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I'm picking one of these up tomorrow and I can't decide between the two. Anyone own either of these that is willing to comment? I'm leaning toward Golflogix because they are powered by Garmin.

-Sorry if this has been done before, but I have heard great things about both so I just need some input
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I just played a round yesterday with a guy who had the golflogix, and I was impressed, he stated that he liked it because of the cost (I believe he said $29/year) and all the courses that you are able to get on it. Also if you play a course that isn't on the system, you can just send an email and get it added.

What's in my bag

Driver Dymo Squared Str8Fit 9.5
3 wood SZ 3 wood
Irons: 710 AP1Wedges: 52* oilcan, 56* oilcan spin milled Putter: Blue Chip OZ Ball: NXT

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My wife bought me a SkyCaddie SG5 for Christmas. I love it with the exception of one thing... you can not record your score with it. i have you use IntelliGolf on my Treo.

I've played over 15 different courses with it, and it always has accurate distances.

i also like that it can show you shot distances.
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I just recently purchased a Skycaddie SG3, I liked that it used regular replaceable batteries. I know that I would forget to charge the battery otherwise, now I just put spares in my golf bag. Also, I think I read that the Skycaddie units are by Magellan.

Anyway, havn't been able to use it much but I like it. I would go check out Skycaddies website and see if the courses you play are mapped already, if they are 4 star mapped then you get the intelli green which shows you the shape of the green. I think you can also ask Skycaddie to map a certain course for you but I'm not 100% sure. Also, Skycaddie actually sends people to the course and they map it out with there equipment, GolfLogix uses satelite maps to do mapping of the course.

In the Vision SS Bag:

Driver: r7 superquad 10.5* Reax Reg flex
3-Wood: Pinseeker 15* Reg flex
Hybrid 3: r7 Draw Rescue 19* Reg flexHybrid 4: Rescue Mid 22* Reg flexIrons: G2's 5-PW - TFC 100 Regular Flex Wedges: None yet Putter: Monza SpiderBall: Anything cheap for now

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I just ordered the Sky Caddie SG4. I thought it had better features. I also like the intellagreen feature.
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Just got an sg5 today actually, haven't played a round w/ it yet.. But I did play w/ someone who had an sg3 and he loved it.

What I play


Driver: 907D2
Wood:960 15*

5 Wood: 960 18*

Irons: Titleist 735 Cm 3-PW

Wedges: CG16 60* and 52*

Putter: Nike Method

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I posted this on another golf site but thought I would post it here as well.....

I love gadgets but I can be cheap and avoided GPS due to the subscription model employed by SkyCaddie. I suck at golf and do not play very many rounds and certainly do not play at many different courses so I was holding off on buying a GPS. Anyway...I have a buddy who has an older Skycaddie and recently purchased a GolfLogix. Since I am considering buying a device because of the coolness of it and it is useful even if I stink at the sport, I asked my buddy two questions 1) How is the GolfLogix? and 2) How does it compare to Skycaddie?. Here is his response...exact copy:

Love Golf Logix....it's much better than Skycaddie.

1. GL is waterproof, SC is not
2. GL gives distances to targets automatically, SC does not
3. GL is $30 per year, SC is $50
4. GL gives more reliable yardage than SC
5. GL has 1 year warranty, SC has 90 days
6. GL will add a course within a week when requested (although they pretty much have every one right now)
7. GL is made by Garmin, the GPS Pros
8. Only golf GPS company which updates all courses for changes every year (or so they say)

As you can see, I did much research on the subject before buying. The only other one I would consider is the Golf Buddy, which hold every USA course within the unit and has no annual fee.

......

I was shocked by this review coming from a guy who plays 2x a week and travels a few times a year to play. Anyway..I thought I would contribute this review to the forum. BTW, I thought he was wrong on Number 2...I thought Skycaddie does the yardage to targets automatically.

