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

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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

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GPS / Aerial Toggle

Press the GPS tab to toggle to the Aerial view. Press again to toggle back.
Zoom image and green

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.

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

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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.

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.
Touch the Golfer Name to enter score for that golfer

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

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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.

Green: indicates solid GPS connection Yellow: weak GPS connection Red: GPS not yet locked

GPS Enabled Devices

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

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Golfshot GPS on iPad

Open Track Menu

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.

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

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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.

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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 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 GPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Score Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Handicap Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Selecting A Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Teeboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Add / Edit Teebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Round Setup Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Golfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Add Golfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 GPS List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Aerial Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Swing Tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Club Averages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Score Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Score Entry Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Statistics Entry Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Traditional Scorecard Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hole Info Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Save Round Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Saved Scorecards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Golfscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 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. 11

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

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

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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. 13

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. 14

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. 16
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. 17

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.

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

Add New Teebox to Course

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

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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.

Allows handicap scoring (NET) for up to 8 golfers

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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.
Scroll to add up to 8 golfers

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

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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.

Select a Contact, or Touch the Plus to reach the golfer detail screen

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. 22

GPS List View

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

Touch the Golf Ball icon to track swings, take photos or notes

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.

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

GPS Accuracy Icon

The lower-left icon displays the iPhones GPS Accuracy.

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Aerial Screen
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.

Touch the Golf Ball icon to access Track Menu

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.
Touch and hold image to activate TouchPoint

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

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

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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
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.

Club Averages show distances for all clubs in your Club Set

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

Edit Club Set

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Score Screen
Enter Score
Press the Golfer Name to enter score.
Hole Averages appear for the primary golfer once youve played that hole

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.

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.
Touch the Golfer Name to enter score for that golfer Touch the Golf Ball icon to access the Track Menu

Par and Yardage

Par and Yardage are displayed for the primary golfer as measured on the course scorecard. 27

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.

Enter Score first. The number of Putts available increases based on Score

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Statistics Entry Screen

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

Touch Save once Statistics are entered

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.

Enter Tee Club, Fairways Hit status, Sand Shots and Penalty strokes

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. 29

Traditional Scorecard Screen

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.

Touch Golfer Name to view statistics. Touch again to return to all golfers

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 Touch the Refresh arrow to refresh the course aerial images

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
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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. 32
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
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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 Choose Options to filter Statistics by Course or Date Range Expand lower view

Changing Statistics
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.

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. 34
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. 35

GPS Accuracy

Compass Accuracy

Support
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