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by Power-user-0971

I am only a few days into trying DECADEpowered but I’m about to give up. I love the content — incredibly insightful — but getting to it is almost impossible. The video player is buggy and awful. I’ve played a bit with the other features and they seem like something I’d love to use use if they worked but based on other reviews I doubt they will work either. I’ve been involved with software and app development for 20 years and to produce something this poor is inexcusable. it’s not fair to the author and I hope he fires this development firm and hires another. I usually don’t post any reviews but this content is so good and the execution so bad that I really do hope he starts over so I can buy the new app.

by F3hr

Entering stats part crashes all the time. Then you can’t get back to the round you were working on. The help part takes you to nothing. The yardage books and videos are great. Can’t find anyone’s contact info to email when having problems. I want it to be great so bad but I just get so frustrated I’m just done.

by Decadeuserb

Three major frustrations with DECADEpowered are:

(1) The video progress bar is in a bad spot. The progress bar for the videos is at the very bottom of the iphone screen, so it takes immense concentration (and precise fingers) to move the progress bar without wanting your iPhone to switch between apps because you’re dragging left or right. The progress bar needs to be repositioned.

(2) The videos stop playing or won’t load for seemingly no reason. The only remedy I’ve found is to switch between several apps then come back to the Decade app. This usually gets me another 2 minutes of content before I have to do it again.

(3) DECADEpowered must be opened to hear the audio. Most of the videos are audio heavy. But, DECADEpowered won’t play a video once your phone goes to its Lock Screen or you switch to a different app.

Great content tho. But the content is far too hard to access.

by Goredsox2213

The layout and functionality of DECADEpowered is too confusing. The questions asked when inputting scores aren’t clear (bogey from 150+ in… what about worse than bogeys from in?). The rest of DECADEpowered also makes no sense on how to improve and manage your game better. Disappointed with the current structure. However, if the creator of DECADEpowered decides to make it more user friendly and clearer, then this has potential.

by KopeListener

There is not much to DECADEpowered for Foundations. Some videos posted that are very insightful but not organized. There is seemingly not any regular program to follow. Yardage book function does not work on DECADEpowered — but is available on the website (although setting the correct tees so far has not worked for me). The “Tiger Five” feature is hopelessly broken. Overall not very well thought out but perhaps they will develop it over time. Possibly worth it just for the insights in the videos but in terms of a regular program and the quality of the yardage books... best to keep your expectations low.

by Pgmrob3

May seem simple to some, I’ve played golf my whole life…after decade golf is easier. Great mental thoughts and reasons to play shots you KNOW you can hit vs. HOPE you can hit. The elite membership with stats tracking is my favorite golf purchase in the last 10 years. I can’t believe someone made the software that enables regular players to track a few stats and have strokes gained numbers available to them for their personal game. Keep it coming. Will have a subscription for a long time.

by Droidkevin11

The content and approach in DECADEpowered is amazing and truly helpful to lower your scores, if u follow the process u will get better

by Gardeem

DECADE Golf is a game changer. Enough said. If you want to learn optimal course strategy, ways to improve on and off the course, and overall how to lower your scores in the long term… DECADE Golf is DECADEpowered for you.

by CincyDavid

If you want to put some time into your golf game to shoot better scores then buy DECADEpowered AND follow the program and learn every month. If you want a quick fix then go buy something from a golf commercial that will “fix your game today”. The Decade app is a decade SYSTEM that really hits its stride in months 2 or 3- but you need to learn the month 1 info for the later months to make sense and keep your head from exploding. So buy this and put the time in- your scoring average will thank you

by Leezer99

Great app that’s super easy to use. Videos are helpful, stat tracking is easy and you will get better if you implement the program.

by MNspeedgolfer

DECADEpowered brings common sense and reality to shot selection, if you are serious about lowering your score it will help you quit making poor club decisions

by GunnerMcGibbon

Do yourself a favor and invest in something that will improve your game. This is what you are looking for, not a shiny new driver. Wish I would’ve had this 10 years ago.

by Fire Mccarthy

If you are serious about improving your game, and willing to be honest with where you are DECADEpowered makes life so much easier.

by W Eoff

Change the way you think about playing golf. Use the decade system and lower your scores.

by Bigdnky

This is without question the lowest hanging fruit towards shooting lower scores. Without any physical improvements, you can significantly improve your scoring simply by following these “common sense” principles and REALLY doing it.

by KS DW

Worth every penny. Finally someone has applied strokes gained and shot dispersion and probability statistics to golf target selection. There is a lot of info here that helps me select better targets, as well as some very helpful putting drills.

by MGOOSE94

DECADEpowered has helped me get closer to the goals I have set for my golf career. Without DECADE, I would undoubtably be more frustrated and disappointed with my results on the course. DECADE has allowed me to enjoy the game more by giving me perspective that is backed up by facts.

