COURSE VIEW

When you enter OptiShot, either in Game Mode or Practice Mode, you will find yourself standing at the tee of the first hole looking down the course. Surrounding the screen are tools and information. We will discuss these as we go along.

TASKBAR

Across the bottom of the screen is the OptiShot Taskbar.

The Taskbar shows you the current club being used, the player’s shot type, the type of ball being used, the conditions of the lie, the distance to the Pin, the height above or below the cup, the wind direction and speed. It also is how you access the Menu.

In addition to displaying information, the Taskbar allows you to change some of your settings. We will talk about that in detail in the How To Use OptiShot section.

INFORMATION BAR

In the upper left hand corner is the Information Bar.

The Information Bar displays:

• Which course you are playing.
• Whether you are in Game Mode or Practice Mode.
• The current hole along with its yardage and par.
• Which player is up, their handedness and the clubset they are using.
• In Game Mode it also shows how many shots the current player has taken on this hole.

OVERHEAD MAP

On the right side of the screen you will see the Overhead Map.

This map gives you a bird's-eye view of the current hole from tee to green. It shows you the current position of your ball as well as the aim line for your current lie. When in Game Mode with multiple players it will show the ball position for each player.

In addition to this display, in Practice Mode the Overhead Map allows you to position your ball. We will talk more about this in the How to use OptiShot section.

Note: When Practicing on the Driving Range this map will appear slightly differently. This will be covered in the Driving Range section.

You can also use the Overhead Map to determine distance from the Tee and to the cup. When you move the mouse cursor over the map it will display how far that point is from the Tee and cup.

SHOT DATA DISPLAY

The Shot Data display is an overlay on the left side of the OptiShot screen and shows detailed data about the last shot taken.

The information available in the Shot Data window:

Additionally, the Shot Data can include a visual representation of the shot taken.

There are three different ways to view the Shot Data display.

To change from one view to the next, click the Toggle Display link a the bottom of the Shot Data. You can set when you want this data to be shown in the Options Window which is covered in detail in the How To Use OptiShot section.

PUTTING GRID

When you are near a green, a Putting Grid will be visible around the cup. This is a color coded grid showing the slope of the green intended to aid you in placing your shots.

Where the ground is sloping upward the grid will be red, if sloping downwards it will be blue, and where the ground is level it will appear green. Using these visual clues you can aim your shot accordingly.

The Putting Grid: Without Rolling Balls and with Rolling Balls.

In addition to the Grid display, OptiShot will place Rolling Balls around the grid that will roll in the direction your ball would at that point on the green. The combination of these makes it very easy to see the contours of the green and determine the best aim line for your shots and putts.

Note: You can optionally show or hide the Rolling Balls, or even hide the Putting Grid entirely. See the How to Use OptiShot section for details.

If your lie is within the grid, changing your aim causes the Putting Grid to move with you. If your lie is outside of the grid, when you change aim the grid will remain centered on the cup.