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Tracking GOLF

Joelcohn
Joelcohn Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone found a very good app to track the exercise component of playing golf? And does it run on Apple Watch?

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  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    I count my round of golf as steps taken. Walking the course, pulling my clubs in a hand cart, I keep my I-Phone, (using "SwingxSwing" to keep tabs on yardage) and have my I-Phone keep track of my steps. I use that as my calorie burn.
  • PinkyPan1
    PinkyPan1 Posts: 3,018 Member
    I manually log my golf on Runtastic. I wear a Garmin Vivofit so I can my track my miles. I golf 5-6 times a week. I walk the course while I pull my clubs. I log the amount of time it took to golf, the miles walked while pulling clubs and calculates my calorie burn. Here is an example...

    06/21/16 Golfing 4.00 mi 3:15:00 854 Calorie burn
    06/20/16 Golfing 4.00 mi 3:00:00 788 Calorie burn
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Joelcohn wrote: »
    Has anyone found a very good app to track the exercise component of playing golf? And does it run on Apple Watch?

    If you use a cart.virtually none.
  • goskins44
    goskins44 Posts: 5 Member
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    Joelcohn wrote: »
    Has anyone found a very good app to track the exercise component of playing golf? And does it run on Apple Watch?

    If you use a cart.virtually none.

    If you mean no app, you are probably right. If you mean no calories burned that's actually not true. I have found several reputable sites that measure calories burned by the hour.

    One hour riding = 300 calories
    One Hour with a pull cart - 425 calories
    one hour walking = 475 calories.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    goskins44 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    Joelcohn wrote: »
    Has anyone found a very good app to track the exercise component of playing golf? And does it run on Apple Watch?

    If you use a cart.virtually none.

    If you mean no app, you are probably right. If you mean no calories burned that's actually not true. I have found several reputable sites that measure calories burned by the hour.

    One hour riding = 300 calories
    One Hour with a pull cart - 425 calories
    one hour walking = 475 calories.

    Can you pull a cart and not walk? How is pulling a cart, you'd have to be walking right, be less than walking and NOT pulling a cart? I am confused which sheds doubt on your "reputable sites".
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
    I know Garmin just came out with the Approach line of wearables.... do those track Golfing Calories?
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    MFP has several entries for golf: walking - carry bag, walking - pull cart, riding.

    I refuse to wear and HRM to check it's accuracy
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    my brother has an apple watch and it apparently has an app built into it for golf...helps analyse your swing and everything.

    I use mapmyfitness which is sync'd to my jawbone.
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