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Sky Caddie or iGolf?

RickRevue

By RickRevue
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I have a skycaddie. sg2. it works good for me. my only complaint is its battery life.

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SubPar Great Member

SubPar

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argh...

It is pretty easy to map courses, add points on existing courses and modify any mapped points. Be sure to back up your files to you computer so you will protect your changes. Sorry to hear you have a Mac only. I have both and prefer the PC any day.

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DBake Dedicated Member

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It is pretty easy to map courses, add points on existing courses and modify any mapped points. Be sure to back up your files to you computer so you will protect your changes. Sorry to hear you have a Mac only. I have both and prefer the PC any day.

+1, SubPar says it all, it can not get any easier with iGolf!

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mkrolewski Well Established Member

mkrolewski

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I was wondering if anyone has tried any of the others ie Golf Buddy, Golf Guru, Sonogolf.

Outside of the soon to be released uPro/uPlay, the Golf Guru looked nice.
Michael Krolewski

In the Bag Boy Revolver Pro on a Clicgear 2.0 cart:
Acer Mantara XL Driver 10.5
Acer Mantara S.S 3 Wood; 3DX DC 15* Hybrid (3w/1h); 3DX DC 17* Hybrid (4w/2h); Acer XP905 Ti Hollow Core WS 4-9i; cg14 48* 2dot; cg14 54* 1dot; cg14 60* 1dot

immts007 Great Member

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It is pretty easy to map courses, add points on existing courses and modify any mapped points. Be sure to back up your files to you computer so you will protect your changes. Sorry to hear you have a Mac only. I have both and prefer the PC any day.

I got it, I love it.

Like I said, I have Parallels so I have both Mac and PC in one machine. I simply launch the igolf app under parallels when I need to. But I'd rather have a native OS X interface. No biggie. I'm an IT Professional and have used Macs, Windows PC's and UNIX boxen most of my life, and given the choice, will alway choose to spend time with OS X over Windows.

What's in my bag:
Cleveland Hibore XLS Monster Driver
TourEdge Exotics 2,3,4 hybrid irons
Tommy Armour 845cs Silverbacks 5-PW
Assorted wedges, Ping Scottsdale Anser


B-17 Pilot Member

B-17 Pilot

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. . .I'm just getting "up" on golf GPS units but from what I've read Sky Caddie is by far and away the best unit to get. My thought is if you are going to spend a few hundred dollars on one of these get the good GS5! You can get it on Ebay for $350.00 where it normally retails for $429.00.

Mike

. . ."Commit to each shot. . .and believe"!!

In my R7 Tour Bag:

Driver: Taylor Made R1 "Black" Aldila RIP Phenom Stiff Shaft  Fairway:  RocketBallz #3 (15 degree) Stiff Shaft  Hybrid:  #3 (19 degree) Stiff Shaft,  Hybrid:  #5 Burner (25 degree) Stiff Shaft   Irons & Wedges: CGB Max '08 Black Steel Stiff Shaft. PW, SW, & LW. Putter: Rossa Modena...


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immts007 Great Member

immts007

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Ok, I LOOOOOVE my neo - I haven't been spoiled by the feature bloat of the bigger/better units so I don't know what I'm missing and I don't care.

My one gripe?

The unit does not shut off automatically - and I always forget at the end of a round. Meaning, unless I remember to check the night before a round I have a dead battery.

It would be nice if the unit powered off or at least went into hibernation if there aren't any buttons pushed after an hour or so.

What's in my bag:
Cleveland Hibore XLS Monster Driver
TourEdge Exotics 2,3,4 hybrid irons
Tommy Armour 845cs Silverbacks 5-PW
Assorted wedges, Ping Scottsdale Anser


Finn07 Dedicated Member

Finn07

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I have a question about the neo. When you go from a green to the next tee does the unit automatically go to the next hole, or do you have to manually tell it to, and if you have to manually tell it to, how long until it loads the info? Are you standing there waiting for the thing to load or is it fast? Thanks
Driver-Taylor Made R7 460cc 10.5* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Fairway Wood-Taylor Made R7 Draw 15* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Hybrid Taylor Made 19* Rescue Mid Steel Stiff
4-PW-Golfsmith G40 TT Lite XL Stiff
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immts007 Great Member

immts007

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you have to manually advance. my experience is that the hole switching is instant.

Again, I never tried any other units - so I don't have anything to compare with. I got the neo for $139 which is about half what other devices cost at minimum. It does everything I want/need and more (I haven't messed with adding in custom points or left/right on greens. I use it for front/back/center and to measure the distance of my shots.

