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| This is great! Amazon is the place to get it too... |
I am a seasonal player in the mountains. Play 3 to 4 times a week with a handicap of 20-25. Practice 6 days a week, and do indoor practice in winter. Try to use it to travel also.
I read all kinds of reviews and almost didn't choose this one! I compared all other golf sites before the purchase, and amazon had always had it cheaper even with other discounts from other sites.
It was so easy to do the set up and installation. I don't understand how some had so much trouble. The instructions were very easy. Finding the coursse on the gps are easy to select. It is better than trying to find the pin to point it too, and it's precise on yardage.
I hate that you have to pay a fee every year but, the non fee ones don't have as much precision and choices. I do recommend the leather case to protect it.
Golf being a game of inches, this helps you to study your distances and your game even better! Totally recommend this gps over any other. Get it off amazon! Happy Golfing all!! |
| Jan 06, 2009 |
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| SkyCaddie SG5 |
| We received our SkyCaddie SG5 and have enjoyed using it. It has really helped with the knowledge of how far to the front edge of the green and then knowing the approx distance to the flag. This helps mainly with my short game in knowing how far to hit the approach shot and stay below the flag. This also helps my wife determine the percentage of her wedge swings to get the ball back to the hole. The SkyCaddie infomercial guarantees 5 shots saved and once the fairways start back growing and shots react better I truly feel this will happen. I have seen several of our MGA members using their SkyCaddie and haven't heard a bad word yet! We love our SkyCaddie SG5! |
| Jan 01, 2009 |
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| A great golf industry company |
The first unit I purchased had a defective satelite receiver. I had to mail it back. SkyCaddie has a great website and the email response for problems is within one day. I sent the unit back to Amazon and SkyCaddie re-instated my membership on the new unit. The company is true to their word.
As for golfing, the device is priceless. No matter where you are on the course, you know yardage to targets and trouble. The "intelligreen" technology is great. You know the size of the green and as soon as you see the pin you can figure yardage to the pin location. No more guesswork on approaches. I played a course for the first time and had no hesitation is club selection. LOVE IT. |
| Dec 24, 2008 |
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| Works OK but don't buy because of lack of support |
| We all know that this thing works OK & gives reasonable accurate yardage to the green. BUT-the customer support is pathetic! Difficult software that works marginal at best, requires yearly fees and when I upgraded my service & paid $20 only to find out it was only good for 2 months. When I call "customer support" "if you can get through", they are very argumentative & condescending. |
| Dec 20, 2008 |
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| Works OK, Better Options Available |
The SG5 has worked at all of the golf courses I've used it at. I've had some issues with the yardage being off but most of the time it's pretty accurate. Battery life is pretty decent and will certainly last a round or two.
My issue has to do with price and the ability to customize. First off, price. A few hundred dollars for golf GPS software plus the yearly fee isn't exactly cheap. Second, what do you do if the green is off by 30 yards? It's happened several times. You can call up customer service and have them re-mark the course but what guarantee is there that it will happen? None apparently, as my local course is still marked incorrectly after several calls.
I ended up selling the device and downloaded golf GPS software for my BlackBerry. It might not look as pretty but it's free, there's no subscription fee, and if a hole is a bit off I can update yardage through the software in real time. In the end I traded $$$ & graphics for accuracy. Works for me. |
| Dec 12, 2008 |
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