Can video save the golf star?
For many years the primary access to videos was our computer. Today they primary access points are mobiles and tablets. Did you now that 40% of the YouTube videos are seen on mobile? I see correlation between mobile…
51 entries: smartphones
Review: Arccos Golf vs. Game Golf
Canalys recently published a survey that showed 2.7 million wearable bands (e.g. Fitbit, Nike's Fuelband, Motorola's Motoactv etc.) were shipped worldwide in Q1 2014. Some experts predict a decline in popularity + usage of wearable products. Personally I…
What kind of tee sheet system your golf course should have?
Although online tee time reservations increased 25% from 2012 to 2013, telephone reservation system is still the most dominant/popular form of booking tee times. Why do we complicate our life with such "old school" solution? We don't book our…
How SkyCaddie TOUCH fit into the new ecosystem?
Couple of days ago SkyGolf, maker of SkyCaddie (rangefinder), introduced its new SkyCaddie TOUCH at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show. SkyCaddie TOUCH features many useful things like: glove-friendliness; easy-to-use + easy-to-read touchscreen with Bluetooth connectivity coupled with a FREE Smartphone…
How would you solve turfgrass pest problems?
As I wrote in my previous post, average American mobile user is spending cca. 2 hours 38 minutes on his mobile and tablet on daily basis. Americans are spending twice as much time today with desktop media as they do with mobile.…
Are golf brands fitting to mobile?
I have been watching people around me for a while how and what they have been using in their mobile. I noticed a trend. As people are getting familiar and comfortable with their smartphones (I hope soon I…
TaylorMade is boosting golf experience on mobile
In last September I had already written about how smartphones and mobile applications are gaining momentum. Today, I am ready to risk to say that mobile as a device and as a communication channel and platform became integral…
Troon Golf goes mobile
One of the greatest events in 2012 was when smartphones and tablets took over PCs. The battle between mobile operation systems (Android vs iOS) or Samsung vs Apple is little bit less important. IHS iSuppli Research says that…
TaylorMade combines print ad with augmented reality
This is not the first time when I come across with an innovative digital solution from TaylorMade. Last time I wrote about their Twitter campaign and before that about a POS solution. They are planning to launch a…
Golf mobile applications as a source of revenue – part 2
Last week my guest writer Anthony Douglas from Hole19 Golf started to talk about golf mobile applications and in general about golf mobile application market. We believe there are lots of opportunities in this area to exploit for our business goals.…
Golf mobile applications as a source of revenue
10 days ago I promised that the founder of Hole19 Golf GPS mobile application, Anthony Douglas will share with us, his thoughts about the golf mobile application industry, and in general about the mobile usage trends. Due to the complexity…