ATTN Skycaddie users: I'm terribly confused

[SwinginCaveman]

I completely underestimated Skycaddie. I figured they wouldn't have much for courses in my area since it's not what you would call a golf mecca, but it turns out that they have every course I would ever think to play, even the below average airport course down the street.

I'm a bit confused on some of the membership specs, though. You download the map to your computer, plug in the skycaddie and download it to the device. Simple. But what's this stuff I'm reading about Playlists, online Skyvaults and buying additional playlists? How does that differ from the number of courses stored on the device? Then there's the same situation with user-recorded courses.

If I'm only limited to downloading a couple before I have to spend MORE money on top of the initial purchase price and membership price I don't see how it's worth it at all. It would make more sense to allow unlimited downloads for your membership package as they're already finished and uploaded. I don't know what other costs they would have to cover by charging for additional courses except that little greed tax.

I may be wrong in my assumptions, so can someone please set me straight?

[immts007]

More than that - if you stop paying your 'subscription' you lose your courses!

With iGolf, you pay an initial subscription fee (pretty inexpensive) on top of the device cost, and the maps you download are yours to keep.

[wigolffan]

You get all the courses in your state, or you can buy the entire country for I think 10 bucks more. The fee is for an intire year less then the cost of a dozen good balls so its not a big deal. the playlists are just ment to make it easier to manage the courses that you play often. I have one playlist set up with all the municipal courses that I play in the area and another one with all the private courses I play in the area. so if I am going to go to a private course I just conect and put that playlist in. Playlist are more of a convinance thing that is all. If I am going to a new course I just move it onto a playlist and load it up. Dont worry the skycaddie only holds 10 courses at a time but depending on what membership you pick you have access to all the courses in your state or in the country.

[SwinginCaveman]

You get all the courses in your state, or you can buy the entire country for I think 10 bucks more. The fee is for an intire year less then the cost of a dozen good balls so its not a big deal. the playlists are just ment to make it easier to manage the courses that you play often. I have one playlist set up with all the municipal courses that I play in the area and another one with all the private courses I play in the area. so if I am going to go to a private course I just conect and put that playlist in. Playlist are more of a convinance thing that is all. If I am going to a new course I just move it onto a playlist and load it up. Dont worry the skycaddie only holds 10 courses at a time but depending on what membership you pick you have access to all the courses in your state or in the country.

So once you fill it up, can you delete maps and reload different ones or are you stuck with what you have?

[wolverine318]

So once you fill it up, can you delete maps and reload different ones or are you stuck with what you have?

You can delete and add at will with the membership. If you dont have the membership you will not be able to re add unless you map it yourself.

[Guest]

Only holds 10 courses at a time but you simply delete some and add others at will, depending ont he membership. Considering the info they have for each of the Sky Courses it is well worth the price. IMHO I have the SG5 and love it! I bought the nationwide membership and can access all courses in the US download 10, look at them, erase them and download 10 more if I want. I know some say the membership fee is bad but for what they do and the measurements they give you, I think it is a bargain! yardages to each trap and the carry distances, same for water etc., I am like many other and find that the ability to measure each shot and get all my clubs dialed in to a specific distance is wonderful!