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/ Golf Guru V1.2 /
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/ Written by Alan Bilsborough /
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/ * COURSE EDITOR DOCUMENT * /
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1) INTRODUCTION
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It is very important to understand the way that Golf Guru works before
creating courses in this program. Hence, if you haven't read the main
document file and looked at the example data (see quick start document)
then could you do that now.
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Golf Guru records golf rounds in one of three ways :-
1) Log Only
2) Text Scorecard
3) Text & Graphic Scorecard
Log Only data does not require any details of the course played as they
are manually input by the user. However, to utilise the Text (scorecard
only) and Graphic (every shot recorded) options, Golf Guru requires details
of the course which you have played on. These details are :-
Text Only - Scorecard Details
Text & Graphic - Scorecard Details plus individually drawn holes
This is where the Course Editor program comes into play. The Course
Editor is used to input scorecards and draw individual holes. It should be
noted that the drawing of individual holes is time-consuming and the user
should not expect to complete the task in one or even two sessions. Please
be patient and hopefully you'll find that the hard work has been worth it.
2) USING THE COURSE EDITOR PROGRAM
The course Editor is menu-driven (press right button to see options),
with the following options :-
SYSTEM 1.1) Load Course
1.2) Save Course
1.3) New Course
1.4) Quit
EDIT 2.1) Course Info
2.2) Scorecard
2.3) Hole Setup
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As in the main program, the user can use the example course supplied on
the disk to explore the Course Editor and its functions. To do this choose
the Load Course option and load the Example Golf Course.
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SYSTEM
1.1) Load Course
To load existing courses select this option and specify the drive to
load from. If more than one course is found then the user will be asked
to choose which course is to be edited.
1.2) Save Course
Saves all changes to the specified drive. Hard disk users should refer
to the Hard Disk Users document which will explain the volume name to be
assigned to allow the correct saving of data. It is advisable to store
course data on a separate formatted data disk (for floppy disk users). The
supplied program disk is quite full and could easily be filled with Golf
Guru data. The data disk could also be used to store your file of golf
records saved by the main program.
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IMPORTANT - ALWAYS BACK-UP ANY IMPORTANT DATA TO AT LEAST ONE OTHER DISK.
THE MORE IMPORTANT THE DATA (OR TIME-CONSUMING TO COLLECT), THE MORE
BACK-UPS YOU SHOULD HAVE.
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1.3) New Course
Erases all existing data and starts editing process again.
EDIT
2.1) Course Info
This page (initial page on loading) should always be filled in first.
The program needs to know how many holes/tees you want to input and also
the course name. Note that all data is saved under the specified course
name, so you shouldn't have duplicate course names.
At this stage, the units to be used for all distances should also be
specified.
2.2) Scorecard
When this option is selected the scorecard for the course will be
shown according to the number of holes and tees input in the previous
page.
To enter the hole and tee name, click on the line and type in the
name. To change the distance/par/stroke index use the LEFT button to
INCREASE the value and the RIGHT button to DECREASE the value.
Note that you should work from the left column to the right. The program
will increase/decrease all the column values to the right of the number
being changed. This is to save a bit of time as the distance/par/stroke
index are usually approx. the same for each hole.
If you're only interested in the scorecard for the course and don't want
to draw individual holes then the user should at this stage save the
course to disk. No other preparation is required.
2.3) Hole Setup
Okay, easy up to now. If you'd like to draw all the holes for a course
then this is the next option to choose.
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Using distances from the course scorecard will not produce an accurate
hole map. Users should consider buying the courses Pro Guide which gives
accurate distances of the overall hole and distances from different points
on the hole, i.e. tee to bunker, bunker to green, depth of green etc.
An accurate map of the hole will allow the user to analyse the length of
shots. However, if the user doesn't regard this as important then a
graphical representation of the hole will do.
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The user will be presented with a screen consisting of :-
5 buttons
6 colour boxes
6 shape boxes
1 blank screen on which the hole is drawn
Before drawing the hole the user should determine the scale of the hole
picture. The button View Area should be adjusted so that the ENTIRE hole
can fit in the framework. The ticks immediately above and below the hole
picture are marked every 50 units.
To draw the hole, simply select the colour and shape you want, move the
shape into the blank screen and using the left mouse button "paint" the
screen. To assist in the measurement of distance, the user can use the
coordinates (of the middle of the shape) or the distance from one point to
another. THE DISTANCE CAN BE ZEROED BY CLICKING THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON.
Drawing holes can be a pain if the user doesn't draw features in the right
order, so from the authors experience here's how I think holes should be
drawn.
1) Work out an initial figure for the View Area.
2) Select the smallest circle shape and an appropriate colour.
3) Click using the right mouse button where you are going to draw the back
of the back tee. Move the shape to the other side of the picture. Click
with the left button where the back of the green (or last feature) will
be. If the hole doesn't fit then increase the View Area and start again.
If you can decrease the View Area then do so, the larger the hole picture
the better.
4) Decide on your colour scheme. I used the lightest green for the tees
and greens. The next green is fairways, next rough, then woods / out of
bounds, light grey for bunkers and blue for water features.
5) Establish markers (using technique 3 above) where your main features will
be. i.e. tees, fairway bunkers, greens etc.
6) Always work from the whole to the part. For instance draw your
background colours (i.e. out of bounds, woods, fairways) first. This will
obliterate your markers, re-establish them. Now you can draw tees,
bunkers, green etc. If you draw the tees, bunkers & greens first then
you'll find it difficult to paint around these features accurately.
Once you've finished drawing the hole orientate the north pointer to its
correct position. This will be used in Golf Guru to indicate which
direction the wind was blowing during your round.
To go on to the next hole click on the Hole button. Again, the left mouse
button will go the next hole. The right mouse button will go to the
previous hole.
When you are finished editing, or you're just plain fed up then EXIT the
Hole Setup page and choose the Save Course option before exiting the
program.
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