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FunGolf
User Guide
© 2013 GolfCoders
v3.0
No reproduction without prior written permission from GolfCoders.
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Foreword _______________________6
Main Menu _____________________8
Round Settings_________________11
Selecting a Course
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Adding Players
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Main Screen ___________________20
What is on the screen
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Adjusting the view
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Moving the Target
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Moving the Player
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Missing Course map
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Scorecard _____________________34
Simple score input
Advanced score input
Scorecard in landscape
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Scorecard actions
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Account & Settings _____________42
FunGolf account
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Settings
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Club Settings
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Club advice ____________________47
Shot Tracking __________________50
Putt tracking __________________54
Saved Rounds __________________56
Statistics ______________________59
Dashboard
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Score stats
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Round Recap
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Long game stats
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Short game stats
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Putting stats
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Club Distance
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Power savings _________________72
Happy Golfing! _________________74
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Foreword
FunGolf is the first golf GPS with 3D view
and smart yardage indicators.
Unlike other products, FunGolf knows more
than a satellite image and scorecard for the
course you are playing.
Every single fairway, green, bunker and
other hazards have been modeled in 3D, so
FunGolf is able to offer not only a subjective
view of the course as you are seeing it, but
also calculates distances to the hole and
various hazards. They are updated
automatically as you move on the course.
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Thank you for downloading FunGolf.
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We strive to provide the best service and
technical support possible.
Contact us to ask any question:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @FunGolfGPS
We usually answer within 1–2 hours, and
always in less than 2 business days.
You can also visit our FaceBook page:
www.facebook.com/fungolfgps
Now let's take a guided tour through the
app.
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Main Menu
When you launch the app, you see the main
menu.
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The main menu lets you:
• create a New Round
• view your Saved Rounds
• view Statistics
• access the "Account & Settings" menu
• send an email to our team using the
"Support" Link.
The application version number is shown at
the bottom of the menu. Use the "App
Store" application to check for upgrades to
the FunGolf application.
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➜ If you have not already done so, please
go to the "Account & Settings" menu to set
the distance units (meters or yards).
Once set, any distance shown in the app will
respect your choice.
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Let's start by creating a new round:
Tap the New Round button. The Round
Settings screen will appear.
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Round Settings
The Round Settings let you select a golf
course, add the players, and set the start
date for that round.
Selecting a Course
Tap the Course button.
➜ FunGolf saves the last used course. If you
are playing on the same course as in the
previous round, you can skip this step.
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The Courses screens appears. It has three
tabs:
• Search
• Map
• Downloads
➜ You should allow FunGolf to access your
location information. Otherwise it will not
be able to show you the nearby courses or
give yardage while on the course.
The Search tab lists the nearby golf courses.
If you are looking for a particular golf course,
even far away, you can tap part of its name
in the Find Course search field.
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FunGolf sorts the results from the nearest to
the furthest facility.
The Map tab shows the courses in a given
location on a map. By default, this map is
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centered around your position, but you can
pan and zoom to view another area.
Once found, tap the Find Courses button:
FunGolf will list the golf courses around that
area.
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Tap on any pin representing a golf course to
view detailed information for it.
➜ FunGolf downloads the golf course data
on your device. This means you do not need
a network connection to use it while on the
course.
This is especially useful while playing
abroad: you can turn off data and still use
FunGolf, without worrying about expensive
roaming plans.
The Downloads tab shows the list of all the
courses you have already downloaded.
Golf courses can be updated on a regular
basis. (for example, the scorecard may
change, as well as the course layout itself ).
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To ensure you have the latest data for your
downloaded courses, please tap the Update
button.
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Tap a course name to reveal detailed info.
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Once you have selected your course, tap the
«Play Course» button to start playing.
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Adding Players
On the Round Settings screen, tap the
player you want to edit, or the Add Player
button to add or edit players in your round.
The Player screen will appear.
