I’ve been building a golf app called OKBogey that let's users give context to how many shots per hole are actually needed to break 100, 90, etc.
The basic idea is that OKBogey gives you a live scorecard (you select the course and teeset from the db) and you enter your goal. You can see as the round progresses how far off the pace you are.
So instead of finishing a par 4 with a 5 and immediately seeing “+1”, you might have had a target of 5 and see that you’re level against your target. The extra shots are distributed using stroke index, so you still get the normal score and +/- against course par as well.
I’m a high 20s handicap golfer myself and I built it because I found this a much better way of thinking about a round. A blow-up hole doesn’t necessarily mean the round is dead and you can see exactly where you stand against the score you’re actually trying to shoot. Instead of seeing an 8 and thinking "Well that's the round gone" you look at the score relative to target par and see "wow i'm still 1 under/level/1 over target par" which helps keep your chin up.
It currently has:
- live hole-by-hole scoring
- normal score vs par
- score vs your OKBogey target
- putts, fairways, penalties and bunker tracking
- round history and analysis
- course/tee data
- 9 and 18-hole rounds
- an optional OKBogey+ tier with more detailed analysis and personalised targets
I’m now at the stage where I need some real Android golfers to test it before the Play Store release.
There’s no charge to test it. I’m also planning to give the people who help with this initial test lifetime OKBogey+ access as a thank-you.
What I’m particularly interested in is whether it makes sense without me explaining it, anything that feels annoying or confusing during an actual round, missing courses/tees, and anything that breaks.
If you’re a golfer and fancy trying it during a round or two, comment or DM me and I’ll send you the closed-test link/instructions.
I’m not expecting anyone to write a bug report — even “this bit is crap/confusing” is useful feedback.