Yet another Golf GPS thread.

[supersport]

What's going on golfers?!

I'm in the market for a gps unit and doing quite a bit of research on the plethora of manufacturers. I was all set on Skycaddie's SG5 or at the least, the 2.5 but read horrible reviews of folks experiencing difficulty with their customer service.

Did some reading on Garmin's Golf Logix and found out that Garmin's coming out with their latest and greatest "G5" with a touchscreen and layout of the hole.

Site: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=261&pID;=31070#

Then a new unit similar to Garmin's G5 called "Onpar".

Site: http://www.onpargps.com/

Like any other electronic gadget - it keeps evolving. What unit out there gives you the best/better value? And a quality unit or mfg that I can "trust"?

Do I need a color screen? No. But would be nice.
Layout of the hole would be nice.
And lastly, not only a unit to give me distance from the fairway - but from the adjacent fairway as well.

Thanks for your suggestions!
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[PiKapp23]

For the most part, Sky Caddie is still the best because of how they have mapped out the courses. Every course in their system has been mapped by on course 'mappers'. None of the other companies can make that claim, at least not yet. Because of the way it's mapped it tends to be more accurate than the others and often has more 'custom points' mapped as well because many of these points are much easier to see on course than they are from satellite images, which is how most other companies map the courses.

I like the screens better on many of the other units (such as uPro and the one's you have shown), but I'm more interested in custom point mapping and accurate distances (at least as accurate as GPS can be). I personally have the iGolf NEO, but I purchased it primarily for cost and size reasons. I am very happy with it, but there are times when I'm playing with a buddy with Sky Caddie that he has info I do not have.

As is the case with any techology, if you wait something better will come along, but that rule always applies so you'd be waiting for ever. Best bet is to buy what you like now and worry about technology improvements later. Some of the biggest things to be thinking about are 'membership costs', 'are your courses available on that companies system' and 'can you make custom points/changes to the courses'?

[David in FL]

What's going on golfers?!

You know, I'd just be a little leery of a company that messes up something as simple as the "front, middle, back" yardages on the display ad. Lack of attention to detail there makes me wonder about the manufacturing process...... Maybe it's just me......

[supersport]

Good input PiKapp - thank you for your insight. *looking up uPro*

And good catch Dave! The pic was snagged from a company that makes the holster/accessory piece for the Onpar unit.