Smartwatch brand Garmin has announced an integration with Clippd, a unique data-driven performance platform that helps golfers understand where and how they can improve their game.
The agreement seamlessly integrates Garmin’s on-course and range session information into the Clippd consumer golf technology platform, giving players a more complete picture of their game.
On-course data is supplied through Garmin’s smartwatches that provide shot detection – and enhanced by those who pair their watch to CT10 sensors for automatic club tracking.
Commenting on the partnership, Susan Lyman, Garmin Vice President of Consumer Sales and Marketing, said: “We’re excited to work with Clippd to provide our customers even more ways to work on their golf game. This integration helps users to easily visualise all parts of their game and identify the areas where they can make the biggest improvements.”
Clippd offers performance metrics that present a compelling way to understand and measure golfing skill – both overall and in each portion of the game. These metrics give golfers and golf coaches a more precise and immediate way to comprehend and track skill level shot-by-shot and at a point in time. These metrics include:
- Player Quality: View skill levels – overall and for each part of the game from the tee box to the putting green.
- Shot Quality: Track precise measurements of the quality of each shot.
- Importance To Scoring: Identify the skills that drive the best scores.
- What To Work On: Follow personalised, data-based practice plans.
- Trends: See overall patterns in each part of the game – from drive to putt.
Piers Parnell, Clippd CEO, said: “We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Garmin, a leader in GPS technology and wearables. This will enable us to integrate Garmin’s golf data into our performance software, providing golfers with a more comprehensive and accurate picture of their game. We are proud to be the first company to integrate Garmin’s golf data into our platform, and we believe this agreement will transform the way golfers track and analyse their performance, enabling them to get better faster.”
Clippd is the first company to tap into the Garmin Golf Premium API, which launched earlier this year and grants third party applications access the golf performance metrics of Garmin customers who consent to share their data. The Garmin Golf Premium API allows companies to seamlessly integrate their platforms with Garmin devices to capture scorecard, on-course and range session data to provide insights that can help improve golf performance.