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Re: Bilkos wind calculator

• pdxdriver 2,628 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 1:49 PM

  Hi folks,

  do any of you know how to get this as i just can't seem to?i have followed the instructions it said download complete but i can't open it.Clearly i should of stayed awake more at school all those years ago.

  Thanks Peeps

• DDRoss1 1,809 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 2:19 PM

  pdxdriver:

  Hi folks,

  do any of you know how to get this as i just can't seem to?i have followed the instructions it said download complete but i can't open it.Clearly i should of stayed awake more at school all those years ago.

  Thanks Peeps

  Hey brother...i have it i believe u open it as an xml file. but i cant remember. i am sorry...but mine is saved as actuallly an xlsx file..on my screen so i just open it..i am sorry cant be more help.

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 2:59 PM

  do you have excel on your pc to open it?

  send or post your email and I will send it to you

• Wheels65 744 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 3:17 PM

  Peeps, The program is written for Windows based programs. If you are "windows based" just download the program and run it.  If you are using a Mac, you've got to do some fudging to make it work in 'Mac Numbers'.  It will work in "numbers", but you've got to do some 'translation'.  Here is the Windows link: https://sites.google.com/site/bilkosputterpal/jacobsgolfstats/wind-calculator-program

  It WORKS, but you have to be aware that as WGT changes it's play parameters or you mess around with 10 different balls, you have to apply corrections to Bilko's results.

  You look like you're doing pretty well without it !!??

  Good Luck.

   

• fatdan 3,379 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 3:24 PM

  Wheels65:

  Peeps, The program is written for Windows based programs. If you are "windows based" just download the program and run it. 

  Not without Excel...at least not the one I downloaded.

   

• Wheels65 744 Posts

  Mon, Jan 6 2014 5:39 PM

  Dan, look a little closer. The original program was written in Excel. The newer program is a stand alone program which runs on any "Windows" machine.

  BTB - check the formulae in the original program, there is an error (if memory serves) in the tail wind calculations.

• pdxdriver 2,628 Posts

  Wed, Jan 8 2014 10:17 AM

  Thanks for the replys folks,i have a couple of peeps looking into this for me as i am not to great when it comes to computers lol,all i can say is tho,is when i down loaded it my malwarebytes detected stuff in it so i deleted it.