Stephen Pickering

Stephen Pickering

Golfer turned vibe coder.
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46-year-old golfer from Northern Ireland, living in Dubai. Marketing background, zero coding experience. Got into vibe coding 6 weeks ago and built Scoring Zone using Claude Code and Lovable. trying to get better at the part of the game that actually matters — the short game.

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  • Scoring Zone
    Scoring ZonePressure test your Shortgame!!
    Apr 2026
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    Joined Product HuntMarch 15th, 2026

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Stephen Pickering•

2mo ago

I built a golf app because my golf coach gave me a PDF and a pencil

Hey I got into vibe coding about 6 weeks ago and I'm now way down the rabbit hole.

Started with Lovable, but for the last month I've been using Claude Code for pretty much everything.
I built a performance-based golf short game app called Scoring Zone (Was originally building it just to use myself I wanted to track and score my putting and chipping practice and there was literally nothing out there that did it properly. Got some really positive feedback from a few teaching pros so thought right, let's actually launch this thing.
So long story short, i work a 9-5 in sales and have been staying up to 1-2am everynight building this project for the last month

Have come a long way. Built the full app including two complete redesigns, a database of over 20,000 teaching golf professionals with automated emails, automated newsletter, automated social posts (still a work in progress).
No engineering background but i do have 15 years marketing experience, just found AI and here we are!!

In terms of the app there's 50+ scored drills across putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play and wedges. All benchmarked to your handicap so you know if you're actually improving or just going through the motions. There's a pressure mode that simulates on-course stakes, a Performance Hub that runs you through a full assessment and calculates your Short Game Handicap, round tracking with strokes gained data broken down by category, and a Practice Assistant that has a bunch of useful modes

Stephen Pickering•

2mo ago

Scoring Zone - Pressure test your Shortgame!!

Golf short game app with 50+ scored drills for putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play. Built it in 6 weeks using Claude Code — originally just for myself, but got great feedback from teaching pros so launched it. Tracks your practice with benchmarks, pressure mode, strokes gained round tracking, and an AI practice assistant. Plus a Performance Hub that calculates your Short Game Handicap. Free early access, no credit card. Looking for feedback on the app and any advice on distribution..
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