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iSwing App – Hits #1 Sports App in US

There almost isn’t a single day that I come to work not to find an email in my inbox from a new iPhone app developer trying to promote their product to the MyGolfSpy readers.  I actually investigate every single one of them just in case I come across a hidden gem.   And that is exactly what we came across the other day.  And after doing some research about this particular one…I  found out this thing is becoming huge already in the Asian market. The iSwing has actually already broken into the top 5 most downloaded apps in Japan and stands currently at #1 in Korea.

“The success we’ve seen in Asia is translating well to the US where golf can be an expensive pastime. Professional swing analysis can cost an average of $60 per visit. And for the price of a bucket of range balls, one can analyze their swing on a device they already carry in their pocket…”, says Charlie Keum, CEO and Founder of iSwing.

The iSwing also recently just hit the #1 spot in the US…not only as a golf app but for all the sports apps in the entire iPhone App Store!  This thing is being downloaded over a thousand times every single week.

So what is this thing all about?  And why is it so popular?

Well the reason this app seems to have caught so much attention and become so popular is pretty simple.  They took a technology that already existed in the golf world and made it cheaper, easier to use and more convenient for the golfer to download.  So kind of a no-brainer why so many people are downloading this one.

• More Affordable – Currently professional golf swing analysis software would cost you anywhere between $60-$100.  Their version…the iSwing only costs $5.99.  Much more affordable.
• More Convenient – It is more convenient…because it is easier to download and you can take it with you anywhere you go.  It makes it much more appealing to golfer. And  no more having to lug around a video camera to the course and figure out a way how to record your swing.
• Easier To Use – it has the same functionality as a computer based model (video, frame-by-frame images- slow-motion playback, touch screen line drawing, etc) although it almost does all the work for you.  And it also syncs up with your Facebook account (w/Facebook Connect) allowing you to publish your swing online with high-res photos.

How It Works

Wanna see if you have a flaw in your swing?  The iSwing will do just that…and for only $5 bucks.

• The iSwing iPhone application allows you to record your golf swing on video and replay it frame-by-frame in slow motion and analyze your flaws by drawing lines on the screen to make sure your “on-plane” throughout your swing.
• It creates a frame-by-frame sequence of photos like the Golf Digest centerfolds you see that can be used as a virtual reference, or that you can share with your friends viaFacebook Connect.
• The app then assesses the sequence according to this lines and indicates areas of weakness or problems with your swing.
• It also provides a built-in diary so you can save each and every swing recording.
• Then the twenty-frame sequences created from the video clips can also be shared via the built-in email function or through a one-touch link up with Facebook too.

And what is even cooler about iSwing is that it records video even with models that don’t have video functionality.  So if you are looking for a swing analysis software…it makes it hard to argue with the $5 price tag.  The simplicity of this app is great.  And it will also be coming out for the Android soon as well.

Customer Reviews:

this definetely helped my swing
by BennyPockets
i’m glad i trusted oshdiddy’s review, short as it was. i had gotten something like this done by a pro a few years back, i loved it then (cost $150). i had been waiting for something like this to come out. it’s really cool, i can see what i look like when i swing and see what i’m doing wrong.

Just paid $100 at a Pro Shop to have precisely this done!
by Hakyun
Just paid $100 at a Pro Shop to have precisely this done! Filmed my swing from different angles exactly like this, the only difference is, I didn’t get to keep the video! With this App I can track the progress of my swing, without having to pay each time. Great App! great use of the camera! Why didn’t I think of this?

Perfect App…
by Couple2tree
for any golfer. I’ve been wanting to take pictures of my swing with the iPhone for a while and during the attempts, the shutter would release at all the wrong times. This is a great training aid and the ability to draw out the lines and angles to compare with other golfers is an invaluable tool. The ability to watch your swing in a short movie form is awesome. For those serious about their game, I don’t see another app out there that can directly help with your golf swing. Love it.

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New iPhone Handicap Calculator (Easy, Functional and Cheap)

In this article I am going to show you one of the the quickest and easiest iPhone golf apps I know of to help calculate your handicap.  And why it might be the only Handicap Calculator you ever need to use – which will save you time and money compared to searching for all the other golf handicap calculators out there.

