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By: Corbin Newlyn

A golfer’s most challenging aspect of the game is judging the distances of various parts of the golf course. In addition to the importance of knowing how far you are from the hole, it is also important to know the distances of different parts of a fairway are as well as managing your game effectively. A golf GPS unit can give you an advantage in in this regard.

For instance, if you are standing in the middle of a fairway, you may see a marker that tells you you are 150 yards to the middle of the green. However, if there is a water hazard in front of the green, it will help to know how far you have to hit the ball to at least clear the lake or how far it is to the front of the lake to keep your ball from getting wet. With a Golf GPS unit that contains that particular course information you are able to better determine which club to use under which circumstance.

Naturally, a golf GPS unit will only be of use if a golfer is any good at the game. Knowing you are standing 136.2 yards from the center of the green will not help you hit the ball straight or keep it from flying into the water or sand trap on either side of the green. However, a golf GPS unit can help you find out how far into the woods your ball penetrated.

Practically Any Golf Course You Can Imagine Is at Your Fingertips

The majority of the time, you can hook your golf GPS unit into your computer and by signing up with a service you can download just about every golf course in the country, making available to you as many golf course maps as your golf GPS system will hold at any one time. So when you are on the course playing one of your games, you can take out your golf GPS unit and have all the information about the course you are on available to you in an instant.

Maybe you are on the green that has a hard dogleg, and your hoping not to over drive the corner and make it more difficult to hit next shot towards the green. By using your golf GPS unit, you will be able to closely estimate which club to use off the tee to get your ball to the middle of the fairway or to either side, which will give you the best possible vantage point for your next stroke.

Instead of having a professional golfers walk the course before a professional match begins, making calculations and notes on numerous distances for them to use during a match, many professional golfers have begun to take advantage of the information provided from their golf GPS unit to stay on top of their position.

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Caddie Mark Long discusses the creation of his yardage books, which are used by many on the PGA TOUR. Fred Funk and PGA TOUR caddie Dan Padawer describe how valuable these books are during competition.

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I am looking to buy my fiancee a GPS for her birthday. We also love golf and have considered getting a GPS for golfing alone. That said, is there a GPS out there that could double as a "most of the time" in-car GPS system and then could get pulled easily from the car and put into our golf cart at the course? Price is not a huge object (though I don't have an infinite budget). The main feature is the in-car GPS, but I would love to get one that could be used on the course as well with pretty widerange course map support. Thanks in advance!!!

Any of the small Garmin line should work for you. They average from $399.00 to about $1,295.00 depending on the programs and features ordered.

Sonocaddie Caddie Golf GPS Range Finder Pro System The easiest and most advanced personal golf GPS available today! Palm-sized and feature laden, with a globally patent pending graphic display, Sonocaddie enables you to know the precise distance from you to any spot on the course? green, hazards, trees, up to 15 different targets per hole, plus the distance to the front, center and rear of any green with the touch of a button? even without a clear line of sight! Watch the yardage tick down as you walk toward the green in real time. Determine the precise length of your drive with the touch of a button! This amazing technology is guaranteed to cut strokes from your game. Thousands of courses are on the Sonocaddie web site for your free access, and thousands are being added each year. Simply plug the Sonocaddie USB cable into your computer, go to www.sonocaddie.com, browse your favorite course by State and City, and hit download. If your course is not there, Sonocaddie will upload it on request, or you can very easily add your course by walking or driving, and at each target, hazard, and green permanently mark the spot with a touch of a button. From then on, the Sonocaddie always knows your yardage from that spot- even if you?re at the 19th hole! You can also download any course from your Sonocaddie to others with the included connecting cable and the touch of a button. 3AAA batteries-regular or rechargeable- (not included) will last up to three rounds (16 hours) and are easily replaced.

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The SkyCaddie GPS is for golfers who want a SkyCaddie with advanced features, a large color display and a long-lasting rechargeable battery. SkyGolf’s advanced GPS technology is integrated with the very best Swiss engineering to provide unmatched reliability. The SG5 includes SkyGolf’s patented IntelliGreen® technology, enabling golfers to measure the full depth and shape of the green from any angle of approach and shows distances for all targets and hazards on any of SkyGolf’s many thousands of professionally mapped courses. Its vibrant color display features automatic backlighting to ensure easy readability indoors and outdoors.

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I am doing some research on GPS and was wondering if anybody can tell me which they think are the best models and why. What do you like about them and what do you dislike?
Any help would be appreciated.

I do not use a gps but I had heard that the igolf neo is passing up sky caddie. the neo is cheaper,smaller, and lighter. Also when you subscribe for all your courses, you can keep all the courses that you download if you decide not keep on paying for your subscription with the i golf neo. As for the sky caddie you will lose all your downloaded courses. which I think that is weak……..So I heard.

A detailed look at the Best selling GPS Range finder handheld on the market today. Never second guess your yardage again, see how easy it is to operate!
http://www.golfdiscount.com/products/golf-buddy-golfbuddy-pro-gps

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A simple step by step instruction video to load your favorite golf courses to Golf Logix GPS

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iGolf GPS Caddie is featured on Fox News 6 in San Diego

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