distance markers

[pokerjoke]

why do we have 2 buy gps or laser distant aids,if clubs had more distance markers on there courses and they were all the correct distance we wouldnt need the aids.my course distant markers are not accurate i had a 150 marker only measuring 124,what do you think

 

[Ethan]

Funny how the distance markers also break the laws of physics. People seem to think that if they are adjacent to the marker posts at the side of the fairway, or anywhere in the straight line between them, then those are all the same distance. I have given up trying to explain that the square of the hypotenuse ... etc etc, and just shut up and use my laser rangefinder.

 

[kevinmarkham]

Jeeese, lads, how many of you have these GPS things??

I have a brilliant rangefinder - two of them in fact - they're called my eyes.

 

[pokerjoke]

if a 150yrd marker was 150 why would i need gps?

 

[viscount17]

how far is it to the pin on the 8th from the adjacent fairway, or out of the rough?
no markers for that or do you always hit where you're aiming?

oh, and the course you downloaded will still be usable in the rain when the pages of the strokesaver you bought are all stuck together.

 

[painterboy]

If your home club has a course planner, treat yourself.There will be many distances in there,and should be reasonably accurate.
Overtime you can pace out other distances from bunkers, trees,water ect, and write them in the planner.
Find distances 100 yards and in are well worth knowing.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My club has a course planner but I can really see the groups behind being happy as I pace out from my ball in the rough to the next yardage shown. As my GPS has proved some of the yardages in the book aren't even accurat (+/- 10 yards). I'm sorry but a GPS yardage is quick and easy and I trust it. It gives me the confidence that I've the right club and so I can focus everything on making a good swing

 

[painterboy]

My club has a course planner but I can really see the groups behind being happy as I pace out from my ball in the rough to the next yardage shown. As my GPS has proved some of the yardages in the book aren't even accurat (+/- 10 yards). I'm sorry but a GPS yardage is quick and easy and I trust it. It gives me the confidence that I've the right club and so I can focus everything on making a good swing

Cannot argue that a GPS is quick and easy. And no doubt the best method.
Was offering a cheap alternative to relying on distance markers by entering distances on a course planner.
These can be entered when convenient, i.e., a practice round, and not when competing in a Sunday morning Medal.

 

[Robobum]

if a 150yrd marker was 150 why would i need gps?

As Ethan explained (in a much more scientific way than this!!). You have a 150yd post either side of the fairway, providing they are both truly accurate then if you are in the dead centre of the fairway level with these markers you will have LESS than 150yd to go..

Similarly if the dead ctr of the fairway is 150yds, if you then move to the side of the fairway and into the rough level with this point, you will find that you have 150yd+ the wider you get.

(Not so) Simples

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I grew up on a course with no yard markers - I had to use my eyes. GPS is good (a friend uses one and it's brilliant if you're in the woods) but I rely on my eyes. They never let me down (they are swathed in a lens that helps me see better..)
If GPS is so good, why don't the pros use them?? They have caddies yes but they still refer to yardage booklets..

 

[rickg]

I grew up on a course with no yard markers - I had to use my eyes. GPS is good (a friend uses one and it's brilliant if you're in the woods) but I rely on my eyes. They never let me down (they are swathed in a lens that helps me see better..)
If GPS is so good, why don't the pros use them?? They have caddies yes but they still refer to yardage booklets..

The pro's do use them in the practice rounds when they are marking up the course planners. They are not allowed to use use them during the actual tournament.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I grew up on a course with no yard markers - I had to use my eyes. GPS is good (a friend uses one and it's brilliant if you're in the woods) but I rely on my eyes. They never let me down (they are swathed in a lens that helps me see better..)
If GPS is so good, why don't the pros use them?? They have caddies yes but they still refer to yardage booklets..

The pro's do use them in the practice rounds when they are marking up the course planners. They are not allowed to use use them during the actual tournament.

Ah - OK..

 

[HomerJSimpson]

To be fair I did actually doctor my course planner with distances from my SC as GPS weren't allowed for a while so my book is pretty full on with yardages, lay up distances etc and I always keep it in my locker so if I don't have my SC at least I have something pretty accurate to fall back on.

Its very well for these guys to go on about using your eyes, but when they are as dodgy as mine then relying on them is making the job harder not easier.

 

[RGDave]

Let's face it. Quite a few distance posts are dodgy to say the least. Also, when you look at the stroke-saver and see "162" from a tree....how the hell are you to work out which of the 47 trees of same variety it's referring to?
Nothing better than having a guaranteed reading i.m.o. so you pays your money and takes your choice.
(I've yet to pay my money!!!)
The other day, I played up short and left on a dog-leg par 5 not knowing how far I could hit the ball. I couldn't go for the green (tree in way) so aimed well left and guessed I needed to hit 180 or so to leave 100 yards. Anyway, the ball flew over the fairway, over the trees and over the railway line....
If I'd had a GPS, I'd have known I couldn't hit more than 140-150 or so.....I was only about 250 from the flag.

 

[Pants]

Funny how the distance markers also break the laws of physics. People seem to think that if they are adjacent to the marker posts at the side of the fairway, or anywhere in the straight line between them, then those are all the same distance. I have given up trying to explain that the square of the hypotenuse ... etc etc, and just shut up and use my laser rangefinder.

Strange as it might seem, assuming that there is an accurate 150 yd marker to the centre of the green in the middle of the fairway and you are exactly level with it 20 yds (say) away on the edge, then you have a tad over 151 yds to go

 

[Imurg]

Assuming,as ever, that your markers are correct. We have one on our course that is 161 from the middle - as per SC - a whole club different from advertised.
If you know the markers are right then its not too bad but a lot of them are anything but right.

 

[CliveW]

A lot of these markers were placed before the advent of GPS or lasers, as were total hole yardages and distance markers on golf ranges therefore they won't be too accurate.

 

[RGDave]

Strange as it might seem, assuming that there is an accurate 150 yd marker to the centre of the green in the middle of the fairway and you are exactly level with it 20 yds (say) away on the edge, then you have a tad over 151 yds to go

So, you are saying that if the marker was in the middle of the fairway and you were level with it on the edge of the rough, you'd only need to add 1 or 2 yards?



I've always wanted to know this (really).

If the posts are on the edge and you are in the middle, can you take off 1 or 2 yards?

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I've always wanted to know this (really).

If the posts are on the edge and you are in the middle, can you take off 1 or 2 yards?

Yes you can ,If the markers are on the edge relating to a central point on the green, then the distance is greater than a central marker to the same point

Its called basic mathematics

 

[RGDave]

Its called basic mathematics

Basic maths if I can be bothered to do it....which clearly I couldn't be.
Shall I give my degree back now, or after tomorrow's game?