Hole 19 App

[JohnnyDee]

Played with a guy today who had this App on his phone. Looks pretty damn good and is free. Just loaded it on my phone.

Questions:

Anyone on here using it?
If yes, then what's your opinion of it?
Is it legal?

Cheers

 

[kevster84]

I've got it to preview courses and occasionally work out how long a drive was post round. Personally try to avoid looking at phone during round and if I was to use a gps would probably buy a watch or bag mounted one. My friend who I play with uses it but I think it's good to judge distance without it. Very good for a free app though.

 

[gazr99]

After much deliberation and pretty much using all of the other free apps, I feel this is the best.

A lot of the others are either trying too hard to sell you additional features, will give you features then take them away after a few holes or I found not very good at actually connecting to the GPS.

I love the app, gives the information I need distance to front, middle & back as well as to a specific point and gives good analysis on your round couldn't recommend it higher.

 

[Sharktooth]

I'm going to give this a bash. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[drew83]

Used it yesterday. Very good app for electronic score card/ hole preview/ point scoring.

Didn't use it for distance tracking, but as a free app it was really good.

 

[Scotty Cameron]

I have the Golfshot app on my phone, useful for playing on new courses but I never use it when playing my own course as I know where all the hazards are.

Answer to the original posters question about is it legal, well the software is but the hardware isn't.

see following, taken from RANDA:

it is important that the device only measures distance. The use of a distance-measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect a player’s play, such as gradient or wind speed, is not permitted, regardless of whether such an additional function is used or not, and even if that function is disabled.

 

[KhalJimbo]

I use it. You can also team it up with the Apple Watch or Android Wear Watches to get distances to the green on your wrist if you want.

 

[Astraeus]

I have always used Swing by Swing but found it clunky so going to give Hole 19 a whirl today. It looks to be a much cleaner interface and a much quicker app.

 

[KhalJimbo]

I have always used Swing by Swing but found it clunky so going to give Hole 19 a whirl today. It looks to be a much cleaner interface and a much quicker app.

That's we I like it so much. The interface is just so clean and tidy and nice to look at.

 

[Evesdad]

I downloaded it ages ago but have never used it! Think I set it up etc but that sad far as I got. Recently bought a garmin S2 so will prob not find out!

 

[drew83]

As far as legality goes, if you use the app & ONLY THE APP.....is that ok?

I realise that the phone may have other functions so your pp will have to have faith/trust in you not to use other aspects of the phone. But the app itself only gives distance, course view & scorecard.

 

[Davey247]

No, to use a phone in competition for a measuring device is illegal.
If you just play social/society it'll be cool, but should never be used in any sort of club or national competitions.

 

[AliceLow]

Hey guys, thanks for your sharing the relevant source and info

 

[Spuddy]

No, to use a phone in competition for a measuring device is illegal.
If you just play social/society it'll be cool, but should never be used in any sort of club or national competitions.

Sorry that's not true. It depends on the phone and app. Some are OK to use providing the course has the required local rule.
http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/...les-Regarding-Distance-Measuring-Devices.aspx