best gps devices???

I have just got a SkyCaddie Touch and haven't come across any issues with the touch screen. It is much faster than the SGX which it replaced because the on/off switch became faulty. Incidentally I got an extremely good deal from SkyCaddie trading the SGX against the new Touch.
 
Fish said:
It's the best seller in Pro shops up & down the country and is always guaranteed to be up to date with any course changes :thup:
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I think you are letting your allegiance influence you too much!

I've definitely found instances where this has not been the case!

Though they've been relatively quick (a couple of weeks) to make the update when it has been pointed out! Others have actually been faster - same day in fact!
 
Foxholer said:
I think you are letting your allegiance influence you too much!

I've definitely found instances where this has not been the case!

Though they've been relatively quick (a couple of weeks) to make the update when it has been pointed out! Others have actually been faster - same day in fact!
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What utter tosh!

Firstly we can only update when advised of changes and then we come out and walk those holes accordingly, every other GPS brand does not have people on the ground to do the same and 100% relys on third party companies to update their imagery, they have no control on being able to update a change a course has made immediately, so get your facts right before making such statements.
 
Skycaddy for me. The fact they map the courses manually and not via satellite imagery means I trust their distances to be accurate and courses, especially away ones, will by and large be more accurate and reflect current changes
 
I have a skycaddie 2.5. I do think it is excellent and it has been faultless for about 6 years. Battery will still do 2 rounds easily.

However it completely hacks me off that I have to pay £30 per year for the privilege of using something that I own. I wouldn't mind so much if the units were cheaper than their rivals but that is not the case.

I really feel that skycaddie at least owe me some sort of loyalty bonus after all this time!

When this unit goes (or perhaps in December when my membership is up) I am very tempted to move to another provider. I often compare my Skycaddie for distance against other units and the difference is always less than the distance between two clubs and most amateurs ability!
 
I know it's too late but I have the Bushnell Neo XS watch and love it. Battery is great (minimum 2 rounds with power to spare), front, rear and back of the green plus 3 hazards on each hole. Light, easy to read and also measures drive distance and length of round.
That's all I need.
 
I had a garmin s1. Sold it when I purchased an apple watch cos i thought golfshot would do the job. It doesn't. So i have now purchased a S3 garmin which is really good. Not sure these devices with bells on are what i am after really. I just wanna know distance to frnt centre and back of green really.
 
KenL said:
I have a skycaddie 2.5. I do think it is excellent and it has been faultless for about 6 years. Battery will still do 2 rounds easily.

However it completely hacks me off that I have to pay £30 per year for the privilege of using something that I own. I wouldn't mind so much if the units were cheaper than their rivals but that is not the case.

I really feel that skycaddie at least owe me some sort of loyalty bonus after all this time!

When this unit goes (or perhaps in December when my membership is up) I am very tempted to move to another provider. I often compare my Skycaddie for distance against other units and the difference is always less than the distance between two clubs and most amateurs ability!
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It's not just about actual distance though to any given hazard, I always add carry yardages also as I think it's 1 thing knowing there's a bunker 175yds ahead that you can just see the raised mound/bank for, but how big is it and can you get over it?

Also any changes such as new bunkers, ditches, moved greens complete new holes etc made to a course of which there were hundreds last winter are all walked once we are informed and updated before the season starts, there can be nothing worse than paying to play at a new course in a comp only to find your drive has ran into a new ditch not shown on your device yet!
 
Fish said:
What utter tosh!

Firstly we can only update when advised of changes and then we come out and walk those holes accordingly, every other GPS brand does not have people on the ground to do the same and 100% relys on third party companies to update their imagery, they have no control on being able to update a change a course has made immediately, so get your facts right before making such statements.
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Er... You have just confirmed that I was correct!

I notified both SkyCaddy and CaddiePlus (I had both at the time) of changes at 2 courses (on different occasions). CaddiePlus had remapped the course that afternoon; SkyCaddie took a couple of weeks to actually do the changes - walking the holes, as you point out.

I had no problem with the time delay btw. But to state, as you did, that it was 'always guaranteed to be up to date with any course changes' is simply, well er...tosh! They relay on notification - just as every other one does - and there is a delay virtually guaranteed because of the 'mapping on the ground' that they do.
 
