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See 7 best images of free printable menu templates for golf. How to make a golf yardage book based on the book by eric. It can cut down the learning curve of knowing the breaks when used in a proper manner. Gtc took the most common shapes of greens, fairways and bunkers and created stencils. Horween collection leather golf scorecard holder yardage book in dublin navy. We offer industry leading yardage book design, production and associated services to professional tours and clubs around the world. Use the ruler function make sure you set to yards to measure distances from the back of the tee box to important points. I was thinking its probably a very important thing to have to get a leg up on the competition at the club. Yardage books are vital for helping golfers understand the challenges a. Yardage book gallery only the finest quality for your valuable players. Enjoy detailed images of each hole on a clean fullscreen display. Coobs golf custom shop collection of personalized yardage books, headcovers, leather goods and other golf accessories. Your yardage book can very well be customized to best suit your personality.
Golf yardage books and golf yardage book holders for professional, collegiate, amateur, and junior golfers. Our tutorials will be sent instantly to your inbox. I just finished mine for my home course and im really happy with how it turned out. I assume you play the course you want to make a yardage book for often. Yardage books like this come in a variety of thoroughness and slickness. I will create a yardage book design from scratch that includes all 18 holes of your selected golf course any golf course. All products are hand crafted from scratch per your design. When you go through your yardage book library, and pull a wellworn, handmade yardage book out of your bag and place it into your back pocket, i hope you get the same satisfaction that i have over the years when using it to improve your golf game. How to make a golf course yardage book mark wilkinson. Horween collection leather golf scorecard holder yardage book in dublin black.
How to use and make a yardage book your source for golf. On par 4s and 5s, start your yardage book from the area where your drive normally lands. Gps golf smartphone apps and laser rangefinders have leveled the playing field. Yardage book cover usa theme design your own coobs golf. A look inside dustin johnsons pebble beach yardage book. It has almost all the readability of a full sized yardage book with the ease of fitting it into your pocket. Over 50 college golf programs use our golf yardage books. Most people take their finished printing templates pdfs into the local print shop fedex, ups, etc 11. One of the clubs actually bought the rights to my book free jr. Do any of you guys have yardage books for your home course.
Now you can easily make your own highly accurate yardage book for each course you play competitively. Printed in a6 format, high quality paper, we offer two different versions the premium with spiral binding and standard with clamps. Imagine being able to whip out your yardage book before a shot, pin point your landing area, dial in your exact yardages, and even nail down your club selection. Its been a long time coming, but my tutorial series on creating your own golf yardage book has been completely revamped. The yardage marker booklet has been used on all the major tours and most of the minor tours since 1991. The green grid on the top has 100 38 boxes for up to 50 yards of green. Complete instructions for creating your very own yardage book just like the ones you see pga tour pros use on tv.
The yardage books are available in two sizes, foldable pocketsized and full page. The book lays out a methodical and relatively simple means to create a more than. Not only were the products professional, and unbelievably well done, but their staff were a pleasure to work with, and our members love these yardage books. The yardage books are made and if not used, they are store in empty footjoy boxes until they are called upon. Every time i played with my uncle who is a scratch golfer i was in awe of his ability to score, not lose a ball, his ability to make the game. Create your own custom golf yardage book and lower your scores. Use the print feature in the adobe reader to print out the yardage book. Custom yardage books golf course list precise yardgage books.
Provide your email below and well send you a digital copy of our 2015 catalog. We designed the yardage book to give golf courses a unique yardage book and the golfers an easy to use tool. Hello guys so i wanted to help people out who want to make a yardage book for a course. How to make a yardage book play like the pros with this stepbystep guide to creating your own pga tourlike yardage guide. They will also fit in and look great in your back pocket.
