Shopping CartGolfBuddy World GPS Range Finder
date : October 17th, 2011Golf Course GPS Units
Review : 3 Reviews
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Tags : Finder, GolfBuddy, Range, World
Features For GolfBuddy World GPS Range Finder
- GPS Rangefinder; true GPS tracking with automatic course and hole recognition
- Pre-loaded with courses from around the world
- 40,000 course capacity with full hole layout mode
- Full function touch screen
- Automatic course and hole recognition
Description For GolfBuddy World GPS Range Finder
The World is a technological marvel with unparalleled features and functions. Its name depicts its power: the world’s courses in the palm of your hands. With 40,000 course storage capability, courses from around the world pre-loaded, and completely fee-free, users can have the confidence that wherever their golf destination may be, they will have the power of the GolfBuddy World to guide them through their rounds.Give your game the advantage of true GPS tracking with automatic course and hole recognition with the GolfBuddy Plus GPS Rangefinder. With features such as a high resolution black/white LCD screen, a durable and water-resistant design, and customizable target capabilities, the GolfBuddy Plus is multi-lingual, easy and simple to operate, and stores up to an incredible 40,000 courses with no membership fees or course download fees. Why GolfBuddy?
Accuracy
The GolfBuddy will help you gain confidence by knowing exactly how far and where to go. The GolfBuddy’s large,
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awesome,
right out of the box this thing works. Yardage of the 7 courses I have played are spot on. Highly suggest this unit.
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|Good but not great,
This is my first GPS hand held golf device. I have used the Golf Buddy World since May of 2011 and I’m writing this on Sept. 22, 2011. I’m most happy with the distance accuracy! It has been spot on with every hole. Especially courses where the hole markers at the tee have been off by 4-6 yards. I don’t like the slowness once the score from a hole has been entered. It is so difficult to get it to move to the next hole. It is especially frustrating when I have won honors from the previous hole and want to get a read to tee off. Overall, I give it 4 stars. I might give it more if I could personally compare it to another device.
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|Handy Unit – Best Among Limited Choices,
While I think all of these devices are massively overpriced (since you can get faster, larger screen “road” GPS units for about a hundred bucks these days), I did a lot of research before choosing this one (and I was not interested in paying any subscription fees). It really came down to this and the Garmin G5, which I think is also a good device.
The problem I had with the G5 is it’s HUGE, like an inch thick at least. It also is not appreciably faster and is more difficult to see in the direct sunlight. Keep in mind no color screen of this type is going to be perfect in direct sun but this one does pretty great if you just tilt it away from yourself slightly. I had no trouble seeing it during a round starting at noon yesterday in very harsh, bright sun. Battery seems great, I’ve only lost one bar (out of four) during a 4.5 hour (SLOOOooowww) round yesterday, meaning it should be good for at least 2 if not 3 rounds before needing a recharge.
So far on the local course I played, yardages were dead on. A few too many button presses required to use the scoring module, but it does work. The shot distance mark-off works great, but no way to store distances for clubs the way I think the G5 does. The scoring and stats module of the G5 is better I think…but again, that size.
I wore the GolfBuddy World on my belt yesterday using the included clip and it stayed put even when jogging out to an errant shot, and never got in the way. My arm would rub against it occasionally necessitating wiping the screen off periodically since I was wearing sunscreen and the smears made the screen difficult to read.
The support from GolfBuddy seems good so far as well, although I haven’t needed to really put them to the test. There are plenty of courses available for me, in all the locations around the world which I travel.
In any case, if you’re prepared to pony up this kind of cash for one of these, I think your choices right now are either the Garmin G5 or the GolfBuddy World, and if you’re concerned with bulk, definitely choose the World.
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