# The Golf Mentor

> The Golf Mentor is a premium golf coaching platform for iPhone, Apple Watch, and web.
> It helps golfers of all levels improve through structured practice, AI-powered coaching,
> game tracking, GPS caddy, swing analysis, mental game training, and the Rules Puzzle.

## Quick Summary

- **Website**: https://www.thegolfmentor.com
- **iOS App**: Available on the App Store (iPhone + Apple Watch)
- **Pricing**: Free tier available; Premium subscription from USD ~$9.99/month with free trial
- **Technology**: Ruby on Rails backend, OpenAI GPT, Apple Watch/iPhone motion sensors, GPS

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## Features

### AI Caddy (Premium)
GPS-based golf caddy powered by AI. Available in the iOS app.
- Interactive hole maps for thousands of courses worldwide
- Live distances to front, centre, back of green
- AI chat interface per hole: ask for club recommendations, course management advice, wind adjustments
- Powered by iPhone GPS + Apple Watch
- URL: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/gps/ai_caddy

### Swing Analysis (Premium, iOS App)
Apple Watch and iPhone capture every swing automatically during a game or practice.
- Key metrics: impact speed, tempo, backswing/downswing times, horizontal rotation, swing plane angle
- 3D trajectory animation per swing
- AI Swing Chat: the AI coach has direct access to your swing metrics
- Swings categorised: full, approach, pitch, mistaken

### Live Practice (Premium, iOS App)
Real-time practice session tracking with Apple Watch.
- Automatic swing detection — no button press needed
- Post-session Practice Recap with aggregate metrics and AI coaching summary
- Focus areas align with your Goals and Plans

### Rules Puzzle (Free)
Daily golf rules quiz based on real scenarios.
- New puzzle every day; past puzzles always available
- Interactive hole diagram with step-by-step decision making
- Rule references shown after each puzzle
- Tracks your history and score
- URL: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/puzzles/daily

### Handicap Calculator (Free)
WHS-style handicap estimator — no club membership required.
- Enter up to 10 recent scores to get an estimated handicap index
- Premium members get a persistent tracker updated after every game
- URL: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/handicaps/new

### AI Chat Golf Coach (Premium)
Conversational AI golf coach powered by GPT.
- Ask anything about technique, drills, practice planning
- Maintains context within a session; topics auto-summarised
- Practice Chat available after every live practice session
- URL: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/chat_bots

### Goals & Practice Plans (Premium)
Structured improvement framework.
- Set specific goals (e.g. reduce handicap, improve chipping)
- Create multi-week practice plans with primary and secondary focus areas
- MyHome dashboard shows plan progress and upcoming sessions
- Drill library aligned with common focus areas

### Mental Game Training (Premium)
- Personalised pre-shot routine builder
- Periodic awareness tests to track mental focus
- Tutorial and level explanations available free
- URL: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/mental_games/tutorial

### Game Tracking (Premium)
- Post 18-hole or 9-hole rounds with score, course, handicap
- Automatic handicap recalculation after every game (WHS methodology)
- Swing data linked to each game for post-round analysis

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## Help Pages

All help pages are publicly accessible and optimised for search engines and AI indexing.

- /help — Help Centre overview: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/help
- /handicap_help — Handicap calculator & tracker help
- /puzzle_help — Rules Puzzle how-to guide
- /mental_game_help — Mental Game feature help
- /gps_help — AI Caddy & GPS features help
- /swing_help — Swing analysis metrics explained
- /profile_help — Profile & Settings help
- /account_help — Account & Billing help (web)
- /chat_bot_help — AI Chat Golf Coach help
- /ios_course_help — Courses, Hole Map & AI Caddy (iOS app)
- /ios_dashboard_help — iOS Dashboard overview
- /ios_account_help — iOS Subscription & Billing help
- /addPostHelp — How to post a game
- /postPracticeHelp — How to post a practice session
- /post_lesson_help — How to post a lesson
- /planNewHelp — Creating a practice plan
- /homeHelp — MyHome page explained

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## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Features |
|------|-------|----------|
| Free | $0 | Rules Puzzle, Handicap Calculator |
| Premium (Monthly) | ~$9.99 USD/month | All features, free trial included |
| Premium (Annual) | ~$99 USD/year | All features, free trial included |

Pricing subject to change — see https://www.thegolfmentor.com/pricing for current rates.

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## Technology

- **Backend**: Ruby on Rails 8, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq
- **AI**: OpenAI GPT (gpt-5, gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-nano), text-embedding-ada-002 for RAG
- **iOS**: Swift + SwiftUI, Hotwire Native (Turbo Native), Apple Watch WatchKit
- **Sensors**: iPhone accelerometer/gyroscope/GPS, Apple Watch accelerometer/gyroscope
- **Payments**: Stripe (web), Apple In-App Purchase (iOS)
- **Deployment**: Heroku, AWS S3

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## Contact

- **Support email**: support@thegolfmentor.com
- **Help Centre**: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/help
- **Mailing address**: PO Box 6271, Pymble, NSW 2073, Australia
- **Contact form**: https://www.thegolfmentor.com/contact_us