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Thank you for your
interest in our products.
Below are some of the most commonly asked
presales questions.
| Q: |
What
is the difference between TurboStats Complete, ProSeries and ScoreKeeper? |
| A: |
The main difference is the ProSeries version can break
down a batters stats vs right or left pitching, pitchers stats by right or
left batting and fielding stats by individual positions. Most
ScoreKeeper users get the ProSeries version because ScoreKeeper
automatically does the right vs left and fielding breakdowns
automatically. You also get a practice planner in the Pro
version. Here is the full comparison chart.
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Features
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ScoreKeeper |
TurboStats
Batting |
TurboStats
Complete |
TurboStats
ProSeries |
Turbo
Scout |
| List Price |
$69.95 |
$39.95 |
$69.95 |
$99.95 |
$49 |
| Web order discount |
$10* |
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$10 |
$10 |
$20 |
Score games live
(pitch by pitch) |
X |
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| Enter stats from scorebook |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Import stats |
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X* |
X* |
X2 |
| Export games |
X* |
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X* |
X* |
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| Print completed scoresheets |
X |
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| Design blank scorebook pages |
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X |
X |
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| Print box score |
X* |
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X* |
X* |
X2 |
| Create box score web page |
X* |
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X* |
X* |
X2 |
| Print play-by-play |
X |
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| Create play-by-play web page |
X |
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| Print individual game report |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Edit Stats from desktop |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Edit/Undo games on PDA |
X |
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| Infield Hits/bunts |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Beam lineups to other ScoreKeeper users |
X |
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| Beam game files to other PDA's |
X |
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Statistics
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| Batting statistics |
X |
54 |
54 |
104 |
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| Pitching statistics |
X |
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52 |
92 |
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| Fielding statistics |
X1 |
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12 |
80 |
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| Batting stats vs. left/right pitchers |
X1 |
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X |
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| Pitching stats vs. left/right batters |
X1 |
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X |
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| Fielding by Positions |
X1 |
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X |
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| Batting Stats by Count |
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X |
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Create Game Types
conference, non-conference, etc |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Individual game statistics reports |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Create HTML statistics |
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X |
X |
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| Fully customized stat reports |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Leader reports |
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X |
X |
X |
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| League standings/team records |
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X |
X |
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| League stat merge with leaders |
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X |
X |
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Spray Charts |
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| Enter Spray Charts |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| View Spray charts |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X2 |
| Display batter hits by type |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X2 |
| Display batter hits by direction |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X2 |
| Print spray charts |
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X |
X |
X |
X2 |
| Show vs. team, or pitcher |
X |
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X2 |
| Show vs. team, or batter |
X |
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X2 |
| Show Pitching History |
X3 |
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X2 |
| Show Pitch Types by Count |
X3 |
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X2 |
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Other Features
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| International Tiebreaker |
X |
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Mercy Rule
(end inning with less than 2 outs) |
X |
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| Computerized Batting Order |
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X |
X |
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| Game Lineup Creator |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Custom Lineup Card Creator |
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X |
X |
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Print Inning by Inning Fielding Lineups
(with up to 9 diagrams per page) |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Career Stats |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Practice Planner |
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X |
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| League Scheduler |
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X |
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| Animated Situational Diagramming |
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X |
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* TurboStats and
ScoreKeeper bundle is required
1 Stats are tracked but not viewable without TurboStats PC
Software
2 A copy of ScoreKeeper is required to use this feature
3 Stats are tracked but not viewable without TurboScout PC
Software
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| Q: |
What
is new in ScoreKeeper 7.1 |
| A: |
- New Pitch Chart Mode with one click
on/off.
- Batter/Pitcher view of pitches hit by zone,
type and count.
