Field Calc / Measurement Tool

[Akshay]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

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.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by Akshay

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.

Okay, it's working now. Thanks for putting this together we will be using fairly regularly.

[Akshay]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Okay, it's working now. Thanks for putting this together we will be using fairly regularly.

Was something not working correctly? The only thing I changed was the goal positions.

Also, good to know it will be used.

[dellagd]

Very, very nice.

+1 for java

[Andrew Zeller]

Thank you for making this super useful tool.