Built by golfers, for golfers who care.
PracticeCaddie exists because most golfers, even good ones, practice the wrong way. They hit a bucket, focus on what already works, and leave. Then they wonder why they're shooting the same scores year after year.
We built the tool we wished existed: an AI coach that gives you a structured, varied, measurable session every time you step on the range, plus a live runner that captures the data so you can see your work pay off over weeks and months.
Sister app
From the team behind BallCaddie
BallCaddie helps golfers find the right ball for their game using independent, data-driven fitting across 79+ models. PracticeCaddie helps you build the game itself. Same team, same obsession with helping golfers actually improve, and the same independence: no kickbacks, no brand bias.
What we believe
Every product decision runs through these three filters.
Truth over hype
We don't promise strokes. We deliver structure, data, and the research behind it. The strokes follow.
Brand-neutral
Every drill is selected on motor-learning merit, not affiliate kickbacks or club endorsements. We take $0 from manufacturers.
Real measurement
Made/missed counts and per-drill notes beat 'feel' every time. The whole app is built so you can see the trend, not guess.
Backed by motor-learning research, shaped by coaches
Every drill, plan, and feedback prompt is informed by sports-science research and the methods used by tour-level instructors. No fluff, no gimmicks.
- Variability of practice
- Random/mixed practice produces better retention and transfer than blocked.
- Specificity
- Practice should mirror the conditions and demands of the real performance.
- Challenge point
- Learning is maximized when difficulty is matched to current skill.
- Quiet eye
- Extended visual focus on the target improves performance under pressure.
- Self-controlled practice
- Letting learners own their feedback and pacing decisions improves outcomes.
- Deliberate practice
- Improvement requires focused, feedback-rich, effortful work, not just hours.
Schmidt & Lee, Motor Control and Learning, 5th ed.
Henry, Specificity vs. generality in learning motor skill, 1958
Guadagnoli & Lee, Journal of Motor Behavior, 2004
Vickers, Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training, 2007
Wulf et al., Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2002
Ericsson, Psychological Review, 1993
Editorial standards
Our guides are written by the PracticeCaddie editorial team and reviewed against the motor-learning literature cited above. We update guide pages quarterly and mark a "Last updated" date on every article. When research conflicts with conventional range wisdom, we go with the research.
We do not accept paid placements. We do not run affiliate links to club, ball, or training-aid manufacturers. The only thing we sell is the PracticeCaddie Pro subscription, and the free tier is meant to be useful, not a teaser.
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