Bushnell neo+ Golf Watch Review

Take a look at our preview of Bushnell’s new GPS golf watch. (Our Bushnell neo+ Watch Review will be available after customer feedback begins to roll in.)

Our initial impression is that Bushnell saw what was working in the Garmin S1 Golf Watch and built their own version. The neo+ watch provides distances to the front, middle and back of the green and has a shot measuring feature like the S1. Bushnell’s biggest sales pitch seems to be that it has a much longer battery life than the S1 and 25,000 courses preloaded. If it were just those two watches in the race, that would be enough to give the edge to the Bushnell neo+ watch… but in 2012 the game changed….

Besides the Bushell neo+ golf watch, there are three other new golf watches hitting the market this year, the Garmin S3, the Expresso WR62 and the MOTOACTV Golf Edition. All of them provide distance information to alternate targets and hazards, which seems like a very good thing. We are qualifying this statement for now, because we know that the major factor the high Garmin S1 ratings, was it’s simplicity and convenience. Any time you add more features, you’re going to lose some of the simplicity. Only user feedback will let us know how this really plays out.

The problem for Bushnell is that people who want ultimate simplicity are probably going to go with something that’s tried and true, like the Garmin S1, especially since they cost about the same. The longer battery life may make a difference to some, but will that be enough?

To learn more about GPS Golf Watches, read our Comparison of Golf GPS Watches or Part 4 in our Compare Golf GPS series.

Model	Bushnell neo+ GPS Golf Watch
Type	GPS
Height	N/A in.
Width	N/A in.
Depth	N/A in.
Screen Size	N/A
Resolution	N/A
Display Type	N/A
Weight	N/A oz.
Battery	rechargeable
Battery Life	12 hrs w/ GPS on
Rainproof	Yes
High Sensitivity Receiver	N/A
Pre-loaded with Courses	Yes
Course Capacity	N/A
Touch Screen	No
Touch Targeting	No
Manual Pin Positioning	No
Stat Tracker	No
Digital Scorecard	No
Computer Analysis Tools	No
USGA Compliant (local rule)	Yes
Ground Verified	No
Alternate Targets	No
Aerial Hole View	No
Green Rotates to your shot angle	N/A
Measure Shot Distance	Yes
Magnify Hole View	N/A
Slope	No
# of Available Courses	25,000+
Add Courses Manually	No
Compatibility	N/A
Course Download Fees	No
Notes	Waterproof (IPX7)
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