Have a hitch in your golf swing? There’s an app for that

Bryce Kaiser had an ‘aha moment’: “I was on the driving range and I spent a couple of weeks trying to solve a swing problem. The head instructor was there, looked at me and solved my problem within a couple of minutes.”

Kaiser says that he had further discussions and found out that it is fairly common for professional golf instructors to be able to diagnose and fix some swing problems quickly, including instruction that can be given over the phone.

As a business development professional, software developer and golf enthusiast, Kaiser thought there had to be way to apply technology to golf lessons and possibly disrupt the business-as-usual approach to the industry.

So Kaiser went to work and developed HC Golf, a mobile application for connecting golfers to golf instructors for immediate swing feedback. Users send in a video of their swing, connect with the coach of their choice, and receive detailed feedback with video analysis – all within minutes.

The app was interesting enough for Start Garden to invest $5,000 and Kaiser is working on validating the hypothesis that golfers will adopt this technology for golf instruction before his March update night.

Moving forward, Kaiser is working with a team of contractors and an advisory board that includes Nathan Owen, who is the founder of technology company Blue Medora, to continue development on the app.

If you are interested in being a beta participant, you can go to hcgolfapp.com.

Writer: John Rumery, Innovation and Jobs News Editor