Golfshot : Golf GPS

User Guide
Version 3.0
Scorecard Version 3.0

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New in 3.0: Track Menu

Track Menu
Press the Golf Ball icon in the upper left corner to peel
back the Track Menu. Here you can Track Swings, Take
Photos, Write Notes or View Scorecard. You can also
quickly access your Club Averages and Tracking History.

Swing Tracking
Tracking begins when you press the Golf Club icon. Be
sure to press the Golf Ball icon at the teebox or location
of your shot and then when you get to your ball, save
your swing.
While tracking you can still use the GPS List View and
Aerial image tools.
We recommend only tracking full swings to ensure accurate club averages.

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Selecting A Course

Nearby
Displays synced Facilities that are near your location.
If you do not see Facilities near you, go to your Account
and sync with your Course Region.

Touch the Plus

to Add a Facility that is not
available in the
synced list

My Facilities
My Facilities will appear after you play a round and
save a scorecard.

Browse
Search for Facilities outside your local region.

Starting Hole / 9-Hole Only Rounds

Select your Facility and Course. Once playing, scroll to
your starting hole by pressing and holding the arrows.
Golfshot will only calculate statistics and handicap for
the holes you actually play.

Touch tabs to
select course
selection
methods

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GPS / Aerial Screen

Touch the golf

ball icon to access Track Menu

GPS / Aerial Toggle

Press the GPS tab to toggle to the Aerial view.
Press again to toggle back.

TouchPoint Positioning
Touch anywhere on the aerial to view distance to that
point and from that point to the green. Scroll the aerial
view image by using two fingers.

Track Menu
Press the Golfshot Golf Ball icon at any time to access
the Track Menu which gives you access to Swing Tracking, Photos, Notes, Scorecard, Club Averages and your
Tracking History.

Zoom image
and green

Touch and hold

image to activate TouchPoint
Touch tabs to
toggle between
GPS and Aerial

Touch to view
hole and round
information

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Score Screen

Enter Score
Press the Golfer Name to enter score.

Automatic Statistics
Greens in Regulation are automatically calculated
by your Score and Putts for the hole. Sand Save and
Scrambling percentages are also automatic.

Hole averages
appear for the
primary golfer
once youve
played that
hole

Sand and PTY

Enter the number of shots hit from the Sand and the
number of Penalties (PTY) scored for each hole.
These will not add to your score but designate where
your strokes are applied for statistics.

Ending Round
To end the round, scroll past the last hole.
You can also select the i and choose End Round.

Touch the
Golfer Name to
enter score for
that golfer

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GPS Accuracy

GPS Accuracy
Golfshot receives GPS readings directly from the iPhone
hardware. GPS requires a clear view of the sky and can
take 1 minute or longer to get an accurate signal.
For the GPS to work please make sure Golfshot GPS is
enabled in Location Services:
Exit Golfshot > open Settings > Location Services > turn
Golfshot GPS to ON.
Also be sure to turn GPS Active to ON within the Golfshot app:
Golfshot > Account > GPS Settings > GPS Active to ON.
For best GPS results we suggest updating to the most
current device firmware.

GPS Enabled Devices

iPhone 4S, 4, 3G-S, 3G, 3G model iPad & iPad 2

Green: indicates solid GPS

connection
Yellow: weak
GPS connection
Red: GPS not
yet locked

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Golfshot GPS on iPad

Entering Score
To bring up the score entry screen press Hole Score.
Then press the name of the golfer to enter their score.
The Scorecard tab will bring up the traditional scorecard view for all holes on the front or back nine.

Options Menu
Press the i menu to reload aerial images, add secondary golfers, pause or end your round.

Hole Navigation
Press and hold arrows to quickly navigate between
holes.

Track Menu
To access the Track Menu, press the Golf Ball icon (top
center).

Press the name of the

golfer to enter their score

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Maximizing Battery Life

Maximizing Battery Life

1. Ensure the phone is fully charged prior to round.
2. Manually lock the iPhone (button on top of phone)
at times that distances wont be needed.
3. Unlock the iPhone about 1 minute before your next
distance is needed.
4. Visit the Apple Store for iPhone battery extenders.

Adjusting Settings for Longer Battery Life

1. Go into your main iPhone Settings and turn Wi-Fi and
Notifications both OFF.
2. While still in Settings, go into General Settings and
turn Bluetooth OFF.
3. When finished with your round, return your settings.

Access Settings
by touching the
Settings icon
on the iPhone
Home Screen.

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Background GPS

Background GPS
With iOS 4, Apple unveiled firmware changes that enable apps to maintain a GPS connection even with the
iPhone locked or when outside of the app. This means
that you can manually lock your iPhone to conserve
battery life between shots and still retain a GPS connection when you unlock your phone.
To lock your device press the button on the upper right
edge of your iPhone.