- Share game files by beaming or Sending via BlueTooth or Email
- Option for entering errors on foul balls
- Option for selecting past ball or wild
pitch using ON > by Dropped third strike
- Option for On> by Sac Bunt (choice of
Error or Fielder's Choice)
- Option to advance runners by Defensive Indifference
- Option for DP in the fielding positions
(Flex)
- Orders the out #'s for Double
Plays in the order they occurred
- Includes balls and strikes thrown in the
Scorebook page pitcher summary
- Click here for screen
images of Version 7.1
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| Q: |
Will
ScoreKeeper work without a copy of TurboStats? |
| A: |
ScoreKeeper is a live game scoring program designed to take advantage of
the convenience of the Palm PDA platform for it's size, battery life,
instant on and touch screen interface. You can store unlimited games
on the PDA (only limited by memory) and view basic stats right on the PDA
screen for individual games and ALL games. Due to the limited screen
size only 11 batting stats and 12 pitching stats are viewable on the
PDA. Without TurboStats on the PC you can hotsync and print
individual game scorebook pages and play by play reports but not seasonal
stat reports. TurboStats on the PC is designed for advanced
statistic reporting of up to 300 stats per player with Righty vs Lefty
breakdowns (Pro Version). TurboStats also prints Spray Chart
diagrams and allows reports to be created for conference, non conference,
tournament and other game types. If you are a fan, parent or youth
coach who does not require printed reports or does not need to analyze
performance data, you can use ScoreKeeper standalone with good
results. TurboStats can be added in the future if you needs
change. To see all the other features in TurboStats click here: TurboStats
Features. Use the back button on your browser to come back to
this page. |
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| Q: |
Will
ScoreKeeper work on a Laptop? |
| A: |
No and Yes. No because there is nothing we can sell you to make it
work. Yes because Palm offers developers an emulator program that
can popup a Palm session on your PC or Laptop. We don't support this
functionality but if you visit Palm's developer site you can get a copy of
the emulator from them. visit the Palm
Developer Site. Please don't call our support site on this
issue. If you use the emulator you are on your own. It does work
well but you won't be able to hotsync and must know how to manually move
games from the emulator to your palm user backup directories. And by
the way, you must have a palm to do this because you need the palm
desktop software loaded on your PC regardless. |
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| Q: |
How
do ScoreKeeper and TurboScore for laptops compare? |
| A: |
Well maybe the best question is how does scoring on a laptop compare
with scoring on a Palm PDA. In our opinion, there is no comparison.
The PDA is much easier. The PDA is better in the sunlight, batteries
last about 10 times as long, touch screen is fantastic and its much easier
to sit there with a Palm in your hand than a Laptop on your lap
(especially in the rain). There are some users who have scoring
booths with power available. For these situations we still recommend
ScoreKeeper because it's easier to use and tracks up to 300 stats.
TurboScore is a nice program that looks like a scorebook page on your
laptop and is easy to use. However it will only export about 50
stats into TurboStats and won't support righty vs lefty stats or fielding
by individual positions. If you want TurboScore for your laptop, we
suggest you get TurboStats Complete to go with it. For more
information about TurboScore, visit this page. TurboScore
. Use your browsers BACK button to come back to this page. |
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| Q: |
What PDA's will run ScoreKeeper? |
| A: |
ScoreKeeper is designed to run on any Palm OS PDA or Garnet OS PDA. If you will be
using it outside, get a high resolution color screen or monochrome.
Low resolution screens like the Z22 are hard to see in the sunlight.
Centro, Treo 755p, 650p, 700p, Tungsten C, E2, E, TX, T5 Zire 71 and Zire 72 are great choices.
ScoreKeeper will also run on a Windows
Mobile PDA with
optional StyleTap (you need to
install the palm desktop software and copy the game files to the PC)
- Also Supports
- Palm Pilot IIIe, IIIc, V, Vx, M100, Handspring Visor, Treo 600 or 650,
IBM Workpad or Sony Clie or any other pda running the Palm Operating System 3.0 or
higher and least 250k available memory.
- ScoreKeeper App requires 200K free space. Each
game requires approx 8-12K (based on number of events).
example: A 2 MB Palm can hold about 200 concurrent games. Games
can be removed after Hot Sync for Unlimited Capacity. The
Tungsten E2 has 32 MB.
- We do not support Pocket PC, IPAQ, HP Jordana or
any other CE handheld however it will run on these devices if you use
Style Tap software (see below). Only on Palm OS Operating Systems.
Works on all model Palm Pilots, Handsprings and Sony Handhelds.
Does not support the Treo 700.
