is it any different from the hand held GPS or the ones u can use with cars?
You can use one – but it is only allowed in tournaments if the committee has established a local rule allowing them. As to how they work, the best ones require that when the cup is cut each morning the crew enters the coordinates of the hole (lat and longitude). That way you get very accurate reading from where your device is (usually on the GPS equipped golf cart) to the hole. The hole location needs to be entered each day when they are moved, but everything else on the course (that doesn’t move) need only be entered once ie. bunkers, water hazards etc. But you still need to figure in elevation changes and wind yourself. Some rangefinders do a great job of measuring distance to the flag and also give elevation changes.
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I know of nothing in the rules of golf that prohibits this. One of the hand-held units should work just fine.
You will somehow have to preload it with coordinates of either the holes or, more likely, the centers of the greens. You will then be able to get an accurate distance and direction to where you want the ball to end up.
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I have a skycaddie and love it.
You sign up online (you have to purchase a membership). You download up to ten courses on the device.
When you are on the course where ever you are it will tell you the hazards, fairways, and green distance.
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dont use your gps get a lazor range finder much more effectiv
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In competition, you can use a GPS device only if a local rule has been established allowing the use of measuring devices (see USGA Rules of Golf). The GPS handheld and cart-mounted units work basically the same, but might have different features (specifically, communicating with the clubhouse). If all you are interested in are the yardages, both units are adequate.
According to "How Stuff Works," the Global Positioning System (GPS) is actually a constellation of 27 Earth-orbiting satellites. Each of these 3,000- to 4,000-pound solar-powered satellites circles the globe at about 12,000 miles (19,300 km), making two complete rotations every day. The orbits are arranged so that at any time, anywhere on Earth, there are at least four satellites "visible" in the sky. A GPS receiver’s job is to locate four or more of these satellites, figure out the distance to each, and use this information to deduce its own location. This operation is based on a simple mathematical principle called trilateration. If you want more technical info than that, check out: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gps.htm
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I am a PGA Professional with a fleet of GPS-equipped carts. Howstuffworks.com
You can use one – but it is only allowed in tournaments if the committee has established a local rule allowing them. As to how they work, the best ones require that when the cup is cut each morning the crew enters the coordinates of the hole (lat and longitude). That way you get very accurate reading from where your device is (usually on the GPS equipped golf cart) to the hole. The hole location needs to be entered each day when they are moved, but everything else on the course (that doesn’t move) need only be entered once ie. bunkers, water hazards etc. But you still need to figure in elevation changes and wind yourself. Some rangefinders do a great job of measuring distance to the flag and also give elevation changes.
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Yes…..GPS devices are legal. I bought a basic GPS 3 years ago and set it up myself.
My first round of the year I went out and measured the center of each green , some strategic lay up points , and some water hazards and stored them into the gps as "way points." Now every round all I have to do is bring up a particular "way point" and I know exactly how far I am from that point. It works perfect!
The skycaddie is pre-set up for particular courses and costs around $400+……..a basic gps is maybe $100 and is easy to set up..PLUS you can you use it for camping , traveling etc.
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