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To set up a player, use the The Add from
Contacts button to select a contact from
your Address Book. If you are playing with
someone whose contact details are not in
your Address Book, just type his name.
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Enter his handicap index, and select the
teebox for the player.
➜ Important: FunGolf always assumes you
are the first player in the players list.
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To set a picture for a player, tap the Player
icon. Scorecards with pictures look much
nicer.
➜ FunGolf remembers the teebox for each
player. However, as they may not be named
consistently from one course to another, be
sure to check the teebox for each player
whenever you change the course.
When you have finished setting up the
player, tap the Done button.
Use the Add new player button as required
to track the score for all the players in your
round.
To start the round, just tap «Start».
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Main Screen
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➜ If you have not previously done so, allow
FunGolf to access your location
information. Otherwise it will not be able to
locate you on the course nor give yardage
to the green or hazards.
If you have previously denied access to your
location information, you should go to the
Settings application of your device to allow
Location Services for FunGolf.
What is on the screen
FunGolf shows a 3D map for the first hole of
the selected course.
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As in the Maps application, the (blue) ball
is located at your actual position. If you are
not on the course, it is located arbitrarily in
the middle of the back tees. Otherwise it
appears "where you are".
The indicators show the yardage from the
the player to various points on the terrain.
The units (meters or yards) are specified in
the main menu.
The red indicator shows distance to a green center.
White indicators shows distances to various hazards.
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The blue indicator is your target. FunGolf calculates perfect target
automatically, according to the hole characteristics and the
selected club. The distance shown with smaller font size is the
distance remaining to the green.
The back button brings you back to the Round Settings.
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On the top you see the current hole, and list of available holes in
the course.
Tap or slide the hole numbers to access the hole you want.
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"Automatic" location button:
This button brings player indicator to your current location and
adjusts the view around it.
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Display mode
No other golf GPS has as many display
modes as FunGolf:
• 3D: the 3D view (default choice).
• 2D: a high-contrast 2D vector map.
• Satellite: an aerial imagery from the hole.
Requires network connection.
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• Yardages: a numeric view showing the
yardage to hazards, target, and green.
• Flyover: A nice 3D flyover on the hole to
discover a new course.
• Course Navigator: an augmented reality
view. It will show the current green, and
tee boxes for every holes. Available only
on the iPhone.
➜ The «Course Navigator» can be very
useful in a «Shotgun» tournament: it will
help you locate your starting tee box.
➜ Only «Satellite» requires a network
connection. All other modes work even
without network connection.
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This is especially useful while playing
abroad: you can turn off data and still use
FunGolf, without worrying about expensive
roaming plans.
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Club Advice
Shows the recommended club to reach the Target.
(See § Club Advice)
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Record Shot
Tap this button when you hit the ball to record shot position.
FunGolf will compute additional stats. See § Shot Tracking.
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Scorecard
Tap this button to edit the scorecard. See § Scorecard.
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Adjusting the view
FunGolf 3D view is interactive: when
automatic mode is enabled, the chasing
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camera will "follow" you as you move. This of
course can only be experienced while on the
course.
But you can also adjust the view by panning
your finger:
• pan vertically to move along the hole
main direction.
• pan horizontally to move left of right.
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If you have adjusted the view, automatic
mode is disabled. To re-enable it, just tap the
automatic button ( ).
Notice how additional yardage indicators
appears as you move towards the green.
FunGolf sophisticated algorithm will
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compute and display indicators in real time.
See how natural it feels: to get more info on
a particular area, pan towards it.
➜ Even if you adjust the view, the yardages
are always calculated from the players
position.
You can also zoom-in or out by using a twofingers pinching gesture. Indicators will be
bigger.
This is useful for players that needs to wear
glasses to read.
Moving the Target
FunGolf calculates an ideal target
automatically, and gives a club advice to
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reach it. But you can also choose the target
position yourself by dragging it to another
location.