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| Q: |
Will
ScoreKeeper run on Windows Mobile, Android, WebOS, Pocket PC or the
iPhone/IPad? |
| A: |
ScoreKeeper runs most effectively on any Palm PDA/Smartphone plus other
Garnet OS devices. ScoreKeeper will run on a Windows
Mobile PDA and jailbroken IPad, IPhone, ITouch with
optional StyleTap software running,
however we still recommend a Palm PDA over these products for data
entry. Visit www.StyleTap.com
for more information. Hotsyncing with StyleTap is not as easy as
using a Palm PDA but can be done.
Scoring on a capacitive tablet screen has many drawbacks and
environmental restrictions and in our evaluation is not nearly as
efficient as a resistive touchscreen like a Palm PDA. See our
comparison Capacitive vs
Resistive. There are new products coming to the market like the
HP Slate 500 that have both Capacitive and Active Digitizers so a stylus
can still be used. Your investment in ScoreKeeper
will continue to be supported with us and will be supported on other
devices in the future. A great media tablet does not necessarily
make a great data input device and in many ways can be cumbersome and
heavy with the additional safety concerns of RF microwave exposure and
heat. We are testing and evaluating new product to find a better
scoring platform, not a better media device.
ScoreKeeper runs on the Palm Pre with Classic
App and may also run on the New PalmPad from HP. Since the Pre does not
support a stylus, data entry is not as precise as a PDA.
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| Q: |
How does TurboStats and ScoreKeeper compare with
competitive systems? |
| A: |
TurboStats is the original and oldest company on the market
providing baseball PDA scorekeeper software. As competitors come and
go, TurboStats has been in business for over 18 years
supporting our customers. We offer real support, so you can call or
email someone if you have any issues. As far as features go, TurboStats is the
market leader. The following is a list of features you should
consider before purchasing any competitive software.
FASTER, LIGHTER,
MORE RELIABLE, WON'T
GET HOT, WORKS
ANYWHERE, IN ANY
TEMPERATURE
- Full featured products, not stripped down limited "BASIC"
apps like some of our competitors
- Reliability. If it crashes it's worthless. TurboStats
products are highly reliable and used by thousands and thousands of
schools. That's one of top reasons users tell us when they
trade in a competitors product for TurboStats
- Faster Scoring. About twice as fast as IPhone/Ipad Apps due to
excessive menus and cumbersome dragging data entry methods. The
stylus beats the finger any day so you can watch more of the game.
- Does not required a Wifi or Broadband connection to create games or
score games
- Works in the sun, won't overheat and turn off like other
Tablet devices in temps over 80° in the
sun.
- Fits in your pocket so you won't have to worry about it being stolen
- Light weight
- Score up to 3 games on one charge
- Keep all games on the PDA till you delete them. Some products
only keep one game on your PDA and you can't use the previous game
data for scouting or stats. ScoreKeeper stores unlimited
games and displays spray and pitch chart data on screen during the
game when you need it.
- 300 plus stats and spray charts. No other products track more
stats than TurboStats.
- Ease of Use, Ease of Use, Ease of Use...just ask our users. Quotes
- No Support Contract Required (other companies charge $50 annually
for support or charge an annual price to use their website).
- Prevent your opponents from looking at your stats online. Why
provide scouting information to them?
- Easily email stats to anyone. They won't have to pay to see
your stats and you can control who can view them.
- Updates and new features added frequently. No other company
has released more version updates for statistics tracking than
TurboStats. We are on version 14.0
- Keep all your Career and Seasonal statistics on your PC. Not
someone else's website that could be down, inaccessible or even out of
business someday.
- Pitch Charting
- Fielding Stats by position played
- Real Spray Charts (some competitor product just put numbers in
right, center and left field and call that spray charting)
- Spray chart data viewable during the game (and for all games that
player played in)
- Pitch chart data viewable during the game (and for all games that
player played in)
- Guaranteed to work as advertised.
- Selected by Palm Inc. see story
- Overall lower Cost. You investment lasts for years not months.
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| Q: |
Will
ScoreKeeper work on Windows 7 or Vista 64 |
| A: |
Yes: ScoreKeeper and your PDA will work with Wiindows 7 or Vista
64 however you might not be able to hotsync with USB and will need to use
Bluetooth, Wireless or Memory Card Hotsyncing. There are
other easy options to work around this limitation including Windows XP
Mode in Windows 7: see 64
Bit support |
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