Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
Ball Bearing: a search zone for lost golf balls
A forthcoming iPhone and Apple Watch app uses a golfer’s direction and distance estimate to map and guide a search for a lost ball.
- For
- Golfers searching for balls hit into trees
- Worth noticing
- The search zone widens when the phone compass is unreliable, including near steel shafts, buggies, or magnetic ball markers.
Field notes
The proposed workflow asks golfers to record their bearing while still at the shot’s starting point, before walking changes their visual reference. It represents the search as an adjustable wedge rather than a pinpoint and says the wedge widens when compass accuracy is in doubt. The page also describes a wrist-based search view and says the paid version can remember club distances and shot tendencies; these are product claims, not demonstrated functionality in the extracted evidence.
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