Foxholer said:
Er... You have just confirmed that I was correct!

I notified both SkyCaddy and CaddiePlus (I had both at the time) of changes at 2 courses (on different occasions). CaddiePlus had remapped the course that afternoon; SkyCaddie took a couple of weeks to actually do the changes - walking the holes, as you point out.

I had no problem with the time delay btw. But to state, as you did, that it was 'always guaranteed to be up to date with any course changes' is simply, well er...tosh! They relay on notification - just as every other one does - and there is a delay virtually guaranteed because of the 'mapping on the ground' that they do.
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No, you eluded to the fact that they updated the same day they were informed, if not, how long did they know of the changes before coming out and walking the course, although I've never heard of them and from speaking to hundreds of clubs annually ALL the clubs I speak to confirm that nobody else has ever visited to map on foot other than ourselves, so, if you have a contact number for them could you please forward it to me so I can ask them when they can come out to my club to add the bunkers we've introduced and also go to Leamington to walk the first 3 holes as they've got new greens, yardages, pars and layouts, I'll be fascinated to hear the response!
 
I have a garmin S1 - simple and cheap - although not as cheap as people are buying mow. As to distances, whenever i compare to Skycaddy they are within a couple of yards - my mate has a Bushnell - actually his second in a few months as he complained - and there are a few distinct differences even on the new one and he is not happy
 
KenL said:
I have a skycaddie 2.5. I do think it is excellent and it has been faultless for about 6 years. Battery will still do 2 rounds easily.

However it completely hacks me off that I have to pay £30 per year for the privilege of using something that I own. I wouldn't mind so much if the units were cheaper than their rivals but that is not the case.
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If I'm honest, the SkyCaddie charges hack me of a bit too, but as I play about 100 rounds a year, both in the UK and Europe, it works out at about 5p a round, less than it costs me in golf tees.
 
I had a Garmin S1 and it was okay. The only problem I had with it was battery life. 18 holes was fine, but if you were playing 36 there was no way it could manage without a charge between rounds. It would conk out with about 7 or 8 holes to go.
I now have a Bushnell Neo XS and it's fine. Two rounds not a problem, and it has the added advantage of measuring up to four hazards per hole, something the more basic S1 didn't offer.
Very light to wear, don't even know you've got it on.
And distances, when compared to playing partners other systems, seems fine.
Plus no annual fees!
I'm not saying it's the "best" but it's certainly better than the S1
;)
 
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Foxholer said:
Try here.

http://www.golf-plus.co.uk/

They did indeed update the courses the same day I notified then that they had changed.

Remember, all I was stating was that your claims were unsustainable...they (GolfPlus) made no claims at all - simply performed!
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So what was the change?

I think you are deliberately omitting some information and playing with words as you have chosen to shorten that quote which goes on to ask in the same sentence how long they not only knew, which you have answered, but also asks/states "to walk the course"! There's is no way you informed them and they came out the same day to walk a course and update it immediately, I know fully how the process works and that is neigh on impossible.

I would suggest that the change was something that had been in place for some time as the third party satellite imagery information they use was already updated or by some freak chance the satellite for that same third party just happened to be updated at that time so they were able to process the change without coming out, something any of the company's that use third party imagery can do if that information has already been updated showing the said change/s, however, if those third party companies that own the imagery had not updated or had no requirement to do so for 6 months or more, some even only update annually, then and only then would that have been updated, it was nothing less than a fluke as the exercise is done on a regular basis asking directly of those companies who make false marketing promises when they can come out to make changes and if they don't come out or don't have the ability or infrastructure to come out, how long will it be until that said course will be updated, and you know what, none of them can answer or they refuse or avoid the answer, why, because they would rather misinterpretate or state falsehoods on their actual ability to update courses in their marketing!

Only Garmin plays the game fairly, to a degree, they put in there T&C's, although in the smallest writing buried in tiny paperwork, that they do not walk or visit courses and that they rely totally on third party imagery which will not be up to date or correct, they also go on to state that it would be far too expensive for them to do so, so in other words, the difference between a membership and not is for up-to-date information that once known about isn't relied upon by a third party to update which could take many months whereas with us you have total transparency and time frames that can be given & honoured.
 
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