What's in my bag:
Cleveland Hibore XLS Monster Driver
TourEdge Exotics 2,3,4 hybrid irons
Tommy Armour 845cs Silverbacks 5-PW
Assorted wedges, Ping Scottsdale Anser


Finn07 Dedicated Member

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Thanks for the answer, one more question. I notice it gives you 4 custom points each hole. Now, If i go to igolf and download a course and not do anything else, will it give me those custom points as well as the f/b/c or are the custom points just things that I enter myself. By downloading a course from igolf is it going to give me distances to doglegs and bunkers and stuff like that? Thanks in advance.
Driver-Taylor Made R7 460cc 10.5* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Fairway Wood-Taylor Made R7 Draw 15* Fujikara REAX Stiff
Hybrid Taylor Made 19* Rescue Mid Steel Stiff
4-PW-Golfsmith G40 TT Lite XL Stiff
GW-Ben Hogan Riviera 8* Bounce 50*SW-Ben Hogan Riviera Medium Bounce 56*LW-Cleveland 60* 588 ChromePutter-Taylo...

immts007 Great Member

immts007

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Thanks for the answer, one more question. I notice it gives you 4 custom points each hole. Now, If i go to igolf and download a course and not do anything else, will it give me those custom points as well as the f/b/c or are the custom points just things that I enter myself. By downloading a course from igolf is it going to give me distances to doglegs and bunkers and stuff like that? Thanks in advance.

I'm sorry, Finn, I haven't gotten that far into it, so I can't give you an answer that I wouldn't be making up.

The 3 courses I've used the maps for did not have any custom points - but I can't say that means none do.

What's in my bag:
Cleveland Hibore XLS Monster Driver
TourEdge Exotics 2,3,4 hybrid irons
Tommy Armour 845cs Silverbacks 5-PW
Assorted wedges, Ping Scottsdale Anser


SubPar Great Member

SubPar

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In addition to FCB, the iGolf usually has a couple of points like bunkers programmed, and it is easy to add more if you want.

SubPar

jwnolefan Member

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I got my SG3 off of eBay last week for 240 incl shipping. I've used it once so far and really like it. It may be more of a novelty than anything else unless I can find my swing, though. What does it matter if I'm 165 to the front and 178 to the pin when I can't hit the ball straight lately...

really cool system though... batteries supposed to last 12 hours-- not quite, at least not with the 2 that came with it...

in my grom stand bag:

Driver: HiBore 9.5* fujikura stiff
3w: HiBore 15* fujikura stiff
2i hybrid: HiBore fujikura stiff3-sw: MP-57 +1/2 2* up stiff steelPutter: 2ball SRT 36"GPS: SG3 Sky caddieCart:Clicgear 2.0Home Course: Lake Spanaway http://www.lakespanawaygc.com


mkrolewski Well Established Member

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I got a golfguru, $210 on ebay.

I tried it on the course and found it to be great. The green sense feature is great. It took about a round to get used to taking it out, and how to advance the features, etc.

But now, I am using it to determine the best length shot for hitting that pin 2 paces on.

I really like the continuous display of distance to the green along with the distance of that last shot. The warmup is really quick and so far I have never lost a signal.

I must admit is kinda weird getting the distance to the first green from the practice green or the parking lot.
Michael Krolewski

In the Bag Boy Revolver Pro on a Clicgear 2.0 cart:
Acer Mantara XL Driver 10.5
Acer Mantara S.S 3 Wood; 3DX DC 15* Hybrid (3w/1h); 3DX DC 17* Hybrid (4w/2h); Acer XP905 Ti Hollow Core WS 4-9i; cg14 48* 2dot; cg14 54* 1dot; cg14 60* 1dot

raygrinberg Well Established Member

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Just ordered the igolf Neo from Golfsmith. Using the 15% off coupon they sent me via email it cam to $133 w/ shipping. Can't wait!

immts007 Great Member

immts007

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Just ordered the igolf Neo from Golfsmith. Using the 15% off coupon they sent me via email it cam to $133 w/ shipping. Can't wait!

You won't be sorry. The value/performance is hard to beat. The choice was a no-brainer for me.

I guess if money wasn't an object I would have considered some of the more expensive units.

What's in my bag:
Cleveland Hibore XLS Monster Driver
TourEdge Exotics 2,3,4 hybrid irons
Tommy Armour 845cs Silverbacks 5-PW
Assorted wedges, Ping Scottsdale Anser


wolverine318 Well Established Member

wolverine318

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I got my SG3 on eBay for 180 shipped. Its basically an OEM version which means it does not come with the software, whihc is afree download anyways. Its like buying just a hard drive for 100, or the retail box version for 150.

Loveing it so far.

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