Sometimes, when I'm playing a new course, I'll use Google/Bing Maps in my browser and the downloaded Google Earth program to make my own. Google Maps often has more recent and more clear photography, while the Bird's Eye feature on Bing can give you a decent perspective on vertical features like tree height and elevation changes or hills. I'll then use Google Earth, snap screenshots of each hole and arrange them on a piece of paper in MS Publisher/Word/Powerpoint or something, usually 2-3 holes per page. I'll print the sheets out, and write in measurements taken from the measurement tool on Google Earth. I'll usually mark a few distances from the tee box to certain things I can see in the picture like a tree or bunker, and a few more from identifiable markers to the green. They were consulting yardage books, of course. 'Everyone I show this book to loves it,' he said. In the meantime, he has begun the process of contacting courses to assess their interest. A Los Angeles-area resident, he is in the process of mapping out Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif. Nfs shift 2 unleashed serial key for pc. It is a bit time intensive and I only do it if my score is going to matter, like a tournament or something. I've found that the yardages from Google Earth are pretty accurate and have usually been pretty consistent with markers I end up seeing on the course. One of the tricks is knowing where to measure off the tee boxes, especially if you don't know which ones you'll be playing from, but you can usually make a pretty good guess and adjust the measurements on the course by knowing where you measured from on the computer and how far away you actually are from that point. ![]() It certainly has helped me. Sometimes I'll step up to a tee and what I would want to hit based on the view conflicts with what I should play according to the paper, and the paper is most often right. It's also great for angles and views into the green and where you have room for misses and seeing around doglegs. One of the biggest problems is not being able to see how the greens are contoured, unless Bird's Eye on Bing has a decent shot, which is not as often as I'd like. I'd be interested in knowing how the online or software services are, if anyone has experience with those. If they are accurate, it may be worth the money to save the time and effort. Most of the time I use a laser, but before I decided to buy one I used a Strokesaver yardage book, plus a yardage matrix that I created when I had an 'anorak' evening. Basically I listed every yardage in 10 yard increments from 70 to 250 yards, and worked out how far away I would be from the flag or green if I was 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 or 50 yards left or right from a point measured in said strokesaver book. Of course, it requires me to accurately judge how far away from the nearest yardage disc or course feature I am, but I worked on each of my steps being around 1 metre, then I converted it to yards in my head. A laser is much easier! Edited by MarkFromTheUK, 26 October 2012 - 06:15 PM. Most of the time I use a laser, but before I decided to buy one I used a Strokesaver yardage book, plus a yardage matrix that I created when I had an 'anorak' evening. ![]() Basically I listed every yardage in 10 yard increments from 70 to 250 yards, and worked out how far away I would be from the flag or green if I was 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 or 50 yards left or right from a point measured in said strokesaver book. Of course, it requires me to accurately judge how far away from the nearest yardage disc or course feature I am, but I worked on each of my steps being around 1 metre, then I converted it to yards in my head. A laser is much easier! Yup invest in a laser! I'd like to chime in on the laser comment. I own a Leupold and agree that being able to shoot points on a course is most accurate but having just a laser can be limiting because of blind spots like doglegs and uphill shots. I was lucky to get a Garmin gps watch as well and having both (which is expensive) is the best situation you could ask for. With that said, I'd recommend a solid gps system to help you mark your yardages if you have a course with a lot of blind shots and a laser if you have a pretty wide open layout. I've been using Google Earth and 5x7 index cards. You can set the appropriate zoom level and put the index card up against the screen and trace the outline of the hole and hazards. Digiquest 9700t aggiornamento. I've found that this works really well because the index cards are thicker stock and they're pretty easy to keep together with a clip or ring. I suppose you could always print out the hole and glue them on the index card - but I like the pure outline because it leaves more space for other comments. I use a laser as well, but there's still something nice about hand-rolling a yardage book - especially for noting the green contours. I have a small bound book that i bought from the internet somewhere.
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