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We are looking forward to doing our Garmin Approach G7 Review and here’s why…
It’s been a couple of years since Garmin released the highly rated Approach G6, which means the improvements in Garmin’s newest models, the G7 and G8, should be noticeable and worthwhile.
Garmin Approach G7 User Rating:
4.17 out of 5 (130 reviews)
Score compiled from multiple sources.Here are the noteworