Help – Practice Sessions

Practice sessions are the backbone of improving with Golf Mentor. You can record a past practice session manually, or use Live Practice to capture swings in real time with your Apple Watch and iPhone.

Posting a Past Practice (Manual Entry)

  1. From MyHome, tap or click Post Practice in the left-hand menu (sidebar on desktop, ☰ on mobile, or Options on iOS).
  2. Fill in the session details:
    • Duration — how long you practised (in minutes).
    • Place — where you practised (driving range, putting green, backyard, etc.).
    • Focus — the primary aspect you worked on (e.g. Chipping, Driving, Putting). This feeds into your practice tracking and goals.
    • Outcome — how the session went (Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor).
    • Comment — free text notes on what you did and learned.
  3. Tap Post to save.

Live Practice (iOS App with Apple Watch)

Live Practice captures every swing automatically as you hit balls, giving you real-time feedback and a full session analysis at the end.

Starting a Live Practice

  1. From the iOS app, tap Options → MyHome → Start Practice.
  2. Choose your Focus for the session (e.g. Iron Play). The system suggests focuses based on your current goals and weak areas.
  3. Select your practice Place.
  4. Tap Start. The session begins — start hitting.

During Live Practice

  • Your Apple Watch detects each swing automatically — no button press needed.
  • After each swing, a brief summary of key metrics appears on the Watch.
  • You can view live stats in the app as you go.
  • If you lose connectivity, swings are buffered and uploaded when the connection restores.

Ending a Live Practice

  1. Tap End Practice from the Live Practice screen.
  2. Add any final notes or comments.
  3. Tap Save.

Understanding Your Practice Recap

After saving, a Practice Recap is generated with:

  • Swing count by category (full, pitch, approach, mistaken).
  • Average metrics — impact speed, tempo, horizontal rotation, and timing.
  • Consistency scores — how repeatable your swing was across the session.
  • AI coaching summary — a paragraph from the AI Caddy interpreting your session and suggesting focus areas for next time.

Open the session from MyHome to see the full recap, individual swings, and to start a chat with the AI coach.

Key Metrics (What They Mean)

  • Duration: You need to select the length of time of your practice session.
  • Place: Here you can enter the place where the practice session took place.
  • Focus: You need to select the focus of your practice session.
  • Outcome: You need to select the outcome of your practice session.
  • Comment: You can add detailed notes on your practice session here

For full metric definitions, see Swing Analysis Help.