Adjust Background GPS settings

Open Golfshot > Account > GPS Settings > Background
GPS > choose your setting > Save

Table of Contents
Launch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Aerial Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Swing Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

GPS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Club Averages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Score Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Score Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Handicap Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Score Entry Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting A Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Statistics Entry Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Traditional Scorecard Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Teeboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Hole Info Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Add / Edit Teebox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Save Round Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Round Setup Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Saved Scorecards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Golfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Add Golfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Golfscape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

GPS List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Launch Screen
Play Golf
Use this button to begin a round on Golfshot.
When returning to a round, you will see Round in
Progress appear above this button. You must end a
round before starting a new round.

Statistics
View your statistics for past rounds.

Scorecards
Gives access to previous round scorecards.

Account
Set preferences for User Profile, GPS and Score Settings. Set Course Sync Regions to download updated
courses.
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Installation
Register
Create a new account with Golfshot.
Your account sends you email scorecards, tracks your
handicap and statistics and backups your round data
for recovery if necessary.

Login
Use this button if you already have a Golfshot account.

Course Sync Regions

In order to have access to the GPS information and
scorecards for mapped courses you must sync with the
Country or State region where your course is located.
To sync: Open Golfshot > Account > Course Sync Regions >
turn your country or state to ON > Save > Sync

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Golfshot will
only load
courses for the
Course Sync
Regions that
you turn ON

GPS Settings
GPS Active & FocusView
Turns the GPS option and FocusView ON or OFF.
FocusView highlights the hole shape on the aerial
image for easier viewing outdoor.
Background GPS
Background GPS will keep reading GPS even when you
lock the phone or leave the application.
Auto-Lock
The iPhone will auto-lock to conserve power when you
havent interacted with the phone for a period of time.
This will cause GPS to shut down. Disable Auto-Lock for
improved GPS response time.
Layups
Customize your Clubs and ideal Layup distances.
Unit of Distance Setting
Units for layups, targets and distances to courses.
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Set Layups for

YOUR clubs and
YOUR distances!

Score Settings
Score Active
Turns the Scoring option ON or OFF.
Scorecard When Rotated
This setting turns on automatic scorecard display if you
rotate the phone. You can always view the scorecard by
pressing the i icon.
Log Statistics
Set statistics preferences for the primary golfer or for
your entire foursome.
Share Scorecard
Set up scorecard sharing for Facebook and Twitter.
Picked Up (Stableford)
For traditional Stableford rules, set Picked Up (Stableford) to ON. To record your gross score regardless of
your stableford points, turn Picked Up (Stableford) to
OFF.
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Set statistics
options for
primary and
secondary
golfers

Customize your
club options
for the statistics
screen

Handicap Settings
Handicap Style
Choose between standard USGA or different international handicap standards for your handicap index.

Handicap Index
Manually set your known handicap.

Auto Handicap
Updates your handicap with rounds played using the
Golfshot system. Turn OFF to set your handicap manually on the Account screen.
The Auto-Handicap feature requires a minimum of five
18-hole rounds (or the equivalent of 90 holes of golf )
to calculate a handicap.

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Selecting A Course
Nearby
Displays synced Facilities that are near your location.
If you do not see Facilities near you, go to your Account
and sync with your Course Region.

Touch the Plus

to Add a Facility that is not
available in the
synced list

My Facilities
My Facilities will appear after you play a round and
save a scorecard.

Browse
Search for Facilities outside your local region.

Starting Hole / 9-Hole Only Rounds

Select your Facility and Course. Once playing, scroll to
your starting hole by pressing and holding the arrows.
Golfshot will only calculate statistics and handicap for
the holes you actually play.
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Touch tabs to
select course
selection
methods

Courses
Course List
Displays Courses available at this Facility.

Playing Multiple 9s
If you select a 9 hole Course at a multi-course facility,
Golfshot will give you the option of a back nine.

Playing Only 9 Holes on an 18-hole Course

If you are only playing nine holes on an 18 hole Course,
or you are starting on a different hole than hole 1, just
select the Course. Once playing, scroll to your starting
hole by pressing and holding the arrows. Golfshot will
only calculate statistics and handicap for the holes you
actually play.

Add New Course to Facility

Allows for adding a Course that is missing at a Facility.
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Teeboxes
Teeboxes List
Displays Teeboxes available for this Course.

Edit Teeboxes
Select the Edit button to change information for Teeboxes.
If you see an asterisk (*) this indicates that your teebox
has been manually edited. To remove the edits and
revert to the published version, swipe over the asterisk
and press Delete.

Add New Teebox to Course

Allows for adding a Teebox that is missing at a Course.

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Touch Edit to
edit Teebox
information
including
Name, Color,
Pars/Handicap,
Slope/Rating

Add / Edit Teebox

Color / Name
Sets the display Color for the Teebox.

