Skycaddie sg5 vs leupold gx-1

I want to get some kind or rangefinder/gps but not sure i keep hearing different opinions on this topic any help? Ive been looking at the skycaddie sg5, its cheaper than most rangefinders but u have to buy the membership and downloald courses seem like a hassel.

It is a hassel. I dont have a 5, but I have an SG4. When its working (which is not often) its great. Targets are usually spot on and distances are perfect. But its usually not working well. I would not have bought it had I known of the issues. The damn thing has a mind of its own. I dont even use it anymore cause I just dont have confidence that its going to work.

I think if I could do it all over again, I would seriously look at the Garmin.

That sucks man i just bought the sg5 if i dont like it ill just sell it on ebay. I heard skycaddies are on the money maybe u just got a bad one lol i was going to get a rangefinder but they just give u the pin distance. I feel like the skycaddie is going to give me more info like front middle back layups.

I have used the SG5 for 2 years now, no problems whats so ever with it.  I really don't have a problem with the year fee or downloading courses.  The subscription fee is less than one green fee and I tend to play the same 20 courses, so I have been very happy with it.

Have had my sg5 for two years, the sg3 before that, almost 3. Zero problems with either. Yearly fees seems to be a personal/religious position, as several people I know who bitch about it blow more than the annual fee on beer and junk in a weekend. Seems kinda stupid, but hey, to each his own.  :)

I have about 12 courses on mine, I don't play out of state (or seldom out of town), so I never have to load courses. Just my situation of course.

yeah the 30$ isnt a big deal thats funny people complain about it and spend atleast that on one round.

I still prefer the hassle free operation of my Garmin Approach G5.  All courses are preloaded, and updates are free.  Just pop in the batteries and go.

What i found is that the garmin was 5 yards different than the skycaddie my friends have both. what one is right it kinda makes you wonder. I think the garmins work great and thats cool you dont have to download stuff and pay but skycaddie claims they walk the course and are more accurate.

With regards to accuracy, I can only speak to my personal experience. When I bought my original sg3, I was more than a little skeptical, so I drug along my laser for about 3 months. To compare apples to apples, I would always laser the front of the green, or a bunker because there is no way the gps can give specific yardage to the pin as it's placement varies. In summary, every yardage I shot with the laser was never more than 3 yards difference than the gps. This within the variance spec'd by Skycaddie. Most of the time, they were within a yard or two of each other, or dead on. Good enough for me, but as I stated, I can only speak to my own personal experience.

thats good to know lol