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[Deleted member 16999]

I used to just delete the holes as well, but this year I will try to kind of 'emulate' how I would have finished the hole. Just deleting the hole messes up the stats as well. My 'best round' on Game Golf is still from a 9 hole tournament where I picked up on my first hole after hitting two drives OB and then played the remaining 8 holes in 6 over.
Since I probably would have made at least double par on the first hole in stroke play this round would have been worse than my actual best round, but Game Golf doesn't know this.

Also, picking up means I did something terribly wrong, and I want my shots gained stats to reflect that to see which parts of my game I need to work on the most.
This is obviously new since this year, but if I just delete the hole the reasons for my worst mistakes won't show up in my stats.
I'll probably try 'finishing' the hole using my typical distances and putting averages from my stats to get a realistic result on the hole.

Thanks for that, makes a lot of sense, especially the bold bit.

 

[Curls]

Thanks for that, makes a lot of sense, especially the bold bit.

I've been watching this thread with interest for a good reason I'll go into at some point, but that answer makes far more sense to me than deleting a hole cos it went wrong. Nice one Mr Sky

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I've been watching this thread with interest for a good reason I'll go into at some point, but that answer makes far more sense to me than deleting a hole cos it went wrong. Nice one Mr Sky

It's not necessarily deleting it because it went wrong, if you put 2 balls out of bounds on a Par 5 520 yds, at our place I'd be playing 5 off the tee and can't score unless it's a hole in one, so no hole in one it's a pick up, when you go to edit it will show your last tag ending up in the hole, I'd have to invent 4 shots to complete the hole for Game Golf, Playing partners wouldn't be impressed with me playing 10 or 11 shots just to satisfy my stats on Game Golf.
UlyssesSky makes fair point.

 

[woody69]

I used to just delete the holes as well, but this year I will try to kind of 'emulate' how I would have finished the hole. Just deleting the hole messes up the stats as well. My 'best round' on Game Golf is still from a 9 hole tournament where I picked up on my first hole after hitting two drives OB and then played the remaining 8 holes in 6 over.
Since I probably would have made at least double par on the first hole in stroke play this round would have been worse than my actual best round, but Game Golf doesn't know this.

Also, picking up means I did something terribly wrong, and I want my shots gained stats to reflect that to see which parts of my game I need to work on the most.
This is obviously new since this year, but if I just delete the hole the reasons for my worst mistakes won't show up in my stats.
I'll probably try 'finishing' the hole using my typical distances and putting averages from my stats to get a realistic result on the hole.

You're manipulating/affecting your stats by doing that though. By adding shots you didn't make you're affecting the averages and the shots gained is fairly meaningless because it's not a true representation of how many shots you actually took. If the hole is deleted then it won't be included in any stats and the shots gained becomes more relevant.

Deleting the hole is also more accurate in terms of what is "your best round". Just because your best round is only over 8 holes, from a handicap perspective that is absolutely right.

I agree that handling this scenario is something that GG could perhaps do a little better (although I am not sure how), but ultimately if you picked up and didn't complete the hole, then emulating imaginary shots into your stats isn't really the best way to reflect your actual ability IMHO. Perhaps rather than a "delete hole" option, GG offered a "picked up" option so you can actually see how many holes you are blobbing.

 

[philly169]

Played my first round with Gamegolf today.

I didn't find it impacting my routine much until I got onto the green, but once i started tagging when marking it wasn't too bad. It seems pretty accurate in picking up your position, except the green, obviously with different pin positions its hard to know where you are.

Luckily I didn't pick up on any holes so didn't have to worry about whether to delete a hole or not which was good.

Post round editing was simple, just a little tricky when editing the putting positions, i found the the map would keep zooming in and out and move me all over the place. Probably just my laptop. Trying to remember distances of putts as well is some thing i think i will do next time.

Really enjoyed it. It didn't seem to pick up my H tag, but it did detect a shot so was able to edit in post.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Played my first round with Gamegolf today.

I didn't find it impacting my routine much until I got onto the green, but once i started tagging when marking it wasn't too bad. It seems pretty accurate in picking up your position, except the green, obviously with different pin positions its hard to know where you are.

Luckily I didn't pick up on any holes so didn't have to worry about whether to delete a hole or not which was good.

Post round editing was simple, just a little tricky when editing the putting positions, i found the the map would keep zooming in and out and move me all over the place. Probably just my laptop. Trying to remember distances of putts as well is some thing i think i will do next time.

Really enjoyed it. It didn't seem to pick up my H tag, but it did detect a shot so was able to edit in post.

Different ways of recording pin positions, some take spare tag, I tag putter over hole, then when edit put flag on top of last putt and then delete the putt.

 

[louise_a]

seeing all the rounds posts today is a bit depressing when your course has been closed most of the week.

 

[philly169]

Different ways of recording pin positions, some take spare tag, I tag putter over hole, then when edit put flag on top of last putt and then delete the putt.

That's a good idea.

