Arccos: Is anyone using the caddy feature? Ideas to make more useful

Drive2Survive · February 10

I’m a bogey player. The caddy’s recommendation try to get me to par, so always driver off the tee and/or long approaches. I think it would be more useful if we could set a target score fore the round and let the AI do some magic across the complete course, based on my goal.

another useful feature would be to “save” a game plan. Use the caddy to plan your round at home, then save the strategy, maybe some notes (The Grint has this), then pull them in round.

Thoughts?

Edited February 11 by Drive2Survive
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Hacker60521 · February 10

13 minutes ago, Drive2Survive said:

I’m a bogey player. The caddy’s recommendation try to get me to par, so always driver off the tee and/or long approaches. I think it would be more useful if we could set a target score fore the round and let the AI do some magic across the complete course, based on my goal.

another useful feature would be to “save” a game plan. Use the caddy to plan your round at home, then save the strategy, maybe some notes (The Grint has this), then pull them in round.

Thoughts?

Are you talking about an App? Which one?

Drive2Survive · February 11

Arccos

GolfSpy_APH · February 11

I ditched arccos for... Reasons... The caddy feature I didn't mind but ultimately found a range finder to give me just as much benefit.

Maybe the most useful feature within it was the ability to view the course prior to playing. However that still lacked elevation so I even found that to be less useful over time.

Hacker60521 · February 11

I played Arrcos for a season, and have also tried Garmin CT10. I’m now using ShotScope. Each has its own variation of a caddy feature but I’ve never found it helpful. I primarily use the data for keeping score and distance estimates. But to get good estimates I also have to scrub the data to take out positional shots etc.

I think there’s enough data out there that justifies driver off the tee to maximize your chances for GIR. So that makes sense to me. But I really focus on my own course management in terms of approaching a lower overall score.

DonnieGolfs · February 11

I liked the caddy feature for pre round stuff and range work. I have a PRGR so I would go to the range and try and play a round using the PRGR ranges and the Caddy recommended clubs. Made it easy to switch between clubs without it being mindless.

buckpillar · February 11

I just got an email from PING offering the Arccos sensors free, a golf lesson and a $75.00 gift for a trail test , Going to sign up for it, I'm going to take advantage of it.

DiscipleofPenick · February 11

Lol their caddy feature is busted. I played 6100 yard course and it never recommended driver once. Not on par 5s I could reach in two (hit two 5i), the 2 400+ yard par 4s...tee of with a hybrid. dumb AF

Indy_Oz · February 11

1 hour ago, DiscipleofPenick said:

Lol their caddy feature is busted. I played 6100 yard course and it never recommended driver once. Not on par 5s I could reach in two (hit two 5i), the 2 400+ yard par 4s...tee of with a hybrid. dumb AF

My experience is that it picks what you are statistically more accurate with, but offers a couple of alternate strategies for each par 4/5 hole. As I’ve become more accurate with the driver, it has started recommending I take driver as most likely to get close to par. But it took a while to build up enough data for it to get close to how I would think of playing each hole. It’s all about the data it has from you, so for me and how I play, I understand why it doesn’t encourage me to go for the green in 2 on par 5s if my mid irons are more accurate and consistent than my 3 or 7 wood.

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KC Golf · February 13

I generally find AI Caddy recommends driver even on holes where there is water if you hit it too far or the fairway narrows dramatically. So not sure how good it is. That being said I find it shows pre round what the course looks like and where you can hit it to keep in play and what it leaves you. So while the AI caddy recommendations are iffy it’s still a good tool.