me&theboy

I definately will! I will say if you have an iphone get golfcard because it's an awesome piece of software with all the different things you can track and then it'll show you a bunch of graphs and everything on the phone of all the stats you track it was very inexpensive as well for 5.99. I uploaded my home course specifics cause they were on the site but incorrect. If upro decides to add this functionality then I'd be set because I'd have it all in one device. GolfCard - GIR, Putts, Fairways hit miss, left, right (i love that option), penalty strokes, sand shots, tee off club. It's pretty cool and doesn't take long to score each hole while your walking to the tee box of the next one.

Thanks for the review. I had already decided this is the unit I'll be getting but your review cemented the deal. I've been testing the iphone apps that say they are ready and have used GolfCard, flycaddie, and a couple others (can't remember the names). FlyCaddie is great for yardages to the hole only otherwise the software is useless. I don't use the scorecard because GolfCard is great for scoring then i upload it to oobgolf. This is a feature I love. But GolfCard GPS is bad at best even after I mapped the couses myself plus you have to rotate the phone every hole and it takes forever to load each hole. I just need distances to the green and bunker carry near the green and neither of these apps do this well. I defended the iphone as long as I could because the apps were cheaper well I hope after I get a upro that I can happily say you get what you pay for. Seems like it will work better than what I'm currently using and I hope it doesn't take as long to load images. I can't play slow because of my stupid apps loading that's irritating to me and the groups behind me. I hope this device is worth the $400-$500 it costs.

The cost of building these devices isn't very expensive now especially Linux devices but they still charge a pretty penny for them. They may as you say get less expensive over time and my guess is they'll get less expensive because they'll have to in order to sell them. iPhone (or other generic device) ---> " iphone there is no substitute!"

Two completely different market shares and devices, but iphone is eating away at businesses. I think the main reason iphone isn't in more businesses is because tech support personell don't know how easy they are to set up for email and or don't want to support them. The funny thing is they are 5 times easier to support than a BB device..... IMO. BB is great for email! Anything besides that? I mean I've owed and used both but this isn't really a fair comparison. iphone all the way. BB's are great if you have a business an exchange server and BES server other than that iphone for business or personal use eats it up. They are easier to set up for business than a windows mobile device and much easier to use. Apple really outdid itself when it created this device. Everyone should own them and at the price point they are currently 199-299 there's many phones out there with less that cost more. A few changes in new models I'd love to see but no deal breakers.

I agree with your battery life and backlight assesment but the views are excellent even in the sunlight .... IMO but I have 20/20 vision. Also the iphone is very durable not good to drop because it scratches but I've dropped mine on wood floors and concrete and aside from the scratches (that pissed me off but it was my fault anyways) it works well. As for the golf GPS thing on iphone I'm testing our GolfCard and trying to find another application to use. GolfCard GPS is as accurate as the GPS in the cart I was using but it's new to me so it didn't work as well as I wanted. I'm trying to find a GPS rangefinder where everything is already mapped for me so I don't have to mark anything. As far as the original question in this thread. (be warned this is an iphone RAVE, sorry in advance for iphone haters, it's just my opinion) I think as time goes on and newer versions of the iphone come out with better GPS in them the Market will shrink for dedicated GPS devices in cars and on the course. It may not be in a year or two but in my opinion the iphone users will realize it's capabilities or should and why not test something for free or $5. If your phone can do something almost as well as a dedicated device you pay $300 for to me this isn't even a question. The iphone blows away everything else around without a question. Since I've had mine the 3g version for almost a year now I'll never own another phone of any kind unless the iphone goes away. I never owned an ipod but wanted one I just hate carring around a bunch of devices that's why I waited until the 3g version came out and it's been the best investment I've ever made in a phone. My wife who hates technology loves hers as well and that alone to me proves how cool this phone is. She usually could care less about what a phone can do but she swears by her iphone. It's sick how cool the thing is and the fact that you can even test the GPS for golfing IMO is awesome because if you find something that works for you then you can use it if not you can shell out $300-$400 for a dedicated one. That is where I'm at but it's going to be almost impossible for me to spend that kind of money on a GPS device when I can find 10 software apps on the iphone that I can use and save $250. Just my opinion.... also I've found the GPS for iphone in the car to be great I use often while on trips.

Re: Popped my Scotty cherry. - 5 Hours Ago People think putters are overpriced, but drivers are the most overpriced clubs you can buy. Your going to use your putter the most, about 43% of the time, so why not spend money to get one that is good? Who cares if its 300 bucks, if it saves you strokes, then get it! I have to agree with pshizz on this one. You're putter is the most important club in your bag followed by the wedges. I think having a good fairly new driver to take advantage of the newer technology is important but not as important as have a putter you have confidence in. Scotty's cost a lot but so do the drivers and they aren't nearly as important as most people hit your driver 12-14 times each round but you putt the ball every hole at least once. Nice choice btw they are great flatsitcks and I tested a Yes, owned a rife previously, nothing compares to the feel and roll of the Cameron in my opinion.

Shoot in the low 80's consistently Practice Short Game Increase my swing speed Win more matches than I lose in my golf league Improve something every outing Enjoy every outing, Period! Have my son play his first official round of golf with me! He's dad's best buddy, as he say's to my wife when he knows the weather is going to be good. "Mom, can we go golfing this weekend, PLEASE!" I crack up because I don't even have to ask him to bug her about it he just does it and he's only 5. Thank the lord for little boys that have their mother right where they want them. She has a hard time saying "No" to him which saves me from hearing the word. Wife's having our 3rd child so time may be limited at the course. Boy or Girl we'll have two golfing kids. I figure I get them to love all sports I'll get to enjoy my time with them much more and I'll get to golf a lot more.