I am still not sold on the GPS idea (I am the $1000 bag no game kind of guy) but Intelligreen on Skycaddie is pretty cool and I do not think GolfLogix has that.

In the bag:

Driver: Taylormade Burner 10.5*
3 Wood: Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead III 15*
3 Hybrid: Taylormade Rescue Dual 19*Irons: Callaway Big Bertha 2004 4-10 Wedges: Callaway Big Bertha 2004 W (gap) Cleveland 588 56* (sand) 60* (lob)Putter: Scotty Cameron Circa 62 #6Ball: Top Flite GamerBa...

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First season with my SP-4 (think that's the correct model #) so here's a review after using it a half dozen times at 4 different courses.

It takes about 3-4 minutes to boot up and establish satellite connection, sometimes longer depending on strength (or lack of) of signal.

It goes through a pair of AA batteries in about 3 18 hole rounds.

Yardages are only as accurate as the information gained when the course was mapped. Example: I've noticed that laser marked yardage plates on par-3 tee boxes say one thing, the SP-4 says something else ... usually OVERstates yardage.

Yardages from the fairways on approach shots appear VERY accurate to me.

Twice, I've booted up the device, had 4 satellite signal strength and gotten literally NO yardage information on the device anywhere on the course during an entire round. Rechecked websites which indicated the course(s) as 4-star mapped. Go figure.

Still learning the ins/outs of this device and beginning to use features like how far my drives are(n't!) going from tee to ball in fairway. Kinda fun and should result in some better swing decisions in the future.

Recommendation: Whatever you buy, something that is easily rechargeable (maybe even from your car) will eliminate reliance on batteries. The battery issue might make me NOT want to use the device in the future.

dave

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Ping G30 driver
Ping G Fairway woods - 5 and 7 woods
Callaway X-Hot #5 hybrid; Old school secret weapon
Ping G #6-9 irons; W and U wedges
Vokey 54 and 58* Wedges
Odyssey Versa Putter
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Wow, that is a great posting! I'll take another look at the Golf Logix by Garmin. I know the Sky Caddie is Magellan. I have a Magellan GPS unit I use for hiking and it's ok. Some bugs at first but the display is good. I'm waiting for more info on the Bushnell GPS unit. I think simpler is better. I just want the distance to the green. Thx.
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I do not want to get into a debate over this since I do not own either device, I was posting a friend's response to an email I sent to him. Take it FWIW including the possibility that I am biased in some way. With that said, I will respond to a few things from your note since I asked similar follow-up questions and a few of your questions have more obvious answers... 1) Your SG is water resistant and the GL is waterproof. There is a difference there but clearly one can argue whether being "water resistant" is more or less valuble than "waterproof" to the average guy. 2) I asked the same question and his response was that the GL does it automatically and on the SG you have to push a button or two to get the same info or to get back to the info regarding the green. The GL requires virtually no touching during the round. 3) Again, GL is $30 for the whole country and this is valuable to my friend and to many people. My buddy plays golf in both NY, NJ, and CT during the summer and he travels to NV and SC to play as well and sometimes South America/Carribean. For some people, having multiple states is a must. Each person will value the $20 difference differently and will decide whether they will play in only one state. For my friends and I who play at least a hanful of rounds a year, I do not know one person who plays all their rounds in one state in a given year. Between vacations, vists to friends/family, playing on another guy's course in a neighboring state, and business, everyone plays in at least 1 other state in a year. I suspect if you own a GPS for golf you want it to work on every course you play regarless of location. 4) I asked the same question and he used his SG (version 1 I think), his GL, and a friend's SG3, and the course markers in his test. For the most part, the SG 1, GL, and markers were fairly consistent with the GL and the markers aligning on yardage the most. The SG3 was just wrong. In fact, before he got the GL, I played a round with him (SG 1) and the guy with the SG3 and we were all shocked that the SG1 and SG3 were not aligned for yardage more often. I've known the guy for years but I told him I did not really understand how the SG could be off since Skygolf walks its yardage and GL uses maps. He didn't get it either but he just relayed what he saw. The bottom line here is the guy with the SG3 should probably return his device and ask for a new one because it didn't give the same yardage as anything else (but it may have been within tolerances which is +/- a few yards). I am still not sold on GPS yet but I will continue reading all the posts about the devices but given a trusted friend's experience I think the GL is a good choice. If I can only get him to buy and test the GolfBuddy and iGolf I would be all set to make a decision. I was surprised at his love to the GL because I thought SG would have the leg up since they've been around for longer than most.

