How does it know how far you putted and in what direction if you make your first shot on the green in one putt? or is it not able to track that
813382
Hello,The product doesn't aim at tracking putt distance but more number of putts. It will give you excellent statistics on driving distance irons and woods performance, fairway accuracy greens in regulation, scrambling, sand saves, and number of putts which is what matters more than recording that you sunk a 30-footer. It's a very good recording device and app to review rounds is quite well managed.
813383
Hello, The product doesn't aim at tracking putt distance but more number of putts. It will give you excellent statistics on driving distance irons and woods performance, fairway accuracy greens in regulation, scrambling, sand saves, and number of putts which is what matters more than recording that you sunk a 30-footer. It's a very good recording device and app to review rounds is quite well managed.
1682513
No it is not able to record your score anywhere on the device which is the reason I sent mine back for a full refund. I think personally the statement "digital scorecard" is misleading as all it shows you is the hole number and par number.
1491986
the unit seems to get bearings on each tee box.. i have found if i drive out on the course it doesn't know what hole i'm on till i go to a tee box
1760717
The device measures ball speed only. if you are asking, how far does it take for the device to decide the speed, i'd say 10 or less feet. I first tried it hitting into a net and I was only 10-12 feet from the back of the net. It gave me readings. It does not measure spin or launch angle. It makes an assumption of the launch angle based on the club that you enter. For example, if you enter a driver, it will assume that the ball is going to launch at an angle of 9.5 degrees. It does measure the speed that you hit the ball, not the club head speed, but the ball speed. It is highly inaccurate and a piece of junk in my estimation. I took it to the driving range and compared what the device said to my Bushnell rangefinder - a very accurate device. The ES12 was rarely correct. I returned it and would not recommend it.
663558
The watch has worked like a charm for me after I downloaded the "User Manual": bushnellgolf.com/neowatchOn page 10 at the bottom it says to be outdoors away from buildings and trees to get the best GPS signal. I was getting a good signal and it was saying that I can choose courses that were 10 miles away. You may want to give the golfcourse a call to see if they are part of the network. If you still have a problem, you might try calling their customer service 800-423-3537. They are very helpful. Best of luck to you.
2139758
No, to my knowledge it does not give distance to hazards. Nor does it give layout of each hole, but it does give distance to front, middle and back of green for every shot, to all courses I've played so far.
733547
I find the same problem. I did not expect the Golf Buddy to be precise in the first instance. To have better precision go for the range finders. The distances can also be affected by the changes made by the golf courses but not updated by Golf Buddy. You should let them know if that is the case and they update these courses very promptly. I am quite happy with the Golf Buddy's accuracy of up to 10 yards give or take.
266147
You have to touch the distance button, it will give you distance to center of green from where your standing
1486969
You mark your position from your drive, button located on the right side of the devise. Walk to you ball and you will see your distance from the last shot or tee box. Mark the distance and you can see all when you plug the devise into your computer where you will have all your scores, left or right of fairway and puts along with scores.
826470
Remember that this device calculates distance based on ball speed and trajectory (launch angle) through the use of doppler radar. The launch angle is pre-determined by inputting tour club selection (trajectory if loft angle of thr club) so if you typically have a lower or higher ball flight, then this is not very accurate at all. In fact, no one has the same trajectory everytime they hit a ball, so my answer is no...not very accurate. I sold mine and bought a laser. I get much more use out of a laser, especially on the course. True launch monitors, like Trackman, calculate distance using true ball speed, trajectory, and spin. You cannot get feedback like that out of a $200 device.
587109
One more thing - a golf GPS? Have you gotten lost playing golf? Not a golfer, but sounds dangerous!! :-)
1047008
I bought a refurbished unit and it comes preloaded with thousands of golf courses. Once you charge the battery you simply select the state/province the course is in and type the name of the course. The unit is retard proof, which is one of the reasons I bought it.
694449
It will give you a choice of nearby courses with the first choice usually being the one your on. In terms of holes, its starts on hole one, it is then easy to advance to the hole your playing on.
740415
I have this model and love it. Unless you download the map (free) for the course, you only get yardage to the front, middle, back of green. However, if you download the map, you will have a curser you can move and receive the yardage to that spot. For example: you need to know how for it is to the creek that lays ahead; place the curser at the front edge of the creek while your standing next to your ball and you will have the yardage to the creek. Note: you can only download maps on 50 courses but I play a lot of golf and this seems more than enough. I don't download the map for course I only play once. I have this model and love it. Unless you download the map (free) for the course, you only get yardage to the front, middle, back of green. However, if you download the map, you will have a curser you can move and receive the yardage to that spot. For example: you need to know how for it is to the creek that lays ahead; place the curser at the front edge of the creek while your standing next to your ball and you will have the yardage to the creek. Note: you can only download maps on 50 courses but I play a lot of golf and this seems more than enough. I don't download the map for course I... » Read More I have this model and love it. Unless you download the map (free) for the course, you only get yardage to the front, middle, back of green. However, if you download the map, you will have a curser you can move and receive the yardage to that spot. For example: you need to know how for it is to the creek that lays ahead; place the curser at the front edge of the creek while your standing next to your ball and you will have the yardage to the creek. Note: you can only download maps on 50 courses but I play a lot of golf and this seems more than enough. I don't download the map for course I only play once. « Show Less
672198
When you turn on the unit and press "play Golf" it finds any courses they have mapped nearby. So if the skycaddie web site lists it as a course - the Gimme will find it and display it. The course you ask about is on their list - so it will be displayed. You never actually load or preload a course yourself.
1047078
No, the swing byte focuses on the motion of the club. They do provide info on club head speed and orientation so that you can infer whether a swing would have been longer or shorter than a comparison swing and improve your distance, but they have not pretended that they can give accurate distance info with no data on ball spin. This is very honest of the company. For real ball flight info you need a track man or similar device for 10x as much money....
1047010
Depends on the how accurate the GPS is able to locate the golf course that your are at. All you have to to do is tell it what state you are in by typing it in, and the starting letters of the name of your course, and it will give you a list of courses to choose. Pick the one your are at and you are up an playing golf. Hope this helps.