Try this: move the target closer to your
position and see how the club advice
changes in realtime.
When the target position has been manually
set, the target color changes to purple.
To re-enable automatic position for the
target, tap the Automatic button ( ).
The target will turn blue and come back to
its computed location.
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Moving the Player
In automatic mode, the player icon is in sync
with your GPS position. (if you are not on
the course, it is arbitrarily located on the
middle of the back tees).
You can simulate a manual location by
moving the player icon: make a «long» tap
on it. As soon as it raises, you can drag it
around, without releasing your finger. See
how the target moves in sync to it, and how
additional yardage indicators are computed.
➜ This is useful when you want to
«prepare» your game ahead.
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Missing Course map
If the map for the course you have
downloaded is not available yet, the
following screen will appear.
Tap the Request Map button: it will tell our
team you want to play this course. We will
do our best to build a 3D map of the course.
We process requests in a "first-in first-out"
order.
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➜ We are usually able to map a course in 2
business days or less.
When the map will be available, you will
receive an email if you have created an
account, and/or a Push Notification if you
have allowed them.
➜ To accept Push Notifications if you have
previously refused them, go to the Settings
application on your device.
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➜ Even if the course map is not available,
you can still use FunGolf to track your
scores. Just tap the Scorecard button.
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Scorecard
Simple score input
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To enter the score for a player, tap the
corresponding cell and use the picker below
to enter its gross score.
You may also enter the number of putts and
penalties: FunGolf will then be able to
compute additional stats for your game.
The gross score includes penalty and putts.
For example, on hole #2, "Roger" played 7,
including one penalty and 2 putts.
In that case, enter 7 in the first column, 2 in
the "Putts" column, and "1" in the "Penalties"
column.
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➜ If you use the Shot Tracking feature, your
scorecard will be pre-filled with recorded
shots. But you can always edit your score
independently in the scorecard.
Each cell in a scorecard can display up to 4
values:
• The number in the center is the player
score.
• The dots in the upper right corner shows
the handicap strokes.
• The lower left corner shows the number of
putts.
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• The red number in the lower right corner
shows the penalties.
• The two icons below shows if you missed
the fairway, or hit a bunker.
Advanced score input
You can tell FunGolf if you hit the fairway or
a bunker by using
advanced score
input.
Tap the right arrow
or swipe the score
picker to reveal it:
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If you enter meaningful values, FunGolf will
be able to compute additional stats for your
game.
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Scorecard in landscape
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Tilt your device to view the scorecard in
landscape orientation: it will conveniently
display 9 holes in a row.
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Scorecard actions
Below the scorecard, you will find the
following buttons:
• « Rule » to set game and scoring options
(Gross, To par, Gross Stableford, Net
Stableford, Stroke Play or Match Play for 2
players). You can also setup the Handicap
system in use (USGA, EGA, CONGU, …)
• « Stats » to view the stats for this round
(including after-round simulated handicap
index)
• « Share » lets you share your scorecard by
email, twitter, facebook, AirDrop, or even
print it if you have a compatible printer.
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➜ AirDrop sharing is convenient and fun to
use: as it does not require a network
connection, you can even use it while
playing abroad.
Your partners just have to be in range. They
will receive the round as a PDF file even if
they don’t have the FunGolf application.
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Account & Settings
This screen can be reached directly from the
main menu.
FunGolf account
You can create a free account on FunGolf
servers. With a FunGolf account, you get the
following benefits:
• you can save (and restore) your scorecard
history on our secure servers.
• you can view statistics on multiple rounds.
• you can sync your data between multiple
devices.
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We advise you to create an account as soon
as you have entered one round: your round
data will be saved on our secure servers, and
you will be able to recover them even if you
have to change your phone.
Tap the "Sign In" button to Register a new
account for free, or to Sign in with an
existing account.
Settings
FunGolf lets you set:
• The size for the indicators labels. (Normal
or Large)
• The distance units (meters or yards).