In the bag:

Driver: Taylormade Burner 10.5*
3 Wood: Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead III 15*
3 Hybrid: Taylormade Rescue Dual 19*Irons: Callaway Big Bertha 2004 4-10 Wedges: Callaway Big Bertha 2004 W (gap) Cleveland 588 56* (sand) 60* (lob)Putter: Scotty Cameron Circa 62 #6Ball: Top Flite GamerBa...

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I tried to post this a minute ago but got locked up. Wow, great posting! Thx. Sky Caddie is by Magellan and I have a GPS by them for hiking and it is a bit glitsy but ok. I'll take another look at the Garmin. Also, I'd like to learn more about the Bushnell. I think simpler is better.
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Thanks for the quick response and I do not want to debate either but want to ensure anyone reading this thread is getting good information and of course along with peoples opinions about their experinces...see my response in

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I have the SG3 and love it. Saves prob 2 or 3 strokes per side.
The best feature is knowing the distance to not just the middle but the front and the back of the green. I often check it against the markers on the course and it is always close, however the yard or two diffrence could be explained by diffrences in the person who decided what constitutes the middle of the green. (ie the person who marked it).

Knowing how far you hit your drive is not that big a deal but sure is fun.

Yardages to hazards and doglegs on new courses is invaluable, cant imagine playing without it.

The fact that the Intelligreen turns the green to give you yardages from your angle is also a helpfull feature.

I looked at the golflogix but decided to get the sky caddie for 2 main reasons
1. Mapped by a person not off a photo
2. Intelligreen feature.

At the time you could not mark shot distance with the golflogix but I heard that was going to change so that would be one more reason I would not choose the golflogix.
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I do not want to get into a debate over this since I do not own either device, I was posting a friend's response to an email I sent to him. Take it FWIW including the possibility that I am biased in some way. With that said, I will respond to a few things from your note since I asked similar follow-up questions and a few of your questions have more obvious answers...

Thanks for the quick response and I do not want to debate either but want to ensure anyone reading this thread is getting good information and of course along with peoples opinions about their experinces...see my responses below...

1) Your SG is water resistant and the GL is waterproof. There is a difference there but clearly one can argue whether being "water resistant" is more or less valuble than "waterproof" to the average guy.

True...True not sure exactly what the real difference is but it will be intersting to see how my SC holds up in the weather.

2) I asked the same question and his response was that the GL does it automatically and on the SG you have to push a button or two to get the same info or to get back to the info regarding the green. The GL requires virtually no touching during the round.

The SC automatically gives you information to the green (front, center and back) this feature is called iGreen, however, if you want information to a bunker or hazard (say off the tee) you have to click a button called "target" and then it gives you info related to those items...you can then click on the indivudal item (bunker) and it will go into even more detail if available...however, at any time you can simply click "iGreen" and it takes you right back to the green infromation...I find this very user friendly and helpful especially off the tee or if you happen to spray a tee shot and need good data to find your way back to the fairway...

3) Again, GL is $30 for the whole country and this is valuable to my friend and to many people. My buddy plays golf in both NY, NJ, and CT during the summer and he travels to NV and SC to play as well and sometimes South America/Carribean. For some people, having multiple states is a must. Each person will value the $20 difference differently and will decide whether they will play in only one state. For my friends and I who play at least a hanful of rounds a year, I do not know one person who plays all their rounds in one state in a given year. Between vacations, vists to friends/family, playing on another guy's course in a neighboring state, and business, everyone plays in at least 1 other state in a year. I suspect if you own a GPS for golf you want it to work on every course you play regarless of location.

