EDINBURGH, Scotland – Shot Scope, the industry leader in performance-driven golf technology, today announces the launch of its Apple Watch app. This strategic release marks a significant milestone as the brand continues to diversify its product range and offer golfers another seamless route into the ever-expanding Shot Scope performance ecosystem.
Designed with convenience in mind, the new app provides Apple Watch users with a premium, hardware-free GPS solution. By delivering full access to essential on-course data directly to their wrist, players can navigate the course seamlessly with their everyday watch, allowing them to continue tracking their health and exercise data when playing.
Key features include:
- Detailed hole maps: Crisp and clear overhead visuals of each hole with hazards, trees, and the ability to tap to any point on the hole for specific yardages.
- Green contour maps: Every break, borrow, and undulation on the putting surface is carefully mapped by Shot Scope’s in-house mapping team to help players plan their approach shots and short game.
- Dynamic distances: See the distance to the front and carry of every hazard as you face it, as well as to the front, middle, and back of the green.
- Intuitive performance tracking: Golfers can track every shot played, with access to over 100 tour-level statistics, including Strokes Gained and Handicap Benchmarking, on the Shot Scope performance dashboard.
The app is much more than a simple GPS tool; it’s a gateway into the wider Shot Scope ecosystem. Golfers gain access to a suite of free features on the mobile app and web dashboard designed to lower scores. This includes MyStrategy, the data-driven strategy builder, as well as the new Shot Scope 6 framework, which breaks down over 100 tour-level statistics into six digestible performance metrics. It completely simplifies post-round analysis, giving players a clear road map to better golf.
While market competitors typically charge ongoing fees, Shot Scope removes this barrier and instead provides all of these stroke-saving features for a one-time payment of $149.99, granting users lifetime access with zero recurring costs. Over a five-year period, to use a competitor’s golf GPS app, users could pay anywhere between $300 and $500, which makes the long-term savings substantial.
“Our philosophy has always been to make game improvement accessible and transparent,” said David Hunter, CEO of Shot Scope. “Many competitors tie golfers into monthly subscription fees that quickly turn their apps into expensive, long-term commitments. By offering lifetime access for a single, one-time payment, we are providing unbeatable value alongside world-class technology.”
This has resonated with golfers who have been involved in Shot Scope’s market research, who regularly state their disdain for subscription fees and payment barriers to access ‘premium’ features. Instead, Shot Scope gives golfers all the tools and removes all the barriers to better golf.
The launch of the Apple Watch app builds on a historic year of innovation for Shot Scope. Earlier this year at the 2026 PGA Show, the brand unveiled the LM1 Launch Monitor, capturing an estimated 1.58 billion media impressions and revolutionizing the brand’s on- and off-course performance technology solutions. Now, golfers can track, analyze, and compare data across all aspects of their game on a single platform.
With hundreds of thousands of golfers around the world already saving an average of 4.1 strokes using Shot Scope technology, this release allows the brand to engage even more players globally, further accelerating its mission to help golfers play better, score lower, and truly know their game.
To find out more about the Shot Scope Apple Watch app, visit https://shotscope.com/discover/my-shot-scope/ios-watch-app/
About Shot Scope
Shot Scope Technologies, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, offers a range of industry-leading products that improve the way golfers access distances on the golf course, through both GPS wearables and laser rangefinders. Their innovative shot tracking devices record over 100 statistics, enabling every golfer to analyze their round, know their game, and help shoot lower scores. Shot Scope products have collected over 460 million shots and been used by hundreds of thousands of golfers worldwide, who enjoy lifetime free updates and no subscription fees – helping them to save an average of 4.1 strokes. The team consists of technology experts, golfers, and a former Walker Cup player who are passionate about driving game improvement and enjoyment through the most expansive and accessible lineup of golf products on the market. Visit shotscope.com.
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