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Club Settings
FunGolf advises you the club to play to
reach your target. To make it work right, you
should tell FunGolf which clubs are in your
bag.
On the Hole Screen, tap the Club button.
A default club set will appear. Tap the Edit
button to customize it.
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Tap a club to edit it (or remove it). Tap on the
+ button to add a new club.
For each club, make sure you enter your
distance. FunGolf will use that number to
calculate the club advised.
FunGolf will only advise clubs that are in
your bag. You can use the In the bag switch
to keep stats for clubs that you do not use
on every golf round, without deleting them.
You do not have to enter the loft for each of
your clubs. It is only useful for clubs that
only differ by their loft, in order to
distinguish them. Wedges, for instance.
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➜ If you have created a free FunGolf
account, your clubs will be saved on our
servers. If you use FunGolf on several
devices with the same account, the club list
will by synced between the devices.
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Club advice
Now that your clubs are set up, you can
make use of the Club advice.
FunGolf will suggest a club to play by
calculating the distance to the target. But as
FunGolf "knows" the hole, it will also take
the "lie" into consideration. For instance, it
will not advise you to play a Driver from the
rough.
In some circumstances you want to play a
different club than the suggested one.
Just tap the Club Advice button.
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Choose the club to play in the list.
The target will then move to a newly
computed position according to the chosen
club.
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To restore Automatic Club advice, tap the
Auto button.
➜ In Auto mode, the Club button
background is blue, whereas on manual
club selection, the background is black.
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Shot Tracking
Shot Tracking is the process of recording the
location of each of your swings. If you use
Shot Tracking, FunGolf is able to calculate
additional stats for your game.
➜ Using the Shot Tracking feature is
optional. You may use FunGolf without it,
just by entering score in the Scorecard.
Because it requires a tap on every shot, we
recommend it to stats-avid golfers. You can
also use Shot Tracking for some of your
shots: drives, for instance.
To use Shot Tracking, just tap the Record
Shot button each time you hit the ball.
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A Shot Indicator will show up at the location
of your shot, and all your shots will appear in
the sliding shot list.
Watch how the shot length changes as you
walk to your next shot. This feature will help
you measure your drive length, and track
average distance for each of your clubs.
You can qualify a shot by tapping the shot
item: a details screen will show up.
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In this screen, you can:
• change the club you used
• Modify the lie for your shot (FunGolf will
accurately guess the lie automatically, but
in case it is wrong, you can override the lie
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value here to ensure your "Fairways hit"
stats are accurate)
• set attributes for the swing you made
during your shot (a non full-swing will be
discarded from shot statistics)
• set attributes for the trajectory of your
shot (so you can see how often you slice
or hook)
If the shot led to a penalty, you can enter it
here by toggling the Penalty switch.
Continue recording your shots up to the
green.
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Putt tracking
Once on the green, the "Record Shot"
button will automatically switch to "Enter
Putts".
As it can be tedious to track your shots on
the green the same way (due to the short
length of the putts), FunGolf includes a Putt
Tracking dedicated screen, that is very quick
to use and still lets you gather interesting
stats:
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Tap the + or - buttons to adjust the number
of putts.
You can now enter the distance to pin to
each of your putts, and set in "Putt strength"
if it was too short or long.
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Saved Rounds
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Create a free FunGolf account to save your
Rounds on our servers. This has several
benefits:
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• If you change your device, you will be able
to get all your rounds history and clubs on
your newer device.
• If you have several devices, (for example
an iPhone™ and an iPad™) rounds and
clubs will be synced between these
devices.
• You can also review your scorecards from
our website at www.fungolf.com
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The sync is automatic when you enter the
Saved Rounds screen, as long as you have
signed-in with the same account on both
devices.
From the Saved Rounds screen, you can
also review the scorecard and shot history:
tap a round to access its scorecard.
To delete a round, tap the Edit button then
use the red "minus" button.
