My first tryout of the Free Android App for Golfers titled Swing by Swing, started out fine. I opened it up, picked the golf course local to my region and found the one where I was playing.
I added myself as a golfer using my email address then added by husband as a partner. You can add a foursome.
So what's the bottom line on this App?
It works well but it's not the best choice. Why?
It uses a aerial view of the golf course for providing GPS readouts along the golf course hole by hole. These readings don't seem very accurate; we had better results with our golf range finding device. Maybe it was the course we were on or availability of GPS satellites, others might get better results.
The golf pad portion of the application allowed you to record your score, but if you moved away from the end of the hole, it would move on to the next hole. The previous hole would use a default value (I had the wrong score at the end of 18 holes) and it was complicated to go back and change it. Admittedly, you're supposed to record your score before you leave the hole, but practicality wise, Android device records are slower than writing it on a score pad and my husband always moved on to the next hole while I was typing. Frustration city.
The recording of scores is pretty easy, it assumes par with appropriate number of putts and these are easy to add to. There was no record of penalties.
Tracking shot by shot didn't work with ease.
My vote is still on the Free Android App Golf Pad.
I added myself as a golfer using my email address then added by husband as a partner. You can add a foursome.
So what's the bottom line on this App?
It works well but it's not the best choice. Why?
It uses a aerial view of the golf course for providing GPS readouts along the golf course hole by hole. These readings don't seem very accurate; we had better results with our golf range finding device. Maybe it was the course we were on or availability of GPS satellites, others might get better results.
The golf pad portion of the application allowed you to record your score, but if you moved away from the end of the hole, it would move on to the next hole. The previous hole would use a default value (I had the wrong score at the end of 18 holes) and it was complicated to go back and change it. Admittedly, you're supposed to record your score before you leave the hole, but practicality wise, Android device records are slower than writing it on a score pad and my husband always moved on to the next hole while I was typing. Frustration city.
The recording of scores is pretty easy, it assumes par with appropriate number of putts and these are easy to add to. There was no record of penalties.
Tracking shot by shot didn't work with ease.
My vote is still on the Free Android App Golf Pad.
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