sky caddie

[blue_crush]

for the guys that walk and don't use a cart with gps...
whats your thoughts on this item......
do enough course have links to it
to make it worth the money.....around 300.00
is it something that you would buy....???

just wondering
thanks...........smilin steve

[RX Phoenix]

Hey blue crush, timely thread . . . i just bought a SkyCaddie the SG2 for $329 plus $29.95 for the basic download package.
Took it out on the course today . . . i heard that the first time you try and use it you may struggle with your game, too much on your mind etc . . . well this is right, my game went in the toilet.

But later in the round i began to settle in a bit with the device and it is very helpful for iron approaches and very accurate. For me with terrible eyesight i always stuggle with yardage distances, so SkyCaddie will really help.

But off the tee, it may cloud your mind with too much info about bunkers and carry and end of fairway, etc. so i may just use it for iron approaches.

There were a lot of glitches but i believe that once you get used to it, it will be a big help.

[blue_crush]

you bring up something else I wondered about too
and that was the size of the screen.....
for me with my phone sometime I have to
pull out my cheaters to see the sm print....
I surely don't want to have to carry a set
of cheaters to see the screen....
and I'm guessing its not in color,so
how easy was it to see the display in the sunlight....???
thanks...

[RX Phoenix]

the screen is very easy to read . . . it has a default feature called Big# which displays the yardage to the center of the green in real big numbers.

You can switch out of this mode to the Pro mode which shows you the yardage to the front, middle, and back of the green and enables you to move the flag around to where it is positioned on that day and get accurate yardage, but the numbers are small and for someone who is far-sighted this could be an issue.

As far as seeing the numbers in the sun, yea, i was worried about this too, but it was no problem. I know cell phones can be a problem in the sun but the SkyCaddie has perfect clarity in full sun.

If you are far-sighted you can use it, just keep it in the Big# mode.

[iacas]

you bring up something else I wondered about too

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