Sorry I should have looked at the web site.
Thanks, I guess that means that they don't have to
turn off the golf carts gps system for a tourny
anymore, if the local committee decides to permit it.
George Huson
ByGeorge Custom Clubs
--- Ed Reeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Geroge,
I believe this refers to Decision 14-3/0.5 (note
thedecimal) which says that a Committee, by Local
Rule, can permit the useof distance-measuring devices.
Check out
http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/changes_rules.html
/Ed
GEORGE HUSON wrote: In the Apirl Golf Magazine there
is a Bushnell Ad that says thelaser rangefinder is now
permitted in Tournament play when local rule14-3/05 is
in effect. Anybody know what the "05" is I looked up
14-3 itjust says that a manufacturer may submit
equipment to the USGA to seeif it's use would be cause
a breach of the rule.
Comments?
George Huson
ByGeorge Custom Clubs
Burgess Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At09:46 AM 3/22/2006, you wrote:
>The course I normally play was mapped by a Sky Golf
employee. Ourpro
>said that he was wearing a "big backpack unit" with a
"big antenna".
>I'm guessing that his measurements were much more
accurate thanwould be
>done with a simple hand held GPS.
Yup, that would be a DGPS receiver. Your desc! ription
sounds like theone
we use. I wonder where he got the DGPS signal.
>The downside of this was that the guy went out by
himself and hadnever
>seen the course before. I'm guessing that once you
have coursemapping
>experience you'll do fine. However, there may be some
"locallandmarks"
>that may be missed.
True. And don't forget that, even though the map
inside the SG may be
perfectly accurate, we are still referencing it via an
instrument with
lower accuracy. IOW, while the SkyCourse may have a
hole correctlymapped
with exactly, say, 100 yards between points X and Y,
our instrumentwill
never let us know with the same accuracy that we are
standing at eitherof
those points.
There are 2 courses in the north part of the county
that are, Ibelieve,
within the range of the DGPS signal from Alabama A&M
University(where we
conduct some of our ag experiments). One day I'll have
to take the SGup
the! re and see if the DGPS signal has any noticeable
effect on my game.
I'm betting it won't. :-)
Burgess
