Ask Board member Peter Shive

[wsfaplau]

Peter,

Chuck posted on another thread that range finders and measuring devices will be allowed outside the 10 m circle in the new rules.

Did that change?

[petershive]

wsfaplau (and JenniferB):

Chuck is correct, and I was wrong when I said above that the rules were just reorganized but not changed.

Tail marking, however, was not implemented.

[krupicka]

I'm glad tail marking did not make the cut. There are a number of other changes I'm not too fond of. It would be good if these new rules could be publicly posted by the PDGA somewhere so that those of us not on the rules committee could discuss and hammer out the unintended consequences prior to them going live in January.

[bruceuk]

See rules section of the forum

[unwrinkledear]

Hi Pete - in the recent issue of Discgolfer we were told that a new IT person has been hired and is reworking the website. To me it seems like the course directory is in the biggest need for improvement, as it is practically functionless without exact zip codes. Any ETA for rejiggering the usability of this feature?
Thanks.

[petershive]

to unwrinkledear:

Cliff Towne has been working to update course directory information in cooperation with IT Director Steve Ganz. Cliff points out that you don't need the exact zip code -- a nearby zip code should be sufficient. Most people probably don't start their search with zip codes anyway. The City/State search field is somewhat more direct. Finally, even if you don't know the zipcode or City/State you can try "Course Name" under "Advanced Search" if you only know some of the words in the name.

Cliff also noted that most courses in the US now have correct GPS locations for the first tee. In addition, he is working (by state A-Z, currently in Ohio) on the Course Map Project.

Steve expects that the course directory interface will be improved when we launch our next generation website. Like the other matters he has set his hand to, this is a pretty safe bet.

[unwrinkledear]

Originally Posted by petershive

to unwrinkledear:

Cliff Towne has been working to update course directory information in cooperation with IT Director Steve Ganz. Cliff points out that you don't need the exact zip code -- a nearby zip code should be sufficient. Most people probably don't start their search with zip codes anyway. The City/State search field is somewhat more direct. Finally, even if you don't know the zipcode or City/State you can try "Course Name" under "Advanced Search" if you only know some of the words in the name.

Cliff also noted that most courses in the US now have correct GPS locations for the first tee. In addition, he is working (by state A-Z, currently in Ohio) on the Course Map Project.

Steve expects that the course directory interface will be improved when we launch our next generation website. Like the other matters he has set his hand to, this is a pretty safe bet.

Thanks Pete - Cliff always did an amazing job with the book directory. (And he's one of the most fun local guys here to play with!)

I a couple more questions: any eta (month? year?) when the next generation website will be launched?

Also, I understand that plugging in any zip code around the area works well - it just usually means that if you are planning a trip, you need to visit one more website to find out a relevant zip code BEFORE you come here (at least for me, finding out a destination zip code is not first on my agenda when planning a trip for fun or work).

And I guess it's just me, but I am always trying to use the city/ state search. 75% of the time, it pulls up a map of the state with blue dots everywhere. Well, if I have never been to winter park, CO, and I don;t know the area, I have no idea where to begin to zoom in on that map. Its just a bunch of blue pins. Sure, I can click on each one, but there are hundreds. And with no accompanying list, I don't know if there are any in the city or not.

Now, when i do a zip code search (and 25% of the time when i do a city/ state search) a text list comes up telling me the name of the closest courses to that zip code. Much easier to navigate.

Anyway, it'd be nice to get to the text results easier.

Thanks for the help!

[steveganz]

Originally Posted by unwrinkledear

I a couple more questions: any eta (month? year?) when the next generation website will be launched?

Most certainly in 2013, if not sooner. Sorry I can't be more specific. We're intent on launching the next version of the website with critical new functionality and I don't want to release anything before it's ready.

Originally Posted by unwrinkledear

I guess it's just me, but I am always trying to use the city/ state search. 75% of the time, it pulls up a map of the state with blue dots everywhere. Well, if I have never been to winter park, CO, and I don;t know the area, I have no idea where to begin to zoom in on that map. Its just a bunch of blue pins. Sure, I can click on each one, but there are hundreds. And with no accompanying list, I don't know if there are any in the city or not.

Now, when i do a zip code search (and 25% of the time when i do a city/ state search) a text list comes up telling me the name of the closest courses to that zip code. Much easier to navigate.

If you type "Winter Park" into the City field and select "Colorado" from the State dropdown menu and then click the Search button, you will get exactly what you're asking for.

[unwrinkledear]

Originally Posted by steveganz

Most certainly in 2013, if not sooner. Sorry I can't be more specific. We're intent on launching the next version of the website with critical new functionality and I don't want to release anything before it's ready.


If you type "Winter Park" into the City field and select "Colorado" from the State dropdown menu and then click the Search button, you will get exactly what you're asking for.

Thanks Steve. I'm an idiot in a lot of respects, but 75% of the time when I do that search, all I get is the visual map - not the text list. I blame me, my computer, etc. It's not the website's fault.

[steveganz]

Originally Posted by unwrinkledear

Thanks Steve. I'm an idiot in a lot of respects, but 75% of the time when I do that search, all I get is the visual map - not the text list. I blame me, my computer, etc. It's not the website's fault.

Feel free to message me with your operating system, browser information, etc. if you'd like to troubleshoot further.

[bruce_brakel]

Originally Posted by unwrinkledear

Thanks Steve. I'm an idiot in a lot of respects, but 75% of the time when I do that search, all I get is the visual map - not the text list. I blame me, my computer, etc. It's not the website's fault.

That happens to me a lot. It might be that when I see the map slide over to the location after entering the city and state, then I forget to hit the search button. Are you old?

[Sorry, Peter, for another post on your thread not asking you anything! ]

[wsfaplau]

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