GPS and Golf Tracking and Scoring

The game of golf is all about hitting a ball to the right position. The sport is a battle against the elements, nature and the psychology of a player. The sport is all about getting to the best location to help you finish a hole with the minimum of shots. Almost like the property world it is all about location, location and location. It is useful to know the “lay of the land” – the geography of the land and the hazards. Where are the trees? Where are the ponds? The bunkers? And most importantly where is the green.

One of other important things to know is the distance you are aiming; how far it is to the pin. This aids in the selection of the correct club. Helps you ascertain how hard and at what angle to hit the golf ball. Getting the distance right even using visual cues can be difficult.

Adding all the scores up at the end of a game can be quite time consuming and hard work on the 19th hole where you usually want a beer, sandwich or refreshments and simply want to mull over the game. If you play in a society this is the time to work out the scores, the league table and generally acknowledge the best and the worst of players.

Today technology is playing an important aspect in sport. The satellite for tennis for those all important line calls. Slow motion and graphics overlay to analyse the movement and body position of sport players. There are hundreds of “aids” for the game. There are motorised trolleys, go kart buggies, myriads of clubs and brands, different styles of tees, brands of golf balls.

You may already have a high tech gadget available to you. Most new smartphones, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or pocketpcs have GPS (Global Positioning System) enabled hardware. This is a tried and true system for detecting where you are. GPS and golf have a certain amount of synergy. If a device knows where you are during a game it can help you. If it records all your shots and positions this may help analysing your game latter. If this device can also keep track of your score so much the better. If you have a windows mobile enabled phone you have a tool that can aid you. All you need is the software

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