Finally released the Watch swing detection app I've been building
Thank you all for the support and beta test offers on my last post! It gave me a motivation boost to push this across the finish line.
Took a bit longer than "1 month" but it's now live on both iOS and Android. Though Android watch support is still in progress, hopefully will come in 2 months time.
What the workout feature does:
- Detects full, 3/4, and chip swings (Apple Watch is required)
- Per-swing stats: acceleration (g), wrist turn, tempo etc, see pics
- Session summary: heart rate, calories, swing count by type
- Works indoors when using the simulator, or use at the range
- Completely free
Still to improve:
- Occasional false swing detection, especially for chip shots
- Chip shot detection refinement. Hoping to get more users so have more data to use for the algorithm improvement
- Tempo metric is there but not fully accurate yet
I built it primarily for on-course GPS tracking, but the workout feature came out of wanting to track my own sim sessions. Last pics show the course side.
If anyone wants to try it: GolfStory on the App Store and Google Play
Would love feedback from sim users - especially anyone hitting a lot of balls. The more data iI get, the more accurate the detection becomes.
New feature ideas are also very welcome!