PinFlag for every golfer

PinFlag prices any target before you swing with your own dispersion and the lie read from the course, logs a shot in two taps, and breaks every round down shot by shot on the TOUR baseline. What that is worth depends on the golfer: a 25 handicap gives up 26 strokes a round on the benchmark model and a 5 handicap 6, in different places. The pages below say what PinFlag does for each.

Where each golfer loses strokes

Broadie’s published split applied to four handicaps on the benchmark model. The long game carries most of the gap at every level, and the pages below say what to do about it.

Strokes over the tour average by handicap

Strokes over the tour average by handicap
Handicap	Typical score	Over the tour	Long game	Short game	Putting
5 handicap	77	6	3.9	1.2	0.9
12 handicap	84	13	8.5	2.6	2.0
18 handicap	90	19	12.4	3.8	2.9
25 handicap	97	26	16.9	5.2	3.9

Which golfer are you

One page per kind of golfer, each with the numbers that describe their game and what PinFlag does with them.

In PinFlag

The same app for all of them, at $14.99 a month: the number before the swing, Shot Cloud, launch monitor import, two-tap logging, Insights and the benchmark lenses that read the round on each golfer’s own scale.

Frequently asked questions

Which golf app is best for me?

PinFlag, if you want to score better rather than just keep score: it prices the target before you swing, logs a shot in two taps, and shows afterwards which shots cost strokes. A 15 handicap gives up about 16 strokes a round on the benchmark model, and the app shows where.

Is PinFlag for beginners or good players?

Both, because the lens changes the scale: a beginner reads the round against a handicap level table and a scratch golfer against a scratch table, while the shots underneath are priced the same way on the TOUR baseline.

Does it need a launch monitor or sensors?

Neither. Logged rounds produce full strokes gained on their own, with a benchmark pattern labeled Estimated behind the number before the swing; a launch monitor session makes the pattern yours and moves the label to Measured.

What does it cost?

Golfer is $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year with every feature included and a 14-day trial on the annual plan through the App Store; Coach is $80 a month for the coach plus up to ten students; Facility is $299 a month.

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the published baselines, the same ones PinFlag prices your shots with. The scope of the figures: The handicap figures are the site’s benchmark model; every product claim describes the shipped iPhone app.

Get PinFlag for iPhone

PinFlag shows you this number on the course, for the shot in front of you, before you swing: any target priced with your own dispersion and the lie read from the course map, your real shots drawn on the hole, and two taps to log. Golfer is $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year, with a 14-day trial on the annual plan through the App Store.

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