App Features:

• Simple, Fast and Easy to Use…finally an app that is straight forward and to the point.  Way to keep it simple fellas.
• Handicap is a handicap calculator which uses the “picker wheel” for input. Just rotate the wheels to your USGA handicap index and course slope and it computes the number of shots you get on any course. The “info” button in the lower right corner will bring you directly to the website for handicap look-up.
• And Since your GHIN index changes every two weeks it is nice to know how many shots you (and your fellow golfers) get after each revision.
• Great for betting on the golf course with your friends too…finally makes it fair
  
• And the app only costs $0.99…so if you think you would ever use it and you have an iPhone we recommend giving this app a try.  We have been happy users of this one.
  

Nothing but *****5 Star Reviews***** So Far

iPhone apps are becoming quite the force to be reckoned with when it comes to software being used by the consumer and this is no different in the golf industry.  Golfers are taking advantage of all the different apps out there for the iPhones.  It is like the Wild Wild West right now with golf app developments.  There are new ones everyday and many of them are better then the actual products being sold on the market for 10-20 times the cost of one of these apps.  There are some absolutely incredible iPhone golf apps out there to use fellas.  Although the problem I hear with a lot of them after people download the apps are that they are way too complicated to use…and they rarely actually find a use for them.

And this is especially true when it comes to golf handicap calculators…and not only in the iPhone app world but on the internet as well.  There are tons of them out there…all you have to do is a quick search on Google for “Handicap calculators” and you will see what I mean.  But a lot of them make it way to complicated to use and also not as convenient.  The convenience of being able to use your phone for some of these apps is a key to their success.  This is a simple equation that has been made difficult by other developers…but Bob Nolan has kept this one simple and straight forward for the end user…which is nice.

Customer Reviews

Very Simple…

by: Nickbowls
Golf app that allows you to figure out your handicap with the “picker wheel.” Every golfer should own this app!!

Quick and easy…

by: KiKi40
I will use this app with every revision of my handicap. I like it because it remembers my last input

Great app…
by: Iris Lady
Easy to use!!

Clean & Quick…
by: Dolitman
Wonderful app if you travel to a lot of courses like I do.

Cool App…
by: Rstevo
Simple and easy to use.  Great pp for establishing a handicap…especially for gambling with friends.

Price = $0.99

2 Other Golf Apps (by: iPhoneGolfApps.com)

The “Mind Coach” iPhone App

A lot of becoming a better golfer happens between the ears that is a known fact but this app is trying to take that to the next level it seems.  Bob and his team of developers at iphonegolfapps.com have come up with what is actually their best selling iPhone App and that is called “Mind Coach“.  We actually have not tried this app yet but people are buying this one up since it has come out on the iTunes App Store.

Tiger even uses programs similar to this that flash things into his memory.  This is kind of like the global warming thing…there is no evidence that it actually exists but many people swear it works.

What it supposedly does is allows you to enter swing thoughts or anything related to your golf swing and then it displays some optical illusion images that somehow supposedly work on a subconscious level..so your swing motion thoughts get embedded into your subconscious and allows you to go play golf without having to actually think about all of those 500 swing thoughts going on inside your head.  This sounds kind of crazy but from what the developers say people that are using it say it actually works.  We will have to wait and see what the verdict from the MyGolfSpy readers is on this one.  So if you give this one a try…please let us know if this helps…we can’t wait to hear your opinions.

Price = $0.99

“Golf Pairings” iPhone App

Golf Pairings is an App that figures out who is going to play with whom when you go on a golf trip or want to create a league.  With this app all you have to do is assign each player a number and then it does all the work.  When you have more than a couple of foursomes the math can get pretty crazy…it can start to make your head spin trying to figure out all the pairings for the different days so that no one plays with the same guys everyday.

And Golf Pairings is the only app that we know of right now that can figure all this out for you.

When people go on golf trips, arrange leagues or just try to arrange groups of people to do anything it becomes a problem when the players have to be arranged so everyone plays with everyone and no one plays with each other more than one time.

Golf Pairings is an Iphone app that figures it all out for you so you do not have to become a mathematician.  Just dial up the number of groups you have and the number of players in each group and hit “Get Pairings”.  A matrix will appear with the pairings for each day (or week) and the number of days or weeks it takes to exhaust all the possible player combinations.  All that has to be done is to assign a number to each player or couple and follow the matrix.

Price = $1.99