The updated Smart Club Distances will now factor in a wide range of elements, including temperature, slope, altitude, humidity, and wind, for each of your shots. These new distances are now calculated considering the conditions at the moment you hit the shot, to effectively "normalize" them.

While the experienced Arccos member may notice a subtle adjustment to their Smart Club Distances, rest assured the Arccos' advanced AI algorithms have refined your Smart Club Distances by referencing the environmental conditions during each shot and standardizing them to a common benchmark. This normalization process results in even more accurate distance calculations and provides you with precise club recommendations when using AI Rangefinder.

What Does It Mean To Normalize Your Smart Club Distances?

The New Smart Club Distances are "normalized" by incorporating factors that influence ball flight, placing each shot against benchmarks for each element, and adjusting the Smart Club Distances and AI club suggestions accordingly. 

Let's say Golfer A hits the ball 250 yards, and Golfer B hits it 280 yards. However, Golfer A played on a very windy day, while Golfer B had “standard” weather equivalent to the “benchmark” conditions above. To compare their driving distances fairly, we would "normalize" or adjust Golfer A's distance to account for the wind, making his actual driver distance 275 yards. This allows us to see how far Golfer A would have hit the ball under the same conditions as Golfer B in the “standard” conditions.

See what shots are included in your New Smart Club Distances and how they are calculated:

Your New Smart Club Distances will be automatically calculated, but to see how the data is calculated into your Smart Distances page: Click on Clubs > Select a Club > Smart Distance > Usage Tab.

To exclude/include a shot from the list simply tap it and select accordingly.