I downloaded it, and had a pretty similar experience to yours. I think they do a remarkable job of simplifying to come up with a starting point. I bet it's a good starting point for most golfers (and, frankly, probably not a good finishing point).
As an retired professional software developer, I was more impressed by their clubfitting knowledge than their programming professionalism. They got some spiffy graphics and sounds into it, but the basics of good software packaging were completely missing. Examples:
* The installation is an executable (.exe) program, but you download it as a zip. The only good reason for that would be additional compression. But the exe was only a fraction of a percent bigger than the zip, so all this accomplished was:
- Add a step for the user to worry about.
- Make it impossible to use if you don't have an unzipper.
Stupid!
* They used a standard installer-generator to build their setup program, but they disabled the installation-directory selection logic. Moreover, they didn't remove the selection control; they left it in, but it doesn't do anything when you try to "adjust" it. That is not only bad design, it's really unfriendly. I had two reasons for wanting to install it in a directory other than their default, and couldn't.
* Apparently the originator of this program is GolfEssentials.com. These guys apparently aren't paying close attention, because their URL seems to have been hijacked by somebody selling domain names. Yechh!
Cheers!
DaveT
At 04:05 PM 11/27/02 -1000, you wrote:
Jents, Try this software out. Of course it doesn't replace a dynamic fitting but it got pretty much the same results as I did the last time I fit myself. The only difference is that I made my irons 1deg upright and they suggested standard, but otherwise I could have played the clubs well as recommended.Just for giggles. ;-) http://www.customgolf.com/equipment/accessories/headcovers/headcovers.asp?bh js=1&bhsw=1280&bhsh=1024&bhswi=1251&bhshi=842&bhflver=4&bhdir=1&bhje=1 Happy Thanksgiving! Cub
