Why I built Divot
I'm Chris — mid-handicap, Marine vet, solo iOS developer. I've been playing about five years and trying, like all of us, to get better with the practice time I had.
The issue: drills and routines from everywhere — coach, YouTube, blogs. I tracked them in a spreadsheet. Fine at my desk, useless on the range. Between shots I'd open my phone, scroll around looking for what I was supposed to be doing, lose my place, and end up just hitting balls without a plan.
The practice apps I tried wouldn't let me bring my own drills. Some were too complicated, some were too expensive, none of them got out of my way while I practiced.
So I built what I wanted — a simplified but customizable practice app that lets me log shots without distracting me from what actually matters: the practice itself.
— Chris