Good point and the GL is definitly better on this issue...I live in Tampa FL and do not have any recent plans to play out of state so the $30 works for me...

4) I asked the same question and he used his SG (version 1 I think), his GL, and a friend's SG3, and the course markers in his test. For the most part, the SG 1, GL, and markers were fairly consistent with the GL and the markers aligning on yardage the most. The SG3 was just wrong. In fact, before he got the GL, I played a round with him (SG 1) and the guy with the SG3 and we were all shocked that the SG1 and SG3 were not aligned for yardage more often. I've known the guy for years but I told him I did not really understand how the SG could be off since Skygolf walks its yardage and GL uses maps. He didn't get it either but he just relayed what he saw. The bottom line here is the guy with the SG3 should probably return his device and ask for a new one because it didn't give the same yardage as anything else (but it may have been within tolerances which is +/- a few yards).

My SC appears to be very accuarte and I find it matching up with sprinkler heads and tee boxes..etc, I also enjoy the "MARK" feature which allows you to see how far you hit a shot...this can be a blow to your ego but will let you know more realistically what distances you hit each club...

I am still not sold on GPS yet but I will continue reading all the posts about the devices but given a trusted friend's experience I think the GL is a good choice. If I can only get him to buy and test the GolfBuddy and iGolf I would be all set to make a decision.

I feel that any GPS devise will give you want you need...

1) Distance to hazards off the tee 2) Distance to the green 3) And maybe distances hit with each club so you can more accuarte with what club to hit ...other then having a yardage book like caddies and players on the tour nothing can give you this kind of info so easially...I find it very helpful and my speed of play has increased as I simply pull up to my ball, check the yardage on th SC, pick a club, and then focus on executing a good golf swing...that to me is the hard part Good luck with whatever you decide.

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Wilson Staff - Ci11, 3-SW, TX Fligthed, stiff

Odyssey - Metal X #7, 35in

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Thanks for the quick response and I do not want to debate either but want to ensure anyone reading this thread is getting good information and of course along with peoples opinions about their experinces...see my responses below...

My firend submerged his GL for 15 minutes with no ill effects. I did not email him back to find out why he would need this feature but ok. I guess I can envision a situation where it falls in the water near a drop but it seems like

being waterproof is overkill. BTW, GL does allow you to measure shot distance. From what I can tell, this is where you will need to hit a button/change screens. The bottom line on GL is I am also sold on this device. It is uglier (and looks larger) than the SG. I also wish GL would allow you to map your own course and add hazards to their maps. Also I would find intelligreen very helpful.

In the bag:

Driver: Taylormade Burner 10.5*
3 Wood: Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead III 15*
3 Hybrid: Taylormade Rescue Dual 19*Irons: Callaway Big Bertha 2004 4-10 Wedges: Callaway Big Bertha 2004 W (gap) Cleveland 588 56* (sand) 60* (lob)Putter: Scotty Cameron Circa 62 #6Ball: Top Flite GamerBa...

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Very interesting reads from everyone...just wanted to thank you all. Right now I'm personally interested because I'm debating on whether or not to get a GPS unit, and right now these are the two leading candidates. So keep that information coming!

Honestly I don't think you could go wrong with either one....but I'm probably going to wait until Bushnell comes out with theirs (as someone else posted) just to make sure. Thanks again to all who have contributed to this thread.

WHAT'S IN MY BAG

Driver: TaylorMade RBZ 9.5 degree; 3-Wood: TaylorMade RBZ 15 degree; Hybrids: TaylorMade RBZ 19 degree; Irons: Titleist AP1; Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 54/60; Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select Fastback; Ball: Callaway Hex Chrome+  Grips:  PURE Pro

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