recall and the crap shots I hit makes it even worse. So for the first time I am really and truly thinking about ditching the system entirely. I am going to reload and repair all the sensors and give it another go Tuesday. If that fails I do have a full set of unused sensors, but this may be my last season using Arccos. 

For reference I have never had a issue with them before. Their CS has always been great and I do like the system, but this has been a little much for me. I am going on year 4 or 5 with them and do hope things flip back to normal, but given the other options out there it may be time to branch out. 

[badgergolf]

I don't think the upside for me with Arccos paired with the Apple Watch is enough for me to splash out and buy the latest Apple Watch to try and solve the battery drain issues when I can get the complete system minus any subscription fee's from shotscope for much the same as a year subscription with Arccos. 

I like Arccos on the watch tracking fitness during a round etc, and I don't want to switch to my phone as I like the convince of having the yardage right there on the wrist. 

I have also had the missed shots from Arccos already however, when editing after the round it shows the '+' symbol in the position I took a shot so it picked it up but just didn't enter it for some reason? on the greens is another issue entirely missing quite a few putts making it very depressing changing Birdies to Bogeys after a round. 

[Play18]

I used SkyCaddie, GolfShot, and other iOS apps in the past ten years, and none are flawless products.  Arccos isn't perfect, but it's easier to track and review shots using my watch or phone.  It does add more putts or shots during a round if I drop my wedge near the green, but they are easily removed with a quick edit.  After 91 rounds, my Arccos handicap (index) is 5.8, and the actual index is 5.7, which is pretty damn close!  Analyzing my stats and focusing on the negative strokes gained areas has improved my game this season.  My Smart Grips may last one more season, which is when I'll re-evaluate to stay with Arccos.

[anotherburntsteak]

On 10/1/2022 at 2:39 PM, GolfSpy_APH said:

I have always been a big supporter of Arccos, but the last two rounds have me pretty bummed with so many missed shots and then not playing great having to go through and reload and recall and the crap shots I hit makes it even worse. So for the first time I am really and truly thinking about ditching the system entirely. I am going to reload and repair all the sensors and give it another go Tuesday. If that fails I do have a full set of unused sensors, but this may be my last season using Arccos. 

For reference I have never had a issue with them before. Their CS has always been great and I do like the system, but this has been a little much for me. I am going on year 4 or 5 with them and do hope things flip back to normal, but given the other options out there it may be time to branch out. 

This is almost exactly where I am at too! 

I am at my wits end with the missed putts causing me to slow play entering in the info, then when I am in the cart it keeps skipping holes making it very difficult to swipe back to the last hole to clean up their mess. I bought the Apple watch JUST for Arccos and I am finding the GHIN app to be a lot better. 

I am not sure what I am going to do either at this point. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

4 hours ago, anotherburntsteak said:

This is almost exactly where I am at too! 

I am at my wits end with the missed putts causing me to slow play entering in the info, then when I am in the cart it keeps skipping holes making it very difficult to swipe back to the last hole to clean up their mess. I bought the Apple watch JUST for Arccos and I am finding the GHIN app to be a lot better. 

I am not sure what I am going to do either at this point. 

I have another round tomorrow and before I go out I am going to repair all the clubs and go for it one last time! If it doesn't work I think I will just ditch the system and get a range finder or something like that. 

[anotherburntsteak]

Just now, GolfSpy_APH said:

I have another round tomorrow and before I go out I am going to repair all the clubs and go for it one last time! If it doesn't work I think I will just ditch the system and get a range finder or something like that. 

Yeah, I might go back to my Garmin Fenix… Worked great…just didnt track the shot distances. 

[Paul Hedrick]

5 hours ago, anotherburntsteak said:

Yeah, I might go back to my Garmin Fenix… Worked great…just didnt track the shot distances. 

I was a tester for Arccos.  When the year was up, I just did not feel the ROI was there to pay for a year myself.

[anotherburntsteak]

13 hours ago, Paul Hedrick said:

I was a tester for Arccos.  When the year was up, I just did not feel the ROI was there to pay for a year myself.

Most digital apps (if that is what you prefer) are around 40-50/year for basic GPS style distances and scorekeeping. GolfLogix and GHIN are the two leaders that come to mind... Paying an extra 50 to get distances on every club while playing is what is attractive and keeps me drawn in. I play a lot year around so its super helpful to see distance differences as the weather changes and seeing real use data when trying different balls. 

 

Those are the items after around 3 years of paying for arccos that keeps me

[GolfSpy_APH]

I don't pay yearly for the service. However what is shocking to me is the difference in android vs apple.. Apple users it is far better than Android users. Like it is so bad for Android compared... Maybe I'm missing something but it is a shocking difference.

 

[anotherburntsteak]

17 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I don't pay yearly for the service. However what is shocking to me is the difference in android vs apple.. Apple users it is far better than Android users. Like it is so bad for Android compared... Maybe I'm missing something but it is a shocking difference.

 

I carry both and have used both and you arent lying...its night and day difference. iOS is way better 

[badgergolf]

Trying to make a decision and would be great to get users input. 

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/53751-arccos-vs-shot-scope-v3/#comment-870653

[badgergolf]

On 10/21/2022 at 1:42 PM, badgergolf said:

Trying to make a decision and would be great to get users input. 

https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/53751-arccos-vs-shot-scope-v3/#comment-870653

I’ve had some response from shot Scope users but no Arccos so far. Want to hear your thoughts! 

[GolfSpy_APH]

6 minutes ago, badgergolf said:

I’ve had some response from shot Scope users but no Arccos so far. Want to hear your thoughts! 

If you are an apple user i think Arccos is great. If you are an Android user then the experience leaves some to be desired and there is a performance gap. At least this is what I have found in my experience. 

Due to this i think this may be my last year with arccos.