Observed arrival · 2026-10-17
Ball Bearing: a search zone for the golf ball in the trees
Ball Bearing describes an iPhone app that uses a golfer’s direction and distance estimate to map where a lost ball might be.
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- Golfers using an iPhone or Apple Watch
- Worth noticing
- The search area is a wedge that widens when the phone compass is unreliable, rather than a falsely precise pin.
Field notes
The described workflow records a bearing before the golfer walks away, then combines it with an estimated shot distance to draw a search zone on a satellite map. The page says users can adjust the zone from ±5 to ±50 yards and that it widens when the phone compass is unreliable. Apple Watch guidance and the other app functions are presented as features, but the App Store release is marked as coming soon.
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