Using Classic Shot Tracking on the Golf Course

Shot Tracking lets you record more detail about the shots you hit during a round.

With Shot Tracking, you choose when to add shots, assign clubs, add shot details, and review each tracked shot yourself. Shot Tracking can help inform your club distances and provide shot-level data that supports Strokes Gained stats.

In this Article:

• What is Shot Tracking?
• How do I access or pin manual Shot Tracking?
• How do I manually track a shot during a round?
• How do I add shot details and aim points after a round?
• How do I fix, edit, or delete a tracked shot?
• What is the difference between manual Shot Tracking and Smart Tracking?
• Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shot Tracking?

Shot Tracking helps you record shot-by-shot details during your round.

You can use Shot Tracking to track:

• Shot locations
• Shot distances
• Clubs used
• Shot order
• Penalties
• Shot details

Tracking shots can help you better understand how you played each hole. It can also help inform your club distances and support more detailed performance stats, including Strokes Gained.

How do I access or pin manual Shot Tracking?

You can access Shot Tracking during a round from the GPS screen.

To use Shot Tracking from the GPS screen:

1. Start a round in 18Birdies.
2. Open the GPS screen.
3. Look above the Enter Score button at the bottom of the screen.
4. If Track Shot appears, tap Track Shot to begin tracking a shot.

If Track Shot does not appear above Enter Score, you can access it from the tools menu.

To access or pin Track Shot:

1. Open the GPS screen during your round.
2. Tap Tools in the bottom-right corner.
3. Scroll to Track Shot.
4. Tap Track Shot to use it from the tools menu.
5. To keep it on your GPS screen, tap the Pin button on the left side of Track Shot.

Once pinned, the Track Shot button will appear on your GPS screen so you can access it quickly during the round.

To remove it from your GPS screen, follow the same steps and tap the Pin button again to unpin it.

How do I manually track a shot during a round?

To manually track a shot from the GPS screen:

1. Tap Track Shot from the pinned button above Enter Score, or tap Tools in the bottom-right corner and select Track Shot.
2. Confirm the shot location or drag it to the correct position.
3. Select the club you used. These clubs come from your Golf Bag.
4. Add shot details
5. Add an aim point for shot dispersion statistics
6. Save the shot.

Repeat this process for each shot you want to track.

How do I fix, edit, or delete a tracked shot?

If you missed a shot or something was tracked incorrectly, go back to the hole where the tracked shot needs to be corrected.

To edit or delete a tracked shot:

1. Go to the hole with the tracked shot you want to correct.
2. Find the shot line on the GPS screen.
3. To the left of the shot line, look for the yardage and club representing the tracked shot.
4. Tap the yardage and club label.
5. Adjust the shot details, or delete the tracked shot from that page.

For best results, review shots during the round while the hole is still fresh.

How do I add shot details and aim points after a round?

After completing a round, you can review tracked shots and add more detail.

To add shot details and aim points after a round:

1. Open the 18Birdies app.
2. Tap Me.
3. Scroll to Rounds Played.
4. Select the round you want to review.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the round summary.
6. Look for the number of new shots recorded.
7. Tap the option to add Aim Points or review shot details.
8. Select the shot you want to update.
9. Add the available shot details.
10. Save your changes.

Shot details may include:

• Shot trajectory
• Shot shape
• Shot height
• Clubface contact
• How the shot felt overall

Adding aim points can help generate shot dispersion patterns. Shot dispersion can help you understand where your shots tend to finish compared to where you were aiming.

What is the difference between manual Shot Tracking and Smart Tracking?

Manual Shot Tracking lets you add and update shots yourself during the round.

Smart Tracking helps automatically detect and track shots for you.

For full details about automatic tracking, see Smart Tracking.

Frequently Asked Questions