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Methodology
Shot Quality Review
How Smart Golf Fitting treats uploaded shots before making an online driver recommendation.
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What is shot quality review?
Shot quality review checks whether the uploaded shots are suitable for fitting analysis before any recommendation is made. The purpose is not to punish bad swings, but to avoid letting obvious misreads or unrepresentative shots distort the result.
| Public principle | What it means |
|---|---|
| Use representative data | The report should be based on the golfer’s normal pattern, not one strange reading. |
| Explain exclusions | If shots are not used, the golfer should understand why. |
| Keep control with the golfer | Where appropriate, the golfer should be able to review and challenge excluded shots. |
A face-to-face fitter can often see when a shot should not drive the fitting decision. Online, that process is slightly different. The Smart Golf Fitting engine analyses all the supplied shots and metrics to identify where shots should be excluded and these are made visible through clear quality warnings and plain-English explanations.
For metric definitions that often support this review, see ball speed, smash factor, carry distance, and offline distance in the launch monitor glossary.
Why not use every uploaded shot?
Using every shot can make the fitting less reliable when the session includes obvious misreads, incomplete rows or shots that do not reflect the player’s usual swing. A better report explains when the data is strong and when it is less dependable.
- Examples where shots may be excluded:
- incomplete launch monitor rows
- unusually extreme shots
- device readings that do not look internally consistent
- shots that clearly behave differently from the rest of the session.
The report explains why any shots were treated cautiously and how that affects confidence in the recommendation.
How does this help the golfer?
It helps the golfer trust the recommendation because the report is not silently hiding difficult data. It also prevents one abnormal shot from becoming the reason for a poor equipment recommendation.
| Golfer question | How the report should answer |
|---|---|
| Was my data used fairly? | Show what was considered and explain material exclusions. |
| Was this based on one swing? | Focus on patterns across the session. |
| Can I trust the result? | State when the session supports confidence and when it does not. |