Name
Sets the display Name for the Teebox.

Forward Teebox
Turn this ON to assign as a Forward Teebox.
This will apply the forward set of Pars & Handicaps.
This is generally used for Ladies, Junior or Senior tees.

Mens & Womens Ratings

Set the Slope and Rating for Men and Women on this
Teebox. This is required for handicap scoring.

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Round Setup Details

Handicap Scoring
Turns Handicap Scoring option ON or OFF.

Starting Hole
Sets the hole where you will begin play.

Scoring Style

Standard (Stroke-Play)
Sets Scoring Style to traditional, Stroke-Play scoring.
Stableford
Sets Scoring Style to Stableford scoring.

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Allows handicap scoring

(NET) for up to
8 golfers

Golfers
Primary Golfer
The primary golfer appears in the first position.

Add Golfers
Touch the additional rows to add a golfer to your
round.
With version 3.0 you can keep score for up to 8 golfers.
Swipe your finger up or down on the list to enter additional golfers.

Start Round
Once all golfers are added, touch Start Round.

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Scroll to add up
to 8 golfers

Add Golfer
Contact List
Select a golfer from your Contact List or touch the Plus
to add a golfer not available in your Contact List.

Golfer Friends
Once you save a round with a golfer, they will appear
as a Golfer Friend at the top of your Contact List.

Golfer Details
Set information for the golfer then touch Save.
Teebox assigns the par, handicap and distance for
each hole to that golfers scorecard.
Email Address will allow this golfer to receive an email
scorecard at the end of the round.
Nickname will replace Name on the scorecard.
Gender is necessary for handicap scoring.
Handicap is necessary for handicap scoring.
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GPS List View

GPS / Aerial Toggle
Press the GPS tab to toggle to the Aerial view.
Press again to toggle back.

Scrolling Targets
As you pass targets, their distances will disappear and
the list will scroll to the next relevant targets. You can
flick the List at any time to manually scroll.

Large Numbers
As you approach the green, the Center of Green number will get larger for easy reading.

GPS Accuracy Icon

The lower-left icon displays the iPhones GPS Accuracy.

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Touch the Golf

Ball icon to
track swings,
take photos or
notes

Green: indicates
solid GPS connection Yellow:
weak GPS connection Red:
GPS not yet
locked
Touch left and
right arrows to
move to Score
screen and between holes
Touch to view
hole and round
information

Aerial Screen

Touch the Golf

Ball icon to access Track Menu

TouchPoint Positioning
Touch anywhere on the aerial to view distance to that
point and from that point to the green. Scroll the aerial
view image by using one fingers.

Zoom image
and green

Distance to Green from Teebox

The distance to the green from the teebox is measured
in a straight-line. The courses recorded measurement
from the tee is for the play of the hole including doglegs and hazard avoidance. These distances will rarely
agree. Golfshot provides the straight-line distance.

Zoom Image
Touch the + or - icon to zoom the image IN and OUT.

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Touch and hold

image to activate TouchPoint

Touch tabs to
toggle between
GPS and Aerial
and to switch
for Score View.
Access
Golfscape

Swing Tracking
Swing Tracking
Press the Golf Ball icon to access the Track Menu. Tracking your swing begins automatically when you first
press the Golf Club icon within the Track Menu. Be
sure to press this at the teebox or location of your shot.
Press Done to complete the tracking of your last swing.
Press Manual Entry to manually enter your swing distances.

Icon Colors
The Golfshot icon color gives you a quick way to view
the par for the primary golfer.
Blue for a par 3, Yellow for a par 4, Red for a par 5.

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Club Averages
Club Statistics

Club Averages
show distances
for all clubs in
your Club Set

Select Golf Ball icon to access the Track Menu > then press
Club Averages.

As you record your swing distances with the Track

Menu, your averages will be available on the Club Averages screen. Use the Rounds Bar to adjust the number
of rounds included in your club average statistics.
The Club Average bar indicates your clubs accuracy,
distance and type. The longer the bar the longer the
average swing distance. The color portion of the bar
represents the percentage of time you hit your target
with that club. Woods are Blue, Long Irons are Yellow,
Short Irons are Red.

Edit Club Set

Golfshot > Account > Score Settings > Club Set >
Clubs must be set to Active and Auto Calculate turned on.

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Select club to
see individual
stats
Number of
swings logged,
accuracy indicated by color,
bar length represents distance
Accuracy with
selected club

Score Screen
Enter Score
Press the Golfer Name to enter score.

Hole Averages
Hole Averages display for the primary golfer once you
have played a hole. These will average all the times you
have played the hole using Golfshot.

Hole Averages
appear for the
primary golfer
once youve
played that
hole

Number Displays
The large number indicates Score. The smaller number
next to Score indicates Putts. The number in the gray
box indicates Round Score to Par. If handicap play is
turned on, the Hole and Round Net Score appears.

