Ditching the scorecard and pencil for a set of smart sensors might be the biggest leap you can take in your golf game. Arccos Golf is a system designed to replace guesswork with hard data, automatically tracking every shot you hit on the course. This article breaks down exactly what Arccos Golf is, how it works, and most importantly, how you can use its insights to start shooting lower scores.
At its core, Arccos Golf is a fully automatic performance tracking system. Think of it as a personal statistician who follows you for every round without ever saying a word. It's built on a few key components working together to create a detailed map of your game.
The system runs on two primary pieces of hardware:
To make the experience even more seamless, Arccos offers a couple of other options:
Understanding the components is one thing, but how does it all come together during a round? From a golfer's perspective, it’s surprisingly simple. The system is designed to be automatic, so you can focus on your game.
Before your first round, you'll need to "pair" your sensors. This is a quick process in the app where you assign each specific sensor to a club (e.g., this sensor goes on my 7-iron, this one on my driver). Once this is done, you don't have to do it again unless you change clubs.
When you get to the course, you open the Arccos app, select the course you’re playing, choose your tee box, and hit "Start Round." The app will download the course data and be ready to track before you get to the first tee. You simply put your phone in your front lead pocket (left pocket for a righty) or clip on your LINK, and you're good to go.
This is where the system shines. You don't have to do anything. When you take a practice swing, Arccos knows. When you take a real swing and make contact, the sensor detects the impact. The microphone in your phone or the LINK hears the sound of impact, and the app uses the phone’s GPS to record the exact location of that shot. It knows which club you hit because it’s paired with that specific sensor. After you hit your shot, you just walk to your ball, pick your next club, and repeat the process. It's completely automatic for all full swings.
Since putting sounds and feels different, the Putter sensor's main job is just telling the app you grabbed your putter. The app uses the GPS to know you're on the green and automatically adds putts based on sensor data. Between holes, you can do a quick review. This is where you confirm the number of putts and quickly drag the pin to its actual location on the green for superior accuracy on your approach and putting stats. You can also add any penalties, like if you had to take a drop from a water hazard.
The real power of Arccos isn’t just tracking shots, it's the rich, meaningful data anaylsis it provides afterward. It translates all a pile of X-Y coordinates into a clear, unbiased picture of your golf game.
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Most golfers think of their club distances in terms of their "best" shot. “I hit my 7-iron 160 yards,” we say, remembering that one time we flushed it. Arccos provides your "Smart Distance" for each club, which is an average of all your well-hit shots removing outliers. This gives you a true, realistic number to base your club selections on. It records every shot - the thin ones, the fat ones, the ones off the toe - and helps you understand your average carry distance and your overall range with every stick in the bag.
This is arguably the most valuable feature Arccos offers. Strokes Gained analytics compares every shot you hit to a benchmark - typically a scratch golfer, but you can choose any handicap level. It tells you exactly where you are gaining or losing shots relative to that benchmark across four main categories:
For example, you might have left the course convinced that three-putting on holes 7 and 14 was the reason for you high score. But Arccos might show you that your putting was only -0.5 strokes gained, while your approach play was -4.7 strokes gained. Instantly, you know that hitting better approach shots is your fastest path to lower scores. It separates feeling from fact.
Data is useless without action. As a coach, this is where I see golfers make the biggest gains. Arccos provides the diagnosis, you just need to follow the prescription.
This is the fastest fix for most amateurs. Look at your Smart Distances in the app and trust them. If the pin is 155 yards away and your 7-iron Smart Distance is 150 yards, take the 6-iron. Most golfers choose the club that needs a perfect strike and a favorable tailwind to get there. Arccos gives you the real average, which accounts for the simple fact that we don't hit every shot perfectly. Hitting more greens is a direct result of smarter club selection.
Forget aimlessly hitting a large bucket of balls at the range. Use your Strokes Gained data to guide you. If you’re bleeding strokes on approach, you can even filter that data to see that your biggest weakness is shots from 125-150 yards. Your next practice session is now simple: warm up, and then spend 30 balls hitting your 9 and 8-irons to a 135-yard target. Your practice is no longer random, it’s targeted at the weakest part of your game.
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Arccos's data paints a picture of your tendencies. When you look at your driving data, does it show a wide dispersion pattern? If so, on tight holes, maybe that 3-wood or even a hybrid is the smarter play off the tee, even if it leaves you with a longer second shot. The system’s built-in Caddie function will even suggest this to you, taking into account Your own personal data, wind, and elevation to recommend a club and a strategy for every shot. You start playing golf like a chess match, thinking two steps ahead.
There's nothing more motivating than seeing your hard work pay off. With Arccos, you can see your handicap trending downwards. You can watch your Strokes Gained in "Approach" go from -4.7 to -2.1 over the course of a few months. This feedback loop confirms that what you're practicing is actually making a difference, encouraging you to keep going.
Arccos Golf is an extraordinarily powerful tool that moves golfers from a world of feeling and guesswork to a world of data and certainty. By automatically tracking every shot, it provides an honest, detailed analysis of your game, highlighting your true strengths and weaknesses and giving you a clear roadmap for real improvement.
While Arccos does a fantastic job of showing you the "what" - what club you should probably hit and what your stats say about you - you might still have questions about the "how." For those moments when you're facing a tough lie the system tracked or you want to understand *why* a certain strategy makes sense, our Caddie AI is there to fill in the gaps. We act as your 24/7 on-demand golf coach, ready to answer any question and provide the shot-specific advice you need to turn Arccos's data into confident, decisive action on the course.
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