About Us

Company Overview

Best Approach has been the leading innovator in the yardage guide industry since 1994. Founders Mike Howell and Gary Mannies developed a reputation for excellence in graphics, service and printing that helped them grow into the world's largest producer of yardage books. The company has 80 employees, allowing Best Approach to provide consistent quality and timely service to customers around the world.



We offer a range of other golf related products and services, including course measurement and marking, scorecards, pinsheets, and our newest product: animated flyovers.

Our customers represent some of the world's finest golf courses. Click here to read what some of them say about us.

The Best Approach team includes sales and customer service representatives, graphic designers, and survey, printing, and binding staff, all experienced in creating the finest course graphics products available.

Having our own printing presses and book bindery gives us the flexibility to print small quantities, control quality, and meet unexpected deadlines.

Some of the factors that contribute to the consistent quality we have become known for include:

● Course measurement  is done by our own highly skilled staff with Global Positioning    Satellite systems (GPS) that are accurate to less than one foot.

● All graphics work goes through three levels of proofing.