Keuminott LLC

Golfers with mobile devices have an edge on those without, at least if those devices are loaded with the apps mentioned in this week’s App Smart column. Tiger Woods: My Swing ($10 on Apple), iSwing Golf ($3 on Android and Apple) and Golfplan with Paul Azinger $1 on Apple) are the category stalwarts, but a new app from Jack Nicklaus, ShotView ($25 on Apple), could challenge them. Unlike other golf apps that offer rangefinders, scorecards, statistical tracking or swing tutorials, for instance, ShotView includes all of these features. The Stats feature is best suited to those with the energy to record their shot after every stroke. Their diligence will be rewarded with graphics showing their fairway accuracy off the tee, among other things. The app’s most valuable asset, though, is the video tutorial section, which includes 26 segments from Mr. Nicklaus’s “Golf My Way” video series from 1983. The videos look dated but the instruction is timeless. As a rangefinder, ShotView is playing catch-up to apps like Shotzoom’s Golfshot: Golf GPS ($30), which covers more than 35,000 courses (including many outside of the United States.). ShotView has 18,000 courses. But given the app’s other features, it is well worth considering. Read More