Are yardage books still relevant?

[vkurup]

Do peeps still use yardage books? I try and pick one where I play.. starting to build a small collection (yup, I have a sad life ) But with the emergence of GPS et al, are Yardage books still relevant? Do people collect em?

 

[sydney greenstreet]

Do peeps still use yardage books? I try and pick one where I play.. starting to build a small collection (yup, I have a sad life ) But with the emergence of GPS et al, are Yardage books still relevant? Do people collect em?

If i go to a new course i still buy one, something about the difference between the book and looking at the phone.

 

[Crow]

I like to buy a yardage book at any new course, gives me a much better idea about the features of the hole compared to a sterile yardage on my GPS.

 

[Imurg]

I've boguth a few down the years.


I'm still working out how to decipher it all.......

Which tree?
Which mound?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I get one everytime I go to a new course. I find it gives me a better feel for the hole than the GPS and usually they have a tip on how to play the hole as well which helps

 

[pbrown7582]

I always buy one at a new course as a memento and also just to cross reference the gps at times

 

[daymond]

Not having a GPS thingy I have a large collection of course planners. Why they are called stroke savers is beyond me!

 

[DaveM]

In theory GPS's and the like is banned by the R&A. But they have said clubs can make a local rule to allow them. So still need the course chart thingy.

 

[RGDave]

I've nearly quit buying yardage booklets. I used to collect them at every course and box them up for future use.
They are a great souvenir of a course, and I would buy one at a top course, but for the average day-to-day track on skycaddie, I won't bother.
I felt so bad about this on a few recent visits I bought matching ball markers and pitch repairers to keep the assistant in balls and beer.

 

[mikevet]

I've got one for every course I've played (and I used them!) and intend to continue buying them so long as they're still available.

 

[Oddsocks]

i dont think their old hat yet, but their definately well on their way,

Most stroke savers range from £4.00-£8.00 depending on where you play, ad that to a GPS map of £1-£2 thats if your gps isnt free downloads and its a no brainer.

the more people buy gps units the less stroke savers are sold. it will get to a point where running a batch of say 500-1000 units to make them viable will not be an option. as soon as sale slump enough, clubs will be forced to drop them as its an expense they can cut out... especially as clubs are looking to reduce their overheads

 

[bigslice]

i know someone who joined a new course, bought the strokesaver and laminated it to protect it from the ayrshire elements.

 

[vkurup]

i dont think their old hat yet, but their definately well on their way,

Most stroke savers range from £4.00-£8.00 depending on where you play, ad that to a GPS map of £1-£2 thats if your gps isnt free downloads and its a no brainer.

the more people buy gps units the less stroke savers are sold. it will get to a point where running a batch of say 500-1000 units to make them viable will not be an option. as soon as sale slump enough, clubs will be forced to drop them as its an expense they can cut out... especially as clubs are looking to reduce their overheads

Am i getting an impression that the old boys (incl me) still like yardage books. However, technology is taking over. Is it a case of car sat navs now replacing AA maps and A-Z guides?


The only peeps with London A-Z maps are tourists... God help the visiting golfer.

 

[vkurup]

i know someone who joined a new course, bought the strokesaver and laminated it to protect it from the ayrshire elements.

That is indeed funny (and sad at the same time

 

[pbrown7582]

i know someone who joined a new course, bought the strokesaver and laminated it to protect it from the ayrshire elements.

only in scotland

 

[bigslice]

That is indeed funny (and sad at the same time

and also true