Bluegolf Course Layouts helpful to improve?

[buttputt40]

I have been studying the golf  course hole maps hoping to get a better feel for my game. 

[boogielicious]

23 minutes ago, buttputt40 said:

I have been studying the golf  course hole maps hoping to get a better feel for my game. 

I edited the Title to make it a little easier to understand. I have used the course directory to scope out courses I haven't played before. I think a few others on the site have to. It is helpful to get an idea of the layout of a course and what the potential design features of a hole will do in your strategy.

Course Directory

 

[woodzie264]

I use it regularly when I know I’m gonna play a course with which I am unfamiliar. It gives me an idea as to whether I’m gonna hit more 5w’s or 6i’s than usual or will I need to hit a couple of draws off the tee (etc) so that I’ll hit some on the range prior to playing. But....I’m not exactly the best golfer in the world so I need all the help I can get 😬

Edited March 14, 2019 by woodzie264

[gbogey]

I've used other methods to scope out courses, both those I'm new to and others that I want to improve upon, but I haven't used this site before.  Good find, I've already downloaded the ap and will use this weekend.  

What the experts say is one should play the hole backwards - start at the green and look back to the fairway as to where you want to approach from and from there how to hit your tee shot.  Since my biggest struggles are off the tee I mainly focus on how to hit a safe tee shot (and whether non driver is an alternative) and then let my strengths take over from there. Maybe that's why I don't get better.

[phillyk]

I like to use google maps or google earth to (kinda) make my own yardage book.  Most of the time, it's just to play the course in my head and decide what tee shots may work best based on obstacles.  I usually use the course website's scorecard and/or their course layout guide to help.

[p1n9183]

Same as @phillyk. Google earth rules!
I usually define the yardage i want to carry or roll the ball and target of every tee shot. I always try to hit the longest shot of the tee while keeping it in play 90% of the time (avoid OB/water). It doesn´t matter the next shot or pin position or green layout. 
Example- Hole 1: Max 270 roll middle of the fairway.
Hole 2: 230 carry left bunker edge.
Hole 3: Max distance left edge of the fairway (OB rigth) 

After that i take a reference on every green, generally a greensidebunker wall and messure the distance from that spot to where i what to end the ball if the flag is short, middle or long.

Example- Hole 1: aim rangefinder to front-left bunker. Front pin +5, middle pin +10, long pin +17
If i go to hole 1 and the pin is in the front i aim the rangefinder to the bunker and add 5 yards to that number, and hit that distance. I really don´t care the exact position of the flag, i just need to land it in the rigth area. Aim at the middle of the green and let it fly.