Watching golf on tv, i always wondered what the pros were. Make your own golf course yardage book by matt canham, instructions each hole does not have to be drawn to scale, but needs to accurately indicate hazards, their distances and details of each green. Show the entire hole including tee boxes on par 3s. The next best is the diagram of each green from an official yardage book that the course has commissioned to sell to the public. Aug 28, 2010 you could pace off yardages, but this would be 100x easier if you had a laser. Our americanmade yardage book covers are entirely handmade from start to finish and will easily hold your yardage book, pencil, pin sheet and scorecard. As it turns out, the course did not have a yardage book or course guide for me to purchase and therefore i thought why cant i make my own. Complete instructions for creating your very own yardage book just like the ones you see pga tour pros. As it turns out, the course did not have a yardage book or course guide for me to purchase and therefore i. We are makers of fine leather and exotic skin golf accessories. Ive heard about homemade versions, but also online software that makes them. A yardage book is like a golfers diary, if you will. I would recommend fore better golf to any course who wants a premium product at a competitive price.
We want to help you create a yardage book that is useful for your customers. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate partnerships. Being a 5 handicap and a traditional, i like to play by the yardage book and feel. Play like the pros with this stepbystep guide to creating your own pga tourlike yardage guide. Eric jones and dick barry authored an excellent book that allows you to put together a plan to attack the golf course. I grew up with yardage books and made my own for the half dozen or so courses i played through high school. I drew it up for a course i play pretty often in france. Now you can start mapping your next round with golf steadys track notes. Make a yardage book for any golf course with our easy to use tutorials, video lessons, online instruction, and community forums. Jul 16, 2017 a yardage book is like a golfers diary, if you will. Each custom scorecardyardage book holder is individually handcrafted, so please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery. It is an invaluable tool though only if it is accurate and has all the information that i need. Nothing overly done like a pro yardage book, but one easier to understand. So i pulled out a stack of old golf digestsgolf magazines and found the.
Fairway leathers offers customized leather golf products for all golfers amateur to pro. Page 1 of 2 making your own yardage books posted in golf talk. The full page size has a single golf hole on a each sheet of printer paper. The golf course i recently started working for likes the idea i had for making a yardage book for the course that can be sold at the pro shop. When you make a yardage book, you are physically and mentally preparing yourself to play at your highest level.
These pocket sized, hole by hole golf course guide books are completely customized with maps, yardage information, and green illustrations. We have been able to use our combined 50 years of caddying on the pga, and lpga tours as our guide to making a professional, quality yardage book that has everything the competitive golfer needs. Pro secrets golf yardage books pga tour yardage books. Should you wish to submit your own logo or artwork, place the order and email us the image file along with your order number here.
Anyone else here try making their own yardage book. To make a coherent, useful, and eyecatching yardage book, make sure you understand what the overall aesthetic, look, and feel of your yardage book will be before you start. This depiction of the green will not provide as much information as the architects drawing, but it is good enough for the purposes of preparing your own pocket guide. Needless to say, creating yardage books is as an activity on its own. All of this is optional however, but they make your yardage book look like the tour yardage books you see out on tour. But it is also possible to make your own yardage book. This book is made from heavy stock paper and measures 6. Google earth can be a very helpful tool for capturing images of the golf course and importing them into inkscape and starting work on them. Reach out to patrick gibbons handmade with any questions or inquiries you may have using the contact information below. Of all the books i have used around the world on all the tours the pro secrets book is the best by far continue reading.
Following is a stepbystep guide to help you create a unique yardage book of your own. Ive decided that i really need a yardage book for the course that we are playing. Record your personalized info for aiming points, landing areas, clubs to hit and slope of each green. As a professional golfer one of the most important pieces of equipment i can take on the course is the yardage book. Follow along as you watch video tutorials outlining every step.
Handmade leather golf scorecard holder yardage book in horween essex tobacco. Have you ever wished you had a yardage book you could whip it out of your back pocket before every shot, just like the pros, and figure out exactly how far you need to hit it, what target you should aim at, and what club you should use. Make your own yardage book for the golf courses that you play at. No 1 golf is a market leader in producing professional yardage books. More useful than your home courses yardage book even if your home course has a yardage book youll find the yardage marker much more you can accurately diagram par threes, par fours and par fives. Nimes vacquerolles yardage book its far from perfect but its my first stab at this so i already have a lot of ideas for improvement for my. For example, your yardage book could make use of dark green for the. You wont get anywhere if you dive into the deep end on your own.
