Private Beta

GCLab

Beyond the Score

Track every game. Analyze every hoop. Understand every shot. GCLab brings data-driven performance tools to golf croquet — from casual club games to shot-by-shot tracking of world championship play.

What You'll Discover

Questions your scoreboard can’t answer

Logging hoops unlocks the data behind the final score. Stop guessing. Start measuring.

Does winning hoop 1 predict the game outcome?
How often do I hold ‘serve’ vs break?
What is my critical distance?
Does hoop 2 matter?
What is my win rate when trailing by 2?
What is the real impact of winning hoop 9?
Features

Built for the GC community

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🎯LIVE

Score & Hoop Logging

Log game scores in seconds. Add hoop-by-hoop detail for deeper analysis — who won each hoop, who played first, and the flow of the game.

  • Score-only or full hoop tracking
  • Live mode or after-the-fact entry
  • Who played first to each hoop
  • PDF game report cards
📊LIVE

Serve & Break Analysis

Tennis-style serve and break tracking for every hoop game. See hold rates, break rates, and momentum shifts at a glance.

  • Hold and break percentages
  • Visual H/B timeline per hoop
  • Comeback and blown lead detection
  • Hook game analysis
🔬LIVE

Shot-by-Shot Tracking

Every shot logged — type, distance, result, direction. Build a complete picture of your playing style. Understand critical distances and where to focus your training.

  • 8 shot types with sub-categories
  • Distance bands and miss directions
  • Success metrics for every shot type
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses
LIVE

Video Game Analysis

Log shot-by-shot data from YouTube croquet videos. Embed the video, mark timestamps as you watch, and generate YouTube comments with clickable timestamps.

  • Embedded video player with keyboard shortcuts
  • Mark timestamps while watching
  • Auto-match WCF game records
  • Commentator mode for live analysis
📈LIVE

Personal Analytics

Your performance dashboard. Win rates by opponent, serve/break trends, shot accuracy over time, and head-to-head records against any player you've faced.

  • Win rate trends over time
  • Opponent head-to-head records
  • Shot accuracy breakdowns
  • Hold/break performance trends
⌚LIVE

Apple Watch Logging

Log shots on your wrist during play, with heart rate and step count captured for the whole game. The fastest way to build a complete shot record without breaking flow.

  • Tap-to-log shots in real time
  • Heart rate captured per game
  • Step count per game
  • Auto-syncs back to GCLab
🏆LIVE

Tournament Manager

Run real club events end-to-end. Add players, auto-create blocks, snake-seed by dGrade, generate order of play and schedule. Branded XLSX exports per scope. Round Robin today; more formats coming.

  • Add players + auto block assignment
  • Snake-seed order from dGrade
  • Schedule + order of play
  • Per-comp + per-block exports
⚖️COMING SOON

AI Referee

Get clear rulings on tricky in-game situations, cited to the WCF Golf Croquet rule book. Ask in plain English, get the call and the rule reference.

  • Plain-English rule questions
  • WCF GC rule book trained
  • Cites the exact rule
Choose Your Depth

Three levels of game data

Score
<30 sec to log
Final score + who played first to hoops 1 & 13. The foundation.
Hoops
1 min to log
Who won each hoop. Unlocks serve & break, comeback/blown lead detection and specific hoop importance on win rate.
Shots
Live to log
Every shot logged. Full performance profile on shot success by shot type and distance band. Miss direction tendencies and critical distance understanding to improve your game.

Ready to try GCLab?

We're looking for beta testers to test features and report issues. Provide your email and we will be in touch.

GCLab is a product of GCRankings · © 2026 Adam Barr · adam@gcrankings.com