Understanding Plays like distances in 15th Club app

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What is the point of Plays like distances?
The Plays like feature gives you the true effective yardage for each shot — not just the straight-line distance. This helps you select the right club with confidence, based on real-world conditions.

How are Plays like distances calculated? How can you benefit from them? 

15th Club automatically calculates Plays like yardages based on:

• Elevation change – Uphill shots play longer, downhill shots play shorter;
• Wind speed & direction – A headwind adds yardage; a tailwind takes some off;
• Air temperature – Cold air makes the ball fly shorter;
• Air pressure – When the air pressure is higher, the air is thicker, so the ball won't fly far;
• Altitude – When you are at higher elevation, the air is thinner, making your shots travel farther. 

For example, the flag is 168 yards away — but you’re hitting with a breeze, from a higher elevation, on a warm day.

That shot might play like 156 yards, and that’s the number that should guide your club choice.

When you take all these factors into account, you’re less likely to come up short or hit it too long on your approach shots, and you’ll pick the right club more often. It helps you make smarter decisions on the course with better info, so you can handle changing weather and terrain with confidence. Honestly, even the pros use these kinds of calculations to play their best. 

Tap Plays like to see how your current Plays like distance was counted.

All of these factors are processed in real-time to give you an adjusted yardage, shown right next to your standard GPS distance.

Where Plays like distances are displayed?

 You can see Plays like distances: 

• On the main GPS screen during a round;
• Next to club recommendations (if enabled);
• On your smartwatch.

If Plays like distances seem off, please contact us at support@15club.golf. You can also create a new support ticket using this site, by tapping on 'New' in the upper right corner.