Customer Reviews:
Great Product! April 5, 2008 I love my GolfLogix!
I've used it four times and am constantly amazed at the accuracy......and it speeds up the game with no constantly checking for distance markers.
Mike Lupfer
Three and a half, actually April 5, 2008 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've had this about two weeks. A few warnings: It is not easy to figure out exactly how the batteries load (quarter turn of the hoop on the battery cover) or exactly how the USB cable connects. The quick start guide is of almost no help with these items. I would suggest you download the PDF before trying to use this thing. Also, if you have Windows Vista, let Vista find and install the serial port driver. Make sure you have the driver in place, the batteries in the unit, and the USB/serial cable ready to go before you try to register your unit.
As for the unit, it gets lost sometimes. Several times, I've looked at the thing and it's giving me impossible yardages or telling me the hole I'm on is out of range. Generally it comes back, but at least one shot will be from an unknown (according to the Golflogix unit's impossible yardage report) distance. So, at that point, you're back to using course markers and pacing. Or fiddling with the unit, while your playing partners sigh.
Concerning updates. A couple of days after I received the unit, I requested a course. A week later, I have yet to see the course on the "find" list.
The good parts? The unit itself is small (about the size of an old "candy bar" cell phone) and very durable. It is an enormous help inside a hundred yards or when the pin is in the back of the green. It's also a great help from the rough, especially when you're really off-line. Knowing the yardage to front/middle/back is a true boon from a trouble lie.
The worst part? When it gets lost, it tells you to "scroll up," but when you do, it often "scrolls" to another stored golf course. It just takes too much fiddling with the thing at times to know that you're on the right hole on the right course. It's also pretty much useless for chipping or putting distance as it shows nothing but "<30," inside 30 yards.
So, it's worth the money, but it ain't exactly perfect.
Excellent Product March 28, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This GPS unit works just as advertised, first batteries lasted for seven rounds. I'm very pleased with the units performance and presentation plus it was shipped promtly.
Golflogix Review March 27, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent product and just what I was looking for.I compared other similar products and this was by far was the best value for the money and had all the features that I required,and I bought an additional one for a friend who is equaly delighted
GolfLogix by Garmin is GREAT!!! March 22, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First of all the shipping was quick! I used the free super saver shipping, and it estimated 7 days. I got it in 4! Thanks AMAZON! Previously, I have been using IGolf gps system for about year and a half and it worked ok. Had problems with gadget turning off in the middle of my round numerous times. I got tired of turning it on after every hole, so I stuffed the IGolf gps in my bag. I missed having the gps. I researched all the other types of gps gadgets on the market, and it just seemed like a no brainer to go with Garmin's GolfLogix. I LOVE MY GOLFLOGIX!!! Very simple to use. I need reading glasses to read and the numbers on this are HUGE. No more reading glasses. Easy to download courses onto computer (Unlimited downloads). I love the fact the GolfLogix automatically advances to next hole. GPS knows all distances to sand traps, hazards, water, doglegs, etc...Price on Amazon beats all other sites hands down. Its all automatic. All in all, just a great gps unit!!!!!
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