Came across a great golf gadget for iphone. 'Shot difference calculator' works out those complicated handicap differences, you know 'what's 3/8 of 17! It's well cool, you can find it in app store.

Thanks for coming on here to tell us that   most people normally just look on the back of a score card

Joking and cynicism aside, drop me an email if you develop iphone apps would be interested to chat.

Just simple arithmetic to us old uns.

and if that fails most people already have a calculator on their phones John

I don't have a phone though, Dennis.

havnt moved on from the smoke signals eh john

Something like that, Darren. Had one for a while but could never hear the thing when it rang, so missed all the calls.

Do you really need an app to work out a fraction of a number?? Tut tut, the youth of today!

On the subject of iphone, when I go onto golfshake via it it doesn't allow me to input anything.  This means that I can't log in.  Is this a glitch Darren?

input what anything ?  ipod touch let's me log in ?

Fractions?

Nope, nothing.  When you touch the screen on the input box it usually zooms into the box and brings up the keyboard.  It just ignores you.  I tried adding a round and it wouldn't let me

Obviously assumes it won't be worth entering Chris...

That so Hawkins?  Suggest you compare our handicaps.  Think you will find that I lead once more

Hi Darren

Had an email from you recently about a review of golf apps. Be great if you could include 'Shot Difference Calculator'.

What have you in mind app wise. Can build to any size or complexity. Starting to build for the Android too.

It's a gadget, nothing serious. Do you need really nedd a course planner to tell you there's a bunker to the left of the green and that you're 150 yards away. Most courses have 150 markers and why look left of the green, aim for the middle...or use your eyes.

Simple arithmetic. Not sure why we need score cards either other than for comps. Its just a gadget, a modern day version of the chart normally found on the back of a score card. http://www.golfshake.com/scripts/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.gi
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Dennis, you've hit the nail on the head. Why go to your calculator it would be far quicker to use this app. And how many people do know how to work out 3/8 of 23 on a calculator. Yes the likes of you and I can do it quickly but not everyone is as clever!! LOL.

Kevan feel free to email me at darren @ golfshake ...

Hi Paul, I presume by your comment that you never use a score card in a friendly match, surely you can add up just eighteen numbers can't you? Tut tut, the elders of today. Most apps are pointless, they are just embrassing modern technology. You could argue why was 'shot differences' ever printed on the back of a card...surely golfers can add up? The 'Shot Difference Calculator' is purely a replacement for that. It does get wet, soggy, dirty and you don't have to search the bottom of your golf bag for it!

And obviously you aren't allowed to use mobile phones on most courses in the UK..

Great App Kevan very handy and convenient, thanks ;-)

Tim an interesting point you raise.

I think that as usual it takes several years for those making the "rules" to catch up.

Mobile phones are banned, but I have never seen a course banning a PDA, or Smartphone.

What about a Net Book, no mention of those, add in a 3G Card and you can make IP based phone calls, but no one would ever call it a Mobile phone. you could even have a GPS receiver attached and an app to give you the yardage.

What courses should ban is the making of calls on the course what ever the medium used, and what should be allowed (unless banned totally) is the use of an electronic GPS device, be it a SkyCaddie, an iPhone or a Nokia. Personally I am more than happy with my old Nokia N95 Smartphone and intelligolf app for yardages and see no reason to spend £200 for a seperate device that can only be used for one purpose.

Smartphone always set to Silent at the start of the round so would not know if it was ringing or not!