True Distance

When we released theHub web application, we added  a new calculation that is in both the mobile app and theHub, called True Distance.

True Distance provides an accurate view of how far you hit each of your clubs.  Once enough on-course data has been collected, non-full-swings and erroneous shots with distances that are atypical for you are removed. For instance, we automatically remove shots that may have hit the cart path and traveled further than usual or those that hit a tree and are cut short. 

This calculation was created to help our players make better club selections on the course and know what clubs they need to work on at the range. Being familiar with your True Distances will reduce the guesswork selecting clubs on the course. In theHub, players typically will see a gradual step-down in distances from the driver down to the most lofted wedge.

Where You Can See True Distance

In the mobile app, you can see True Distance featured in Track Performance on the Club Stats page and the Driving Scoring Stats page. True Distance is also applied to the longest drive that is shown on the home page.

In theHub, your True Distance for every club in your bag can be seen on the Player Dashboard under the clubs list. It is also featured in the calculations that are done on the On Course-Distance and Slice & Dice Analytics pages. All swings on those pages that have distance results have True Distance factored in.

New True Distance Feature in ClubHub 3.0 iOS App [Updated: June 2019]

In the ClubHub 3.0 iOS app we introduced an average True Distance preview that appears in the lower left corner of the List view when you put a club in-play during a round. As mentioned earlier in this article, being able to see the average full-swing distance for a club before you hit it will help you make smarter club choices during rounds. Choosing clubs because they are your favorite or most used may not be getting you the optimal distance on each shot. Make better decisions based on your True Distance so you can use your clubs to the best of their and your ability.

When the time comes to pick a club from the bag, there are two thoughts that can throw off your decision, 1) you don’t think you can hit a club far enough because of the few times you chunked it or 2) you remember that one time you bombed it down the fairway on a forgivingly windy day. Either way, you are choosing a club based on anecdotal situations that do not give you a proper view of how far you are likely to hit that club.

The more frequently you check your average True Distances during the round the more familiar you will get with each of your club’s capabilities, and therefore the quicker it will be to decide on a club in the future.