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So I decided to make a yardage book for the course I have been playing a lot recently. Standard stuff...a couple nights of Google Earth and Photoshop. I realized, though, instead of just printing up a copy on my lousy printer, I could resize the overviews of each hole to my phone's maximum supported resolution (1280x960), add them to my microSD expansion card and - voila - I have yardages on my phone. I can zoom in pretty far on my phone, too, so I can get a good look at the areas I am hitting to.

Sure it isn't fancy pants GPS that will give me yardages based on exactly where I am, but it is better than nothing.

And it is free.

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So I decided to make a yardage book for the course I have been playing a lot recently. Standard stuff...a couple nights of Google Earth and Photoshop. I realized, though, instead of just printing up a copy on my lousy printer, I could resize the overviews of each hole to my phone's maximum supported resolution (1280x960), add them to my microSD expansion card and - voila - I have yardages on my phone. I can zoom in pretty far on my phone, too, so I can get a good look at the areas I am hitting to.

I tried that for one course including measuring distances from certain points on the fairway and the dimensions of the green but it became time consuming. I would rather buy a yardage book, if they offer one.

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you've got an insane amount of time on your hands, but I'll tip my hat to your effort.

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And remember, you are not allowed to have your phone or other similar electronic devices out during tournament play.
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I'm doing a similar thing with my ipod touch. I have all the images stored on it, however I also want a score card built in. I might try and just make a small application that does this
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The only problem I forsee is how bad the glare on my phone can be in bright sun, which isn't always a problem.

I don't mind sticking with a paper scorecard for now, but I commend your idea.

The course in question does not offer yardage books. I am also going to print out each hole and laminate them once I get a decent amount of feedback and info about the course.

If anyone plays Streamwood Oaks in Streamwood, IL an wants the images I have made for their own personal use, feel free to ask.

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You could also just use Freecaddie.

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Thats a good idea. Im going to take a rangefinder out to my course and just rip off yardages for an entire evening. If I go after work would it only take 2 nights to get all 18 holes done.
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