Budget GPS - which one?

[tsped83]

I am a massive hypocrite, but I want a GPS.

OK, so that minor point out of the way I need some help/recommendations on which unit to look closer at. I'm after a basic and simple GPS that will tell me front, middle and back yardages, and ideally a shot-distance-measure-function so I can gloat when I hit a 450 yard drive. I'm not bothered about hazard distances, flyovers or whatever else these things do. All I want is nice and simple.

So, the models I've found so far are;

Garmin S1
Snooper S210
Bushnell Neo+

Can anybody recommend/slate the models above? Or suggest an alternative? Ideally I'm looking to shop around to find a GPS under £100.

Thanks one and all.

 

[fundy]

Someone posted a link recently for one that was reduced to £65 (think it was the basic snooper model), maybe worth doing a search and seeing if still at that price

Edit: Check below thread, hard to see how youd go wrong with the Snooper for £65 and seems the code is still working

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?59018-GPS-Shotsaver-50-off&highlight=snooper+s210

 

[Odvan]

Without wishing to sound rude, there's loads of threads about GPS so use the search function.

i recently bought the S1 for the reasons you have just outlined. I love it. Box clever and price match if you buy it in the high street.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I've had my s1 for approx 9 months and now dont leave home without it..... never missed a beat.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

S1 here too.
Simple and effective.
Being new to the game it's one of my best buys.
I had no idea how to judge distance and no idea how far I could hit each club.
Now I do.

 

[Garush34]

Got the S1, great piece of kit. Simple to read and use. Half the time i dont even notice its on my wrist its that comfortable to ware.

 

[SimonC]

I've got a SkyCaddie SG2.5 which I love but I also downloaded an app called Golfshot GPS for my smartphone. I've tested them side by side & the yardages are almost identical. It's normally £20 but if you download an app called Blackmart Alpha you can get it for free (search the internet for it as the Playstore one doesn't work properly)

 

[gjbike]

Being a 20+ H/C maybe invest the money into some qualitly lessons.

 

[cliveb]

I have an S1 and it works well, but there are three minor irritants:

• It sometimes takes a long time to lock on to the satellites.
• Battery life is limited. Last Sunday I played 36 holes and it just about managed (and popped up a low battery warning after about 34 holes).
• The strap appears to be non-replaceable, so that will be a problem if it breaks. (I notice the S2 has a replaceable strap).

 

[tsped83]

Being a 20+ H/C maybe invest the money into some qualitly lessons.

Not the original question was it?

 

[Garush34]

Being a 20+ H/C maybe invest the money into some qualitly lessons.

Dont see what being a 20+ H/C has to do with getting a GPS unit. Its possible that better course management would drop him a couple shots which a gps would help with.

Plus for all you know the OP may already be having a course of lessons. It wasnt a case of lessons or GPS.

 

[gjbike]

Not the original question was it?

At the end of the day your H/C would come quicker with Quality lessons than buying a GPS

 

[tsped83]

At the end of the day your H/C would come quicker with Quality lessons than buying a GPS

That is blatantly obvious, but again, not what I was asking.