The Yardage Book

Multiple systems.
Built together.

The Yardage Book is an eight-to-twelve-week build of two or three named systems, planned and built together. The foundational decisions get made once instead of three separate times. This is the bigger move for course and sim operators.

Three phases. Eight to twelve weeks.

1
Weeks 1-2
Discovery and Baseline
We dig into the current state across each system being built, capture baseline numbers from your tee sheet, POS, website analytics, and wherever else the data lives, and lock the multi-system scope before any build work starts.
2
Weeks 3-10
Build
The named systems get built in coordinated sequence. We make the cross-system decisions once. Weekly check-ins keep the build on track across each parallel track of work.
3
Weeks 11-12
Launch and Handoff
We launch each system, train the team across all of them, and hand off documentation so every part of the build runs without us in the room.

What you get with every Yardage Book.

Every Yardage Book includes the same engagement-level scope, no matter which combination of named systems you're building.

Multi-system kickoff and discovery
Baseline metrics captured across all systems
Weekly progress check-ins
Two or three named systems, built in coordinated sequence
Cross-system integration where it makes sense
Documentation and handoff materials
Team training across each system
30-day post-launch Q&A window
Optional transition into a Loop engagement

What it costs.

$12,000 to $20,000
Billed 50% upfront, 50% on delivery
The format
The engagement is priced upfront. There's no hourly billing and no scope creep surprises. You'll know what you're paying before we start.
The terms
You pay half on signing and half on delivery. The first half locks the calendar and starts the work. The second half closes the engagement out.
What moves the price
Three things move the price. The first is which named systems are being built and how many of them, since each one adds scope. The second is how interconnected the systems need to be, since cross-system integrations take more setup. The third is the state of your current infrastructure, since a clean foundation builds faster than a messy one.

Two paths most operators take.

These are typical bundles. Actual scope gets defined per engagement.

Is the Yardage Book the right call?

A Yardage Book fits when:
  • You need foundational work across multiple systems, built together instead of separately.
  • You're making a real growth move and want the foundational decisions made one time.
  • You'd rather pay one engagement fee than coordinate three.
  • You want the systems built so they actually talk to each other.
A Yardage Book isn't the right call when:
  • You only need one system built. Consider a Read.
  • You want ongoing month-to-month support, not a project. Consider the Loop.
  • Your budget is below the Yardage Book floor. Consider starting with a Read.

Questions we hear a lot.

How do I know if I need a Yardage Book vs. starting with one Read and then another?
It comes down to whether the systems need to share infrastructure. Building a new website while also adding loyalty and outings benefits from one set of foundational decisions: shared data sources, shared email infrastructure, shared analytics. Doing them as separate Reads means three discoveries, three foundational decisions, three handoffs. The Yardage Book makes those decisions once.
Can I add a system mid-engagement?
We don't advise that because mid-engagement scope changes break the coordinated sequencing that makes the Yardage Book work in the first place. If you realize during the engagement that you need an additional system, the cleanest path is to scope it as a Read after the Yardage Book delivers or fold it into a Loop afterward.
What if the work takes longer than 12 weeks?
The eight-to-twelve-week range covers the vast majority of Yardage Books. If your specific build is going to take longer because of scope complexity or integration depth, we'll know during scoping and price accordingly. If something unexpected stretches the timeline mid-build, we'll work through it together. We don't bill extra for our own scoping mistakes.
Do the systems get built in parallel or in sequence?
It depends on the systems. Some share infrastructure and need to be built in a specific order (the website usually comes first because email and analytics depend on it). Others can run in parallel. We map the sequence during the discovery phase and keep weekly check-ins running across each track.
Do you offer guarantees?
We don't promise specific revenue numbers, because too much sits outside the systems themselves for any honest guarantee to be possible. What we do guarantee is that the systems get built to scope, on time, with before-and-after metrics measured so you can see what actually changed.
Is there an installment plan instead of 50/50?
The standard is half on signing and half on delivery. If your accounting cycle makes installments easier, let us know on the audit call and we'll talk through it. We're not too strict about the exact structure as long as the engagement is real and the work is funded.

Ready to map the full course?

Get a free audit. We'll walk your setup, identify the systems most worth building together, and sketch what a Yardage Book might look like for your operation. We don't pitch and we don't pressure.

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