Full Swing, an industry leader in pioneering golf launch monitor and simulator technology, announces Clippd’s AI-derived “Shot Quality” scores are now available on the Full Swing app via the new Full Swing Combine.
Premium app subscribers will now have the ability to practice with even more purpose, as all indoor and outdoor shots recorded on the Full Swing KIT Launch Monitor will be scored with a single Shot Quality number between 0 and 200. The overall quality of a user’s Combine practice session will be scored between 0 and 200 as well. To help with benchmarking performance, these scores fall into five categories: 0-49, Needs Work; 50-79, Average; 80-99, Great; 100-120, Tour Level; and 121+, Exceptional.
Shot Quality builds on the advances made by the popular Strokes Gained statistic, but factors in additional layers of all-important context. Shot Quality scores are impacted by multiple factors, including distance, start lie, end result, course conditions, weather and altitude. Objectively capturing all of this data and distilling it down to a single number will allow Full Swing premium subscribers to more effectively focus on specific areas of improvement.
“Adding Shot Quality to the 16 points of club and ball data already collected by KIT will give users even greater insights into the strengths and weaknesses of their games,” said Jason Fierro, Chief Operating Officer for Full Swing. “It’s a powerful and easy-to-understand metric that will not only identify specific distances and shot types that challenge them more than others, but also provide a simple way to compare their performance against players of different abilities.”
Full Swing’s premium app ($199 annual subscription) gives users access to more than just the new Shot Quality scoring. Other benefits include unlimited video storage and access to historical data like session archives and analysis, stats visualization, and club averages.
Clippd’s Shot Quality algorithms have been trained on millions of shots recorded by tour professionals and elite amateurs. Using some famous moments for further scoring context, Bryson DeChambeau’s 55-yard bunker shot to four feet on No. 18 during last year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst earned a Shot Quality Score of 181. Phil Mickelson’s 207-yard 6-iron off the pine straw to four feet on the 13th hole during the final round of the 2010 Masters scored a 198. Conversely, Bernhard Langer’s missed six-foot putt in the final match at the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island earned a Shot Quality Score of 39.
“We’re excited to team up with Full Swing to deliver something truly game-changing for golfers,” said Piers Parnell, CEO of Clippd. “Combining Clippd’s Shot Quality insights with Full Swing’s cutting-edge technology means players and coaches now have a clearer, smarter way to understand performance and accelerate improvement. This collaboration is all about giving golfers a richer experience – and ultimately, more enjoyment every time they step onto the course.”
Full Swing, a proud partner of Bruin Capital, is the Official Licensed Simulator of the PGA Tour. As the only simulator brand with patented Dual-Tracking Technology – that has evolved into Tri-Tracking Technology – it delivers unmatched real-ball-flight data. Full Swing software features over 50 of the world’s most iconic courses plus 30 immersive multi-sport experiences to help make it the most complete indoor product on the market.
The company’s KIT Launch Monitor, tested and trusted by Tiger Woods, combines 16 points of club and ball data with high-resolution video. This allows golfers to pair the indoor simulator experience with the most innovative launch monitor outdoors. Full Swing’s impressive roster of champions is highlighted by PGA TOUR stars like Woods, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele, as well as Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Steph Curry. For more information, visit fullswinggolf.com.
Clippd is an AI-driven performance platform used by coaches, club players, pros and more than 200 leading college golf programs. These include Stanford and Wake Forest women’s teams, the last two winners of the NCAA DI Golf Championship, and Georgia Tech and Florida State men’s teams, the last two runners-up in the NCAA DI Men’s Championship.
Clippd provides the complete data-driven picture of a golfer’s game. Using proprietary metrics Shot Quality and Player Quality to measure a player’s skill, strengths and opportunities for improvement, Clippd is credited with contributing to significant improvements in many of the game’s best young players. For more information, visit clippd.com.
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