I've only encountered the printed version of 'Strokesaver' at one course in my very limited golfing career - Fish River Sun. Before returning there for another game yesterday I was reminded of how helpful I found the course guide they provided for that particular course and had a look on the net to see if they provided a similar service there.
Walla - www.strokesaver.co.za. The site's main selling point is once again the course graphs they provide - other than that a basic overview of each course is quite interesting. What is missing for me is hole-by-hole advice for the average golfer. But all the same, the hole-by-hole distance and layout guides are there and that's the main thing I'm looking for from Strokesaver.
They don't cover that many courses, featuring only seven in the Eastern Cape. Although it has to be said that it's probably some of the seven best courses in the province.
One confusing aspect of the distance graphs in Strokesaver is that measurements are from the front of the green - where most of the golf clubs I play at provide on-course measurement signage with distances from the middle of the green. That means that Strokesaver may tell you that you're 150m from the green and the on-course signage may suggest 170m... But once you figure this out the two resources combined can actually strengthen your knowledge on which to base your course management.
The site provides the option to print out distance guides or to save it to pdf format. I look forward to utilising their service in future.
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