Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
I may get flamed here but yesturday i played with 2 guys who were both running sky caddies, and me and the other guy in our group were not.
Now like most golfers (i assume) we was using course markers, yardage books and general eye sight as our range finders, yet these other two guys would often be heard muttering,
"bla bla to the front, bla bla to the back, bla bla to the middle " etc etc etc.
Im not sure if i can decide weather i agree with the GPS thing, and for that reason on my iphone i only use the score card and stats facility in My Caddie Pro.
A perfect example of the whole sport was yesturday when im about 70-80 yards past the 150 marker, Im assuming this distance as i was pretty much bang on half way between the green and this 150 marker. As a test i ask one of the chaps, "what does you sky caddie make this, i reckon its about 65/70 yards ish".. the reply i get was "105 yards"
Now i would never had said it was that far, and im still a bit uncertain it was, by my point is for me as a golfer i either use scorecards, course markers or yardage books to select clubs i need, and i beleive this is what golf is about. Im not toally convinced GPS is good for a very challenging sport, although im open to reason why people beleive it is.
I appriciate some course markers are sometimes out, but if everyone in the group/club is using them then their fair markers. is using a GPS an unfair advanatage.
discuss.
Now like most golfers (i assume) we was using course markers, yardage books and general eye sight as our range finders, yet these other two guys would often be heard muttering,
"bla bla to the front, bla bla to the back, bla bla to the middle " etc etc etc.
Im not sure if i can decide weather i agree with the GPS thing, and for that reason on my iphone i only use the score card and stats facility in My Caddie Pro.
A perfect example of the whole sport was yesturday when im about 70-80 yards past the 150 marker, Im assuming this distance as i was pretty much bang on half way between the green and this 150 marker. As a test i ask one of the chaps, "what does you sky caddie make this, i reckon its about 65/70 yards ish".. the reply i get was "105 yards"
Now i would never had said it was that far, and im still a bit uncertain it was, by my point is for me as a golfer i either use scorecards, course markers or yardage books to select clubs i need, and i beleive this is what golf is about. Im not toally convinced GPS is good for a very challenging sport, although im open to reason why people beleive it is.
I appriciate some course markers are sometimes out, but if everyone in the group/club is using them then their fair markers. is using a GPS an unfair advanatage.
discuss.