steve7
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Hi all ,can anyone tell me if there has been a post a while ago about which gps system to buy with a budget of £350.00 please.
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ScienceBoy
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I was going to recommend one but its £350.01 : (
I suggest chatting to your Pro, other things you need to tell us so we can help you is what features you want etc.
I suggest chatting to your Pro, other things you need to tell us so we can help you is what features you want etc.
GreiginFife
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Why would chatting to a pro help for a GPS? Surely you want a set of features and choose one that fits the bill and budget. Not as if you can get custom fit for one. By all means BUY it from your pro but do you really need him/her to tell you which to buy?
pbrown7582
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For £350 you can just about have your choice of gps.
To narrow it down you need to decide what you main use will be for and the maps available for your home course.
To narrow it down you need to decide what you main use will be for and the maps available for your home course.
I would look at the Garmin G6 if I was in the market. Seems to have plenty of features
ScienceBoy
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My pro was very good at giving advice on pretty much anything I asked him about. I trusted him for impartial advice.
steve7
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Thanks for replies,looking for gps,this being my first,just general advice regarding what others recommend any problems with any device,regarding back up service if required,etc.Don't want to buy lower priced one and realise should have got dearer one,while I have the budget.Or does anyone not use them and there thoughts please.
GreiginFife
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I use a Sky Caddie SG2.5. It does exactly what it is intended to do. Yes it has 30 quid a year subs fee but havent found a course not on it yet.
Easy to use, clear concise distances to front, middle and back. Plus distances to hazards etc. Picked my one up mint 2nd hand for 65 quid.
Easy to use, clear concise distances to front, middle and back. Plus distances to hazards etc. Picked my one up mint 2nd hand for 65 quid.
smange
Journeyman Pro
Another vote for Skycaddie here
Previously had the SG2.5 and now have SG4 and as Greig says does exactly as it says on the tin and very easy to use and read
Cant understand why £30 for a years subscription would put anyone off, its hardly a bank breaking amount for an excellent service
Previously had the SG2.5 and now have SG4 and as Greig says does exactly as it says on the tin and very easy to use and read
Cant understand why £30 for a years subscription would put anyone off, its hardly a bank breaking amount for an excellent service
MadAdey
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Buy a new driver and get an app for your phone. I have got free caddies pro on my Galaxy SIII and it is as good as any of my mates GPS devices. Infact by using google maps you get a perfec tmap of your course and you can mark certain places on that course and then you will get distances to them also.
GreiginFife
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Great idea... Right up until you try/want to use in a comp...
MadAdey
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Why can you not use it in a comp then?
GreiginFife
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Smartphone driven GPS applications dont comply with the rules. There have been numerous threads on here about it.
MadAdey
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Not read any threads about this. I tend to stay clear of most of the GPS threads as they turn into arguments about the rights and wrongs. But in short why do they not comply? They do not measure temperature, wind speed and direction, or elevations.
GreiginFife
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Actually they do. Most smartphones have weather apps built in. They also have compass applications or navigation apps that utilise compass bearings.
Therefore they do not comply. Your club will or should have more detail on acceptable DMDs for comptition use.
rosecott
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You RAF people lead a very sheltered life:
http://englandgolf.msgfocus.com/files/amf_english_golf/project_5/DMD_GUIDANCE.pdf
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Mark_G
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Another vote for the SkyCaddie 2.5, very simple to set up with lots of features and dirt cheap.
MadAdey
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OK mate I see what you are saying. Not going to go over old ground with the arguement on smartphones though. Thanks for the reply...:thup:
GreiginFife
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No worries. Not much old ground to cover really though, quite binary whether something complies or not.
More power to people that want to push the envelope though, all the DQs will narrow the field a bit <smiley face>
FairwayDodger
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I've got a Garmin watch. It's really cheap relative to your budget but doesn't have all the features of a more expensive one. What it does have is convenience - it's on your wrist so no faff. Most courses are already on it. Gives distances to front/middle/back of the green.
Slight pain sometimes when you want to know distance to a hazard rather than green but, for me, the convenience factor makes up for it.
Slight pain sometimes when you want to know distance to a hazard rather than green but, for me, the convenience factor makes up for it.
