Live predictive strokes gained for any target you aim at. You choose the shot.
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PinFlag prices any target you aim at, live, before you swing: the expected strokes from where the ball would finish, from Mark Broadie’s published PGA TOUR baselines, using the lie the the course map says is at that spot, the exact distance to the pin you placed, and your own dispersion around the aim. Move the aim and the number moves with it. A target in water or out of bounds is priced with the penalty stroke included.
- Strokes gained at your aim point, recomputed as you drag it, from the published expected strokes tables
- The lie at the target read from the course map: fairway, rough, sand, fringe, green or hazard
- Your own dispersion pattern behind the number once you have imported it; a benchmark pattern labeled Estimated until then
- Strokes gained by part of the game after the round: tee, approach, around the green, putting
- Gains in green, losses in red, and a dash when there is nothing real to show
Why it matters
- See the cost of a target before you swing, not in the scorecard afterward.
- The number moves as the target does. From 150 yards to a green 30 yards across, aiming at a flag tucked 10 yards from the middle costs about 19 percentage points of greens hit if you are an accurate striker, and close to nothing in strokes if you are not. Those are different decisions and the number tells them apart.
- Your lie is priced in. From 150 yards the published baseline is 2.945 strokes from the fairway and 3.190 from the rough, so the same yardage is not the same shot and the app does not pretend it is.
- Your real pattern is on the hole. Shot Cloud draws your launch monitor shots and past shots around the target you are considering, so the number and the picture agree before you choose.
How it works
- Frame the hole. The hole opens tee-to-green on real imagery, with your position and the pin.
- Aim. Pan the map under the fixed crosshair to price any target.
- Read and commit. Carry, leave, and strokes gained update live; you take the shot and log it.
What is different here
- Priced before you swing, from your own pattern on the real hole.
- Every target you consider gets its own number, so the choice is made with the cost of each option in front of you.
Who it is for. Golfers who think in targets and want the cost of each option in strokes, not guesswork.
Frequently asked questions
How does Live Strokes Gained help me choose a target?
How do I get Live Strokes Gained?
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