HillCaddy Lite

HillCaddy Lite is designed to help golfers with the age old question of "Which club should I hit?" when faced with an uphill or downhill shot.

HillCaddy Lite uses a more simple algorithm than HillCaddy to take uphill/downhill shots into account. It allows the user to download the app at the course and load it with each club and distance instead of having to use a launch monitor to capture each shot.

Step by step instructions are shown below.

First, the user needs to create a profile and add each club and distance to their bag by using "Range Mode".

After their profile has been created, the golfer can enter "Course Mode" and find out which club they should play based on their distance from the target and the up-slope or down-slope to their target.

In short, "Range Mode" allows you to save distances for each club and edit your bag. "Course Mode" uses the saved clubs and distances to recommend which club will land closest based on the distance that the shot will play.

If the conditions are creating glare and you can't read the text, you can turn off the background images by clicking the menu button at the top right, then settings, and then deselect the background images check box.

Instructions:
1) Create a profile by clicking menu (the three dots at the top right), then select "Create Profile".
2) Select "Range Mode" from the main screen.
3) Add all of your clubs and distances to that profile in Range Mode. Simple type in the club name and the distance, then click "Add". The club and distance will now show in the list below.
4) Once your profile has been created and shots have been saved for each club, go back to the main screen, select the profile you wish to use, and click "Course Mode".
5a) Press the angle button next to the angle field or enter the angle manually (positive for uphill, negative for downhill).
5b) If you press the angle button, a diagram will show up that explains how to capture the angle with your phone. Align the side edge of the phone so that it is parallel with your eye line to the target. Tap the screen to capture the angle. The app will return to Course Mode with the captured angle now appearing in the angle field.
6) Enter the distance to your target.
7) Press the "Calculate Best Club" button, a new screen will appear with a pop-up that shows which club will land closest to the target. Once you click OK, you'll be able to see how far each club will travel in relation to the target. Positive numbers indicate going past the target and negative numbers indicate landing short of the target.
8) Press the back arrow to return to "Course Mode". You can also click on "Distance Card" to see how far each club will travel on a flat surface.
9) Stick 'em close!