To have your yardage book cover personalised with your initials, name, or custom text, select a font from the dropdown menu and add your custom text in the box provided. We show you how to print your yardage book and use it on the course. Apr 12, 2018 a yardage book is a small booklet or pamphlet that contains illustrations, pictures, or diagrams of each hole on a golf course. You can measure the distances by pacing from markers on. I found a great tutorial over at 3up golf to make my first yardage book. We hand stitch them using the saddle stitch technique which increases durability for long life. Golf instruction article on pin sheets, yardage books, course measurements and detailed information on golf holes from pga professional mark blakemore. Tan personalised leather yardage book cover carveon. If you do not see a custom option that you would like to add to your product, give us a call at 8885503025. Horween collection leather golf scorecard holder yardage book in chromexel dark brown.
The process of making your own yardage book can be fun and act as a chance to study your course management skills. Handmade, custom yardage books for a single golf course of your choice. Being the person i am, i really didnt think about it before suggesting it. Fore better golf worked out a deal we couldnt pass up. You can measure the distances by pacing from markers on the course once you have. Golf yardage books arent just for tour players anymore. Since its a bit very good muni course there isnt one already available, their website doesnt include any sort of hole by hole info, and i cant imagine there is one available for purchase, i am going to make my own.
The tutorials are now a complete online class, with a membersonly forum, templates, and more. T he use of golf laser range finders or gps devices are illegal on the pga tour and many other amateur and professional golf tournaments. Flipem, turnem, trace them and you get different angles and designs to work from. This sounded to me like a good thing and therefore i went about sourcing a yardage book for the course i am playing at the moment the oak royal golf course and country club. Using a yardage book will help you play faster and take less strokes. Yardage book cover fully custom design your own coobs golf. We have provided yardage books for many of the top golf courses and clubs in the united states.
We can also put your logo on your scorecard yardage book holder. Our yardage books are designed to store all your necessities in one place, away from the elements. When you buy their book, you can download templates to make your own yardage book of any golf course in the world. Golf digest calls it the yardage book for the rest of us. The diy yardage book used by more amateurs, collegiate golfers, lpga and pga professionals than any other brand.
Perfect for corporate outings, buddy trips, or as a gift for your regular playing partners. Our easy to set up program adds value to your daily product offering while creating positive word of mouth advertising for your golf course. Both our my caddie tour and our my caddie pro yardage books conform with the rules of golf. And when you see the professionals on tv consulting the little. How to make professional golf yardage books pga tour style. May 11, 20 hello guys so i wanted to help people out who want to make a yardage book for a course. Simply telling a designer to go and create a yardage book wont work either. Show your personality on the links with one of the yardage book covers, custom leather head covers, valuables pouches, and journal covers custom made for you by our expert leather craftsmen. I use yardage books as reference to keep me in the moment and the task at hand. Yardage books should count as equipment, so i guess this is the right part of the site.
We can also put your logo on your scorecardyardage book holder. Are you wanting to make your own yardage book but feel your drawing skills arent up to par. Currently providing for the worlds best players on the lpga tour, ladies european tour and ladies european tour access series. The size of each design is to scale with both our my caddie tour and my caddie pro diy yardage books. Jan 26, 2016 a brief video showing the steps i used to make a yardage book based on the kindle book by eric jones and dick barry. So, lets dive into some best practices to consider before setting out to create your very own yardage book. Get input from your golf professionals and other team members to ensure that they get a chance. Yardage marker yardage and strategy booklet yardage book.
The yardage book app provides a great yardage book right on your phone. Each custom scorecardyardage book holder is individually handcrafted, so please allow up to 4. The foldable pocketsized book will fit comfortably into your shorts or shirt pocket. Please visit 3 up golf to learn more about the tutorials.
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