18 reviews
Sales Rank: 16170

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Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 3.3

Model: SG4
UPC: 854119000402
EAN: 0854119000402
ASIN: B0015V4AQS

Release Date: March 12, 2008
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Good Investment, Very Useful April 19, 2007
20 out of 21 found this review helpful

Despite having some trepidation after reading the reviews of owners who had unpleasant experiences with the SG4, I bought it and am glad that I did. My experiences using the SG4 during play have been very positive, even though on occasion the weather conditions have been so bad that I could only get a signal for some of the holes. The large screen allows the user to easily see each of the obstacles on a given hole and know the distance to them and the distance required to carry them. The SG4 also provides a more detailed view of each obstacle as well as the distances to the front edge, center, and rear edge of each green. For golfers who like to know the exact distance they hit each of their clubs, the "MARK" feature is marvelous. Being able to have all of this valuable information available for 10 professionally measured courses and 5 personally measured courses is of significant value for golfers who play a number of different courses not only on a regular basis but also for courses being played for the first time. The SG4 also has a memory card slot for being able to download more courses when that service is offered in the future. I think the the downloading procedures on the SKY GOLF web site are somewhat confusing but not very difficult to figure out and use with only a few minutes of effort. I know several low and mid-handicappers who LOVE this device, and I share their enthusiasm and opinion -- I am a high handicapper. I also own a Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 with slope and consider the SG4 to be a far superior "tool" to the Bushnell. NOTE: there is at least one additional cost that buyers will incur after they receive their Sky Caddie -- the subscriber fee for downloading courses for 1 year. The fees range from $30 for courses measured in one state that you designate to $80 for worldwide use.

1 out of 5 stars

My SG4 did not work. No response from Skycaddie! January 28, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

I emailed Skycaddie "contact us" the day after I bought a SG4 to ask for help.

I have received no response in 3 weeks.

I played today with it for the first time.

A guy I was playing with today also had a SG4.

Neither of us could get a distance reading despite the indicator saying we had a strong GPS signal.

All we got was "999" or complete blanks.

He has played with it four times and said it worked ok twice and didn't work twice.

It looks GREAT on TV. It is a real pity that my unit didn't work today.

I plan on returning it this week.

1 out of 5 stars

What a piece of garbage!?!?!? January 25, 2007
20 out of 22 found this review helpful

I have had two of these units (SG2 and an SG4) and all I can say is "don't believe the hype". While the units are an unbelievable concept on TV and work (NOTE: WHEN THEY WORK) great, the lack of computer knowledge and the unbelievably awful customer service provided by Skygolf is, by itself, sufficient reason to choose another product in this arena.

Just to relay my experience (and keep in mind I have 15 years in the high technology industry to leverage open when attempting to set-up these units), it took almost six hours on the phone to set-up my original SG2 and even then it was constantly destabilizing my system software (ie-endless restarts).

When the SG2 was stolen at an event, I purchased an SG4 to obtain the next generation of the product. Since the January 2, 2007, purchase date, I have been on the phone with no less than eight customer service representatives for a total amount of time approaching ten hours (including one Saturday morning, prior to a Sunday event, when they requested I attend a conference call regarding my unit at 5AM (NO, that is not a typing error on my part!) California time). I have purchased/received (Skygolf sent me one unit from their headquarters out of desperation) and returned three SG4s at various points in the process to ensure that the units were not damaged. I have attempted to download the software and access the website via the SG4 on five different computers and EVERY SINGLE SERVICE PACK OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000. Even after I forwarded Skygolf the computer log to show them the problem (software error) neither the software developers nor the customer service department could figure out what was wrong and the units were never operational.

At this point, all I can say is what a complete and utter waste of time this process has been and how frustrating (to echo another review) it is to deal with the people behind the product.

No product, no matter how fabulous in concept, is worth this level of incompetence during set-up and operation.

Good luck to you if you purchase the product. I hope your experience is better than mine.