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Will Scorecards For Comps Soon Be Redundant?
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They did indeed.......but 50 years later pencils are still around
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I never said it did bother me, all I said was this thread reminded me of a story about creating a complex solution to a simple problem.
ExRabbit
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Just finished reading this thread and I can't remember anyone putting this argument forward for continuing to use paper cards.
At our club we come in from the course in consecutive groups, some of us go to put our clubs into the car/locker first, and some go straight to the terminal. So when we get there we are often mixing with players we didn't play with, and we have a natter about how the day went.
It doesn't take a lot of time to transfer the scores from the cards to the terminal, and it is part of the social part of playing the game for us.
At our club we come in from the course in consecutive groups, some of us go to put our clubs into the car/locker first, and some go straight to the terminal. So when we get there we are often mixing with players we didn't play with, and we have a natter about how the day went.
It doesn't take a lot of time to transfer the scores from the cards to the terminal, and it is part of the social part of playing the game for us.
ScienceBoy
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You only need 18 terminals.
Golfers can tap in scores as they go round, on the tee for the next hole and walking off the last.
Signing in is easy, use membership tag as RFID on a bungee.
Marker taps to confirm. So all done in three taps.
Scorer taps tag, scorer taps score, marker taps to confirm.
Golfers can tap in scores as they go round, on the tee for the next hole and walking off the last.
Signing in is easy, use membership tag as RFID on a bungee.
Marker taps to confirm. So all done in three taps.
Scorer taps tag, scorer taps score, marker taps to confirm.
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
If you are a crazy golf course on the promenade with power already in place it may work,but on a course that’s quite spread out how do you power those terminals you talk of? The set up costs would probably be prohibitive when you consider the cost of years worth of the simple score card.
ScienceBoy
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Solar power, except in Scotland... There I am out of ideas... maybe wind?
sunshine
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An iPad on each tee? There was a poster from Liverpool complaining about people stealing golf balls a while ago. How long would these score entry devices last? I've seen people trying to steal security protected devices in carphone warehouse so no chance on a golf course
robinthehood
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Micro turbines
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Are they as cheap as a kids windmill?
If not, how many boxes of cards can you get for one or your micro turbine?
robinthehood
Hacker
Staggeringly expensive, top 100 courses only probably. May be not hunstanton
ScienceBoy
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I think before we solve it automated scoring might have come in.
Imaging 10 pin bowling scoring but for golf!
Imaging 10 pin bowling scoring but for golf!
robinthehood
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With bumpers on the fairways
ScienceBoy
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Only if they go up and down depending on your handicap.
theoneandonly
Blackballed
This was an interesting read, how many of you are now using mobile phone entry? Do you still hanker for a card and a rummage for a pencil?
Are you looking forward to the good old days of losing your scorecard and probably asking for the flag to be tended
Are you looking forward to the good old days of losing your scorecard and probably asking for the flag to be tended
NearHull
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I’m hoping that we can move forward to getting rid of the need for physical cards,This was an interesting read, how many of you are now using mobile phone entry? Do you still hanker for a card and a rummage for a pencil?
Are you looking forward to the good old days of losing your scorecard and probably asking for the flag to be tended
Tashyboy
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A major problem for not having scorecards is this. On the IG app you see how the scoring is going, you can see who is winning, you can see how many points you need after 15,16 holes to win. You can play conservative Just to win. With a card and scores entered in the clubhouse you cannot.
NearHull
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I am not familiar with IG app. The ClubV1/HDID app can be disabled for real time scores.
doublebogey7
Head Pro
Would live to hear an explanation of why you feel this is a problem, it's certainly net seen that way in the pro game
Voyager EMH
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How will competition organisers cater for those players who do not own a smartphone?
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