Heads-Up Golf — Track a Round on Your Phone, Get a TV-Broadcast Clip Back
Track a round on your phone. Get a TV-broadcast clip back.
“We have no idea what we’re doing, but the graphics are incredible.”
Lead with the clip, not the yardage. You record the round, talk through it, and Heads-Up Golf hands back a broadcast-looking video — with Chip, the deadpan robot caddie, calling the action.
The four pillars
One honest line each — what each layer actually does in v1.
Broadcast HUD
Burn a real telecast overlay onto your footage — scorecard, lower-thirds, hole and par — so a phone clip reads like an episode. See the live overlay demo →
On-video Shot Tracer
Draws the ball’s flight path on the clip itself. In v1 this is tripod / locked-off footage only — not handheld yet.
GPS Map Tracer
A stylized course-map tracer plus distances from your phone’s GPS. Directional (±6–12m), not sensor-grade — handy, not a laser.
AI Round Tracker
Talk your round and it logs shots, clubs and scores by voice, then pins each one to a timecode. Tap to confirm a lie or fix a call.
The hub — everything else, in one grid
Around the four pillars, the app carries the rest of your golf life. Toggle on what you use.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Handicap / WHS | A running handicap index from your logged rounds, WHS-style. |
| Rules | A tap-to-search rules helper for drops, relief and penalties. |
| Swing Coach | Frame-by-frame swing notes and drills tied to your misses. |
| Gear | Your bag, club distances and what you actually carry. |
| Side Games | Skins, Nassau, Wolf and Stableford scored automatically. |
| Weather | Wind and conditions for the round (needs network). |
| Practice | Range and short-game drills with simple progress tracking. |
| Leagues | Shared leaderboards and league-branded clips for a group. |
| Highlight Reel | An auto best-of cut of your round’s best moments. |
Pricing
The tiers are justified by the video layer — the broadcast HUD and the on-video tracer — not by being a cheaper GPS app. The free tier is real: the whole loop on one round, with a watermarked 720p tripod tracer.
Free
$0 forever
Try the whole loop on one round.
- Broadcast HUD on one hole
- On-video tracer — watermarked, 720p, tripod footage
- AI round tracker + GPS map tracer
- Chip rates your shots and recaps the round
Pro
$7.99/mo or $59/yr
For golfers who want every round to look like TV.
- No watermark, up to 1080p
- Full broadcast HUD on every hole
- Handicap / WHS, side games, swing coach, the full hub
- Highlight reel of each round
Creator
$14.99/mo or $129/yr
For people whose rounds are content.
- Everything in Pro
- Channel-branded HUD skins + custom lower-thirds
- Batch exports in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1
- Chip voice-overs and auto best-30s shorts
Course / League
Talk to us B2B
For courses and leagues giving members broadcast clips.
- Everything in Creator, up to 4K
- White-label + league-branded HUD skins
- Batch process a whole field of rounds
- Shared leaderboards and league highlight reels
Frequently asked questions
What is Heads-Up Golf?
Heads-Up Golf turns a phone clip of a round into a TV-broadcast clip. You log the round by voice, and it burns a broadcast HUD onto your footage — scorecard, distances, an on-video shot tracer and live strokes-gained — with Chip, our robot caddie, calling the action. One round in, a clip that looks like a telecast out.
Is the on-video shot tracer like the ones on TV?
It draws the ball’s flight path on your own clip, yes — but be honest with yourself about the footage. In v1 the on-video tracer works on tripod or locked-off shots only, where the camera doesn’t move. Handheld tracking is on the roadmap but is not in this version.
How accurate are the distances and strokes-gained?
They’re directional, not sensor-grade — figure ±6–12 metres. They come from your phone’s GPS and the course geometry, which is great for telling the story of a round, but it is not launch-monitor or laser accuracy. We are not "Arccos for free," and we won’t pretend to be.
Who is Chip?
Chip is the deadpan robot caddie that brands the whole app. Chip rates your shot, recaps your round and reads your lie in the same dry voice from the show — and only ever reacts to what actually happened. Chip never fabricates a yardage, a club, or a result the round doesn’t show.
Do I need any special hardware or a sensor?
No. There’s no wristband, no club sensor and no rig. You record on your phone like normal and talk through the round; the app does the rest afterward. For the on-video tracer, the one thing that helps is a steady camera — a tripod or a propped-up phone.
What does the free plan actually include?
The free plan runs the whole loop on one round: the broadcast HUD, the AI round tracker, the GPS map tracer and Chip. The on-video tracer export is watermarked, 720p, and tripod footage only. Paid plans remove the watermark, raise the resolution and unlock the full hub.
How is the price justified if it’s not the cheapest GPS app?
Because you’re not paying for yardages — those are directional and plenty of apps give them away. You’re paying for the video layer: a broadcast HUD and an on-video shot tracer that turn a round into a shareable, TV-looking clip. That’s the part nothing else does for the price.
Can a course or league use this for its members?
Yes. The Course / League plan batch-processes a whole field of rounds, exports up to 4K with no watermark, and wraps every clip in a white-label, league-branded HUD skin, plus shared leaderboards. It’s built to slot into a course or league workflow, not just a single creator.
Honest v1 note: the on-video shot tracer works on tripod / locked-off footage only (handheld is coming, not here yet). GPS distances and strokes-gained are directional (±6–12m), not sensor-grade — we are not "Arccos for free." Your lie is tapped in, course maps sometimes need a quick tap-to-place, and satellite imagery needs a network connection. Everything else runs on your phone.
Want a broadcast clip of your next round? Join the waitlist, open the post-production studio and try it on a clip, or take the interactive tour.
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