The current round cannot be removed.
➜ While the synchronization itself requires
a network connection, once synchronized,
all your data is always available even
without a network connection.
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Statistics
Dashboard
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The dashboard conveniently groups all main
indicators on your game.
The round selector on top of the screen let
you select for which round the stats are
shown.
As you slide the round selector, you can see
how the indicators evolve over time.
As you enter more and more data, the stats
gets richer, and more accurate.
You can use the Options
button to view stats on
more than one round, and
also restrict stats on a
particular course.
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Score stats
This chart shows scores by par and score
distribution.
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Round Recap
Shows a comprehensive scorecard for all
players, ready to share. Send a nice souvenir
to your foursome!
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Long game stats
Fairways hit: Measures your drive / first shot
accuracy: it is the percentage of first shots
that hit the fairway or the green.
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Drive: shows the average length for your
first shots.
Tee shot accuracy: shows if you’re missing
fairways to the left, or to the right.
➜ This data is only available if you record at
least the first two shots, or if you use
advanced score input.
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Short game stats
Green in Regulation: measures your long
game accuracy: Greens are reached "in
Regulation" if you shot less than "PAR - 2"
strokes.
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➜ GiR data is available only if you enter
your number of putts in the scorecard (or
record shots when putting).
Scrambling: This stat tells you how often
you have been able to save the PAR despite
not taking the green in regulation.
Sand saves: same as scrambling, but only
when you hit a bunker.
➜ Sand saves can only be computed if you
use shot tracking or advanced score input.
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Putting stats
Putts per hole: Number of putts divided by
the number of holes.
You should really go to the practice green if
this number is bigger than 2!
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This is probably the part of the game that
can be improved with the best time-spent /
stroke saved ratio!
Holed putts: This stat measures the quality
of your putting. The value is extrapolated to
18 holes, so you can still compare it even if
you play 9 holes or less.
A putt less than 0.5 yd still accounts for 0.5
yds, and a putt more than 5 yd is capped to
5 yds.
The longer, the better.
➜ Holed putts is only computed if you enter
the « distance to pin » for your putts.
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Missed putts graph: This graph shows if
you’re missing your putts short, long, left or
right. It uses the info you provide in the
putts tracker.
➜ this stat is available if you enter values in
the « Distance to pin », and « putt
strengths » field of the putt tracker.
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Club Distances
If you use shot tracking, FunGolf GPS will
show all the recorded shots, per-club. You
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can review your distance, dispersion, and
trajectories in a comprehensive graph.
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Power savings
As any GPS intensive application, FunGolf
requires some power to run: for a typical 18holes round, expect an average
consumption of 50%-60% of your battery
charge.
Here are some tips:
• Ensure your phone is 100% charged
before starting a round. If you drive to
your golf course, use a car power adapter
to keep your phone charged while on
your way.
• Tap the "Sleep/Wake" button on your
device to put your device to sleep when
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you're not using FunGolf to read the
yardage or enter the score.
➜ If you have setup a passcode lock on your
device, it can be tedious to enter it each
time you need to read a distance.
Go to the "Settings" application, then tap
"General". In the "Passcode Lock" section, set
the "Require Passcode" to "After 15 min", for
example.
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Happy Golfing!
With its innovative 3D view and smart
indicators, FunGolf will always give you an
accurate insight on the hole you are playing
without any interaction from your part. And
it will also suggest a club to play.
During the game do not forget to account
for wind, temperature and strain as FunGolf
is not aware of them.
Include FunGolf in your routine: it will help
you gain confidence in your club choice and
focus on your swing.
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Rounds history and statistics are a very good
tool to help you know your game better.
Compare your metrics with friends, and
show them to your local pro so he can help
you work on specific parts of your game.
Thanks to its worldwide coverage and
offline maps, FunGolf will be able to guide
you during all of your golf trips with a peace
of mind.
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Happy Golfing!
The FunGolf team.
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