 

[UlyssesSky]

You're manipulating/affecting your stats by doing that though. By adding shots you didn't make you're affecting the averages and the shots gained is fairly meaningless because it's not a true representation of how many shots you actually took. If the hole is deleted then it won't be included in any stats and the shots gained becomes more relevant.

I know I'm affecting my stats by doing that, but I still think it's better this way, especially if I want my strokes gained to be meaningful.

Depending on where on a hole you pick up, the number of shots you have to "invent" shouldn't be too big (unless you play "5 off the tee").
Also, if you don't pick up too often, the overall effect won't be too big.

All the stats will only be meaningful when you look at averages from several rounds, and if you make smart choices when "inventing" shots after you picked up, the actual effect on these averages will me minimal.


On the other hand, when you have to pick up it's typically because of a bad mistake, and if you simply delete the hole, that mistake won't be included in your strokes gained analysis. So if e.g. all your blobs are caused by bad driving, your strokes gained won't reflect that if you don't include the blobbed holes in your stats.


I agree that having a "hole not completed" button would be the best option so you could include the shots you actually played in the stats without the need for manipulation.

 

[louise_a]

I have just updated to Windows 10 and now my PC wont recognise my GG device, I have clicked on the USB icon and it says driver not available. Do I need to download a new driver?

 

[DaveL]

I upgraded to Windows 10 when it first came out, and didn't have a problem with GG, with it. I have the classic unit. I know that doesn't help much. You could email GG, and see if they have had problems like this before, or if they can offer any solutions

 

[DaveL]

Off the Game golf web-site

Windows Requirements
Windows Vista, 7, 8, or 10
Please note that Microsoft has dropped support of Windows XP and cannotbe supported by our platform.

Once you confirm that you have plugged in your device to a supported operating system make sure you are using the micro-usb cable provided with the GAME GOLF unit. It is a custom-molded piece to ensure a proper connection to the device.

Try to connect by plugging in to all different usb ports on the computer. If that doesn't connect, use a different micro-usb cable in all the different ports.

You could also try close out of the GAME GOLF transfer app, and then re-opening it again. To take it one step further you could try uninstalling the software and re-installing it at http://www.gamegolf.com/downloads and then try to connect again.

Lastly, when the device is plugged in are you seeing the normal light sequence on the device? The device should be a solid red light upon plugging in, indicating that it's charging.

If you are still experiencing issues connecting the device to the computer or you don't see the normal light sequence, please send us an EMAIL

 

[louise_a]

decided to reinstall, which gave me an option to repair, and that sorted it.

 

[Grieve14]

Can anyone help?

I currently have my SLDR with the 'D' tag in it. I have just bought a new driver which I could put one of the spares tags into, but being a tad OCD I want the 'D' tag in it. I also want to retain the stats of the SLDR so do not want to delete the 'D' tag from the bag setup in game golf.

Is there a way of changing the tag in the bag setup screen? So I could change the SLDR to the 'star' tag, freeing up the 'D' tag for the new driver?

EDIT - Ignore this, i have just worked it out!

 

[SimonC]

If you are using the android mobile app with the NFC tags do you need to connect your phone to a computer to upload your round or does it do this automatically after each round?

 

[SAPCOR1]

Is it worth getting GG Live version over the Classic?

 

[Grieve14]

Is it worth getting GG Live version over the Classic?

Depends.

The only advantage of the live versions seems to be (correct me if I am wrong) is that you can monitor your stats real-time whilst playing, and review rounds without having to connect to a PC.

To me the real time stats is a bit of a gimmick and being able to review a round without connecting to the PC doesn't warrant the price difference.

 

[SAPCOR1]

Depends.

The only advantage of the live versions seems to be (correct me if I am wrong) is that you can monitor your stats real-time whilst playing, and review rounds without having to connect to a PC.

To me the real time stats is a bit of a gimmick and being able to review a round without connecting to the PC doesn't warrant the price difference.

Many thanks Grieve14, that was my thinking. For me what I fancy about this is being able to build up a picture over a number of rounds and look for patterns, weaknesses, strengths (if any lol!) and to learn and improve from them.

I will order the Classic 👍

 

[GingerJono]

I'm considering getting some sort of Game Golf product.. love my stats and feel that it could be very useful. A couple of questions/reservations:

- Do I have to remember putt lengths and input them afterwards? I can't remember ever seeing what the interface looks like for that so if anyone could point me to a screenshot that would be appreciated.

- Can I get a data dump or download of all the data that I've recorded? If so, what does it look like?

Cheers.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I'm considering getting some sort of Game Golf product.. love my stats and feel that it could be very useful. A couple of questions/reservations:

- Do I have to remember putt lengths and input them afterwards? I can't remember ever seeing what the interface looks like for that so if anyone could point me to a screenshot that would be appreciated.

- Can I get a data dump or download of all the data that I've recorded? If so, what does it look like?

Cheers.

Try this link, it now measures putt lengths etc

http://www.gamegolfsupport.com/