• Mapping a course
• Golf GPS+ on your mobile phone
• Mapping you shots manually after your round
• Viewing and editing your round
• Analysing the performance of every club in your bag
• Tracking your scores, fairways hit and GIR stats

Mapping a course

With GolfPlotter you can use Google Maps to map the greens and hazards of any golf course to work with the GolfPlotter GPS app.

If you don't know the course very well, then use a course guide to help identify each hole on Gooogle Maps. The golf club website or scorecard should have one.

Go to 'Course Maps' and click on the new button. Enter the address of the course you want to map and click Find. Google Maps will fly to this address. Then use the Google Map controls to locate the first hole.

Currently for each hole you can mark the front, centre and back of the green plus six hazards - bunkers, water or obstructions - on the left, centre or right.

Enter the Course name. Select 'Hole 1' and set its 'Par'. Use the map controls to move the centre of the map to the front of the first green. Right-mouse-click on the map and then select 'Front of Green' from drop-down list and click Mark. A marker will appear which you can drag to fine-tune its position. Do the same for the 'Centre of Green' and 'Back of Green'.

You can also mark six hazards - left, centre and right.

Select 'Hole 2' and set its Par and repeat the process for each hole. Click Save and you can then use this mapped course with the GolfPlotter GPS on your mobile phone.

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Golf GPS+ on your mobile phone

The GolfPlotter GPS+ runs on your smart phone browser (Chrome recommended), no app installation required! Works as a traditional golf GPS with your own course maps but also allows you to record and map every shot you hit!

Before starting your round make sure precise location (GPS) is enabled on your mobile phone. Load GolfPlotter.com on your mobile browser and go to 'Course Maps'. Select the course you're playing and click on the GPS button. If prompted, allow GolfPlotter.com to use your location.

Walk to your first tee and select the correct hole number eg. 'H1'. Stand on the tee box select 'Tee' on the club selector, and press the 'Mark' button to record the tee location. Hit your tee shot and as you walk to where your ball finished use the option boxes to select the club you hit, the shot shape and height. When you get to your ball, press 'Mark' to record its location and the shot details. Hit your next shot and as you walk to your ball select the club, shape and height. When you get to your ball press 'Mark' to record you next shot. Repeat this for each shot on that hole.

Once you've completed the hole and moved to the next tee box, select the next hole number, mark the tee position and repeat the process of marking each shot as you play.

Press 'Save' to upload your round data to GolfPlotter.com and review later on Google Maps and Google Earth.

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Mapping you shots manually after your round

You can record shots manually even if you don't use the GolfPlotter GPS. Assuming you can remember where your shots finished!

Select 'Rounds' and click the new button. Enter the address of the course where you played and click Find. Enter the 'Course' name and if you want to, add a note and playing conditions.

Use the map controls to move the centre of the map to the position of your first tee shot. Right-mouse-click on the map to pop-up a menu then select 'Hole 1' (make sure that's the correct hole) and click Mark Tee. Move the map centre to where your shot finished. Right-mouse-click and select the club you used, its height, its shape and click Mark Next. A second marker will appear. Move to where your next shot finished. Select club,shape & height and click Mark Next again. Repeat for all the shots you want to record for this hole.

Select the next hole and repeat 'Mark Tee' and then 'Mark Next' for each shot.

Shot markers are added after the one selected, but you can insert a shot before the selected one by using the Mark Prev button. If you need to edit a shot position or club/height/shape then select the shot in the list and click 'Edit Shot' on. You can now drag the marker on the map and change the club/height/shape info.

NB. Make sure you turn 'Edit Shot' off before trying to mark another shot. Mark each shot in order, do each hole in order, one hole at a time.

Make sure you click Save to store your changes.

Click Google Earth to download your round and view it in 3D on Google Earth!

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Viewing and editing your round.

Go to 'Rounds', and select the round you want to view/edit. Click the Google Map button to review all your shots in Google Maps satellite view. Edit your shots as required and add any shots you didn't record on the course.

If any shot position needs editing select the shot marker on the map. Click on the 'Edit Shot' button and you can then drag the shot marker to the correct position. You can also change the club, height and shape if they were recorded incorrectly.

If you need to delete any shots just select the shot and click Del

You can add shots your didn't record with your phone while playing. Select the shot before the one you want to add. Use the map controls to move to the position of the shot you want to add. Right-mouse-click and select the club you used, its height and shape and then click Mark Next. A new shot marker will appear.

Make sure you turn 'Edit Shot' off before trying to mark another shot. Mark each shot in order.

You can add details about the course 'Conditions' and an notes about your round.

When you click Save your data will be stored. You can then continue to edit/mark/delete shots etc. as required.

Click Google Earth to download your round and view it in 3D on Google Earth!

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Analysing the performance of every club in your bag

Every time you upload a round GolfPlotter recalculates your average yardage for each club from the shots you've just uploaded and your previous rounds. You'll always know the real yardage and typical shape of shot you hit with every club in your bag. Calculated from real shots on real golf courses under real conditions.

Go to 'Club Stats' for a complete yardage chart for every club in your bag. For each club you can specify a minimum distance. All shots which are less than this 'Min. Distance' will be ignored in the average distance calculation. This will filter out duff shots and any other less than full shots. If you change the 'Min . Distance' value , click the 'Recalc Average Dist' button.

To analyse a club's performance in more detail go to 'Rounds'. Select the club you want to analyse, the minimum distance filter (shots less than this distance will be ignored) and click the Stats button. A series of charts will be displayed showing distance and shape statistics for all the shots hit with the selected club from your last ten rounds.

If you want to analyse your shots from particular rounds then select the round (or rounds using ctrl-click) before clicking the Stats button. If no rounds are selected then the last ten will be used.

You'll quickly know your real game.

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Tracking your scores, fairways hit and GIR stats

Enter a scorecard for each round and GolfPlotter will plot graphs over time of your scores, fairways hit, greens-in-regulation (GIR) and putts-per-green-in-regulation (PPGIR).

To enter a scorecard go to 'Rounds' select the round and click Score Card. Enter all round data and Save.

Then go to 'Game Stats' to see the updated graphs. These graphs will help you identify which part of your game is most affecting your scores.