How Dink'It Golf gets built
From a rough idea to something you'll actually trust on the course: here's our process, and the story behind why we started.
Our Story
Why we built Dink'it Golf
After my grandad passed, his golf clubs sat in the garage for years until I finally picked them up at 32. I was hooked from the first round: golf became my way to switch off, get outside, and escape the day to day.
That new love for the game collided with my passion for building things at Hive Creative Media, the company I run, and the idea for Dink'it Golf was born: an app to help golfers like me find and rank nearby courses, so we could work our way up in difficulty instead of getting thrown in the deep end.
The idea quickly grew in scope. Shot tracking and performance analysis came next, so my friends and I could track our progress and actually see ourselves improving. From there it kept growing into the app Dink'it Golf is today, still in development and getting ready for release.
I think I finally understand why my grandad loved this game so much.
Designed and scoped by humans
Every feature starts with a real problem from a real round of golf. We scope it ourselves first, working out what a golfer actually needs, what data has to be accurate, and what can wait, before a single line of code gets written.
Built with Claude
We build fast by pairing with Claude, Anthropic's AI. It writes and ships real production code, including the app, the CMS, and the tracking and stats engine, under our direction, so a small team can move at the pace of a much bigger one without cutting corners.
Audited and refined by Claude (Fable) + Humans
Nothing ships on the first pass. Every feature gets a second, independent review: Claude's Fable model checks the code and copy for bugs, edge cases and rough edges, then we go through it ourselves before it goes anywhere near the app.
Tested by real golfers.
Before an update reaches you, we take it out onto the course ourselves and hand it to a small group of golfers who tell us straight when something doesn't work. Real rounds, real feedback, real fixes.
Track, Log, and Master Your Game from Your Phone.
Golf Tracking, Simplified.
Join beta testing today for GPS shot tracking, live round stats, and AI-powered coaching insights, straight from your phone with no extra hardware needed.
We're actively building, so join beta testing today and help shape the app as it grows.
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