by MDulude

Golf is much more than making good swings. Even the best players in the world have a shot distribution that influences their choice of shot and target. The DECADE app accompanies the DECADE program that is useful for anybody that has a somewhat repeatable swing all the way to top players in the world.

by Titus621

DECADEpowered is awesome for learning course management in a way that has never been taught before. Teaching you correct targets based on the math is just the correct way to go. I see why so many college players and tour players are using the DECADE system!

by K-Centeno

This has helped me a lot about understanding course management and making the right decisions. It has helped me lower my scores. I recommend it to anyone who wants to get better and shoot lower scores.⛳️🏌️

by Treykook

Version history indicates video playback issue fixed. If that issue was no sound, it hasn’t been fixed.

by Ac7900

Tremendously user-unfriendly.

by IPhonesRock

The videos won’t play. This means you are unable to watch the tutorial apps on how to use DECADEpowered .

by AppMcLovin

I paid 2x 49.95 for 6 months because Scott Fawcet’s content is an incredible asset to my golf game, and the stats keeping is well thought out and comprehensive. But DECADEpowered is clunky, and customer service turned me off a couple times because they somehow can’t track my subscription status if I bought it in DECADEpowered store vs on the Decade site. Bottom line, prepare to be frustrated with customer service and an archaic looking/working app. Much of Scott’s content is now free on YouTube, so I recommend checking that out first.

by Thjufckvjdi

No sound in videos

by Hoppock

Unusable. The UI and UX are awful. Looks like designed in the 90’s and functions like it. Have fun entering all the data. And only $50 hahaha

by @GeoffDHamby

Even though it’s not noted, this is not the full version of the DECADE system. The $50 only gets you a “Lite” membership. The Lite membership does not include a system for tracking every shot or any customized course management advice. It’s essentially paying $50 for generalized videos and very basic stat tracking. You can honestly find very similar information for free on YouTube.

I made this a 2* review instead of a 1* review because I suppose there are some beginners who could benefit from this general knowledge.

FYI if you want to upgrade to the real DECADE system, it costs another $150.

by Rshweet

Seems like some great content so far (had DECADEpowered a week), but DECADEpowered is terrible. Continues to log me out. Won’t accept pasted passwords - which are fairly standard with pwd managers out there. Some videos just hang. Frustrating to pay $100 for this UX. Went from excited to bummed fairly quickly.

by Pens9887

In the most recent updates, yardage book downloads no longer work, which is the main reason I have decade to begin with

by Twhitt27

I’m just a little confused on how my friend who introduced me to this gem has more options available to him. I know there’s 2 versions of DECADEpowered, the $50 version and the one that’s more. My friend and I both paid for the $50 version but he has the ability to place his shots on a gps of the course while mine does not. He also has a different screen to enter in scores that looks much easier to navigate. I’m not sure if my phone is missing something or what but it’d be great to find out what’s up.

by KeithBennettGolf

I played Division 1 College Golf and not once was I ever introduced to information like this. I found Decade on YouTube to start and immediately knew that this was the information that would take me to the next level. Nobody in golf has ever broken this info down on such an understandable level like Scott. He helped me to relax on the golf course and understand that perfection was not needed to play my best golf. Since using DECADEpowered for just under a year, I’ve had my best tournament season to date. You won’t get info like this for a comparable price anywhere else.

by SweetsPGA

Port Ludlow only shows the tide 9 which is holes 1-9. How do we update to show the timber 9 holes 10-18?

Thank you

by Nicb9876

Started with Decade before DECADEpowered came out but DECADEpowered made the system and ideas around Decade even easier to follow. I would pay the money just for the Decade strategies alone, the stat tracking is just a bonus! Literally a must have if you’re serious about improving your golf game!

by Redmond Lyons

In my opinion I think this is the best golf app I’ve owned. I have had multiple other apps and statistics keeping systems, however decade really is different. Not only is stats tracking just as easy if not easier than than all other stats keeper apps, but Scott has clearly taken a ton of time to create fantastic, easy to learn, and informative content. This all shows shows exactly how to pick apart golf courses, and how to make the best of optimal decisions in every type of situation to give yourself the best scoring opportunity. And what’s funny is that that isn’t even the best part! It literally produces videos showing you how to improve based on the stats that you compile! I really can’t recommend DECADEpowered at all. I was lucky enough to make it into the U.S. Amateur last year after coming off injury and it was 100% because of the fact that I employed all of Scott’s strategy, and had a much better understanding of my game because of DECADEpowered! I know this probably sounds like and infomercial but it really is just that good.

by Scottcwv

If you’re not using this strategy you are leaving shots on the course. It’s simple math. Use DECADEpowered , follow the strategies and you will shoot lower scores.