Par and Yardage

Par and Yardage are displayed for the primary golfer as
measured on the course scorecard.
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Touch the
Golfer Name to
enter score for
that golfer
Touch the Golf
Ball icon to access the Track
Menu

Score Entry Screen

Score
Touch or flick to the Score for this Golfer.

Touch Save
once Score
and Putts are
entered

Putts
Touch or flick to the Putts for this Golfer.

Automatic Statistics
Greens in Regulation are automatically calculated by
your Score and Putts for the hole.

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Enter Score first.

The number of
Putts available
increases based
on Score

Statistics Entry Screen

Tee Club

Touch Save
once Statistics
are entered

Set the Tee Club used for the hole. These store with
your round for upcoming statistics on club accuracy.

Fairway
Touch or flick to the Fairway Hit status.

Sand Shots
Enter the number of shots hit from the sand. These
do not adjust your score but are used for Sand Saves
percentages. Sand Saves and Scrambling statistics are
automatically calculated.

Penalty Strokes
Enter the number of Penalty (PTY) strokes. These do
not adjust your score for the hole but display on the
round penalties on your scorecard.
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Enter Tee Club,

Fairways Hit
status, Sand
Shots and Penalty strokes

Traditional Scorecard Screen

Touch Golfer Name to view statistics.

Touch again to return to all golfers

Rotate to View
Rotate your iPhone or iPod touch horizontal to view
a traditional scorecard layout. Rotate back to return.
The Scorecard button brings up this traditional
scorecard view for iPad users.

Handicap Strokes
If handicap play is turned on, the Net Score will
appear along with dots for each golfer indicating
strokes they receive on a hole. A dash is used for
plus-handicap golfers where a stroke is removed.

View Golfer Statistics

Touch a golfer name to view statistics. Touch again
to return to the list of golfers.
Flick scorecard left and right to view OUT, IN and TOTAL

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Hole Info Screen

Touch Done to
return

Press the i to get to this screen

Send Updated Scorecard

Send a photo of an updated scorecard to have course
corrections made by Golfshot.

Golfers
You can add or delete golfers from your current round.

Go to Hole
You can quickly change your hole.

Pause Round
This will allow you to return to the Launch Screen
where you can view Statistics or past Scorecards.

End Round
Touch this to end your round early or after nine holes.
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Touch the
Refresh arrow
to refresh the
course aerial
images

Save Round Screen

Review Scores
If you need to go back and edit any scores use the left
arrow. While on the Score screen you can press and
hold the arrow to quickly advance through the holes.

End Round
The large button will indicate End Round if you
havent entered scores for all holes. If this is intentional
(for example, you played the back nine of an 18-hole
course) go ahead and select End Round.
When Ending, Golfshot will give you the option to save
your scorecard.

Touch the arrow to go back

and edit holes

Save Round
The large button will indicate Save Round if scores
have been entered for all holes. Touch to save.
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Touch the
double arrow to
go back to first
hole

Saved Scorecards
From the launch screen touch the Scorecard button to
view or edit any previous round scorecard.

View Scorecard
Opens the scorecard in a traditional horizontal view.
Rotate iPhone/iPod vertically to close.

Change Round Date

Allows you to adjust the date of the round.

Edit Score
Returns round to the Score view where you can edit
scores and statistics. Any saved edits send a new scorecard email and update your handicap and statistics.

Delete Round
Deletes selected round on the device and online.
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Statistics
Cumulative Statistics Graphs
Each statistical category appears as a large pie or bar
graph. The rounds accumulated for the statistic can be
customized by changing the number of past rounds
below the graph, or press options to drill down for a
specific course or time frame.

Slide left or
right to change
the Statistic being viewed

Changing Statistics

Choose Options
to filter Statistics by Course
or Date Range

Slide the graphs left or right to view different stats. You

can also slide the bottom view to switch between a
round list or line graph of rounds over time.

Expand lower
view

Full Screen Historical Line Graphs

Press the line graph icon to view historical stats projected on a line graph. You can then touch and hold
the graph to view individual round details.
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Open FullScreen Graph

Golfscape
Augmented-Reality Rangefinder
To access Golfscape within the Golfshot: Golf GPS app,
press the icon located between the GPS/Aerial and
Score tabs. Golfscape uses the camera, GPS, compass
and gyroscope features of the iPhone 4S, 4 and 3G-S.

Recenter Feature
The GPS distances will match the accuracy of Golfshot,
however the directional position of the green and hazards may shift based on the hardware of your device.
To manually recenter the directional information, press
and hold the Recenter button, center your view on the
green and release.
Golfscape is available as an in app purchase within
Golfshot or in the iTunes App Store.
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GPS Accuracy

Compass Accuracy

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