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Unread 16-01-2013, 15:40
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Re: Field Calc / Measurement Tool

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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV View Post
So if I'm standing at the 27 foot center line on the field in front of a goal, it should say I have to shoot 27 feet? That's what I would assume most people would want because that makes sense as to where that dot is. Maybe I'm off here but that's how we have been doing things.
Height is also accounted for. The ground distance gives you the 27 feet, but the direct distance uses the height of the goal, so that distance is a little more.
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