SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
Sunday, July 4, 2010 12:50SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
- New for 2010
READY-TO-PLAY PRELOADED COURSES
Preloaded up to 30,000 courses
Conforms to USGA and R&A Ruling
Syncs with ClubSG
Uses only ground-verified course maps
New Design With Brilliant Color Display: Durable, sleek design with a large 3-inch, high-resolution, transflective TFT-LCD screen for brilliant images in the brightest sunlight.
Dual Navigation: Allows for easy, one- handed operation and precise positioning without obscuring screen information wit
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(out of 1 reviews)
Price: £329.00
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A. T. Kernan says:
July 4th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Review by A. T. Kernan for SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
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I bought an SGX mid May with high expectations based on the marketing materials seen in Golf magazines and on the web. The product itself is fine, very simple to use with nice clean graphics.
The biggest draw back is that the vast majority of UK courses are not yet mapped for the new features of the SGX. Without the HoleVue and the IntelliGreen features the SGX just has only very basic functionality. Secondly the handicap tracking process does not work with the vast majority of UK courses as the system only works using the USGA rules and require that the course has US style SLOPE information and not Standard Scratch Scores as used here in the UK.
So whilst I agree the SGX is nice and easy to use, and has good clear graphics before you decide to buy this product check to see if the courses that you intend to play have been mapped for HoleVue and IntelliGreen. You will also have to accept that the handicap tracking process will not work at all until they implement the CONGU formula, which they have informed me will take a good few months yet!
So my recommendation is to keep away from this product until later in the year or perhaps early next when more UK courses have been mapped and the folks at SkyCaddie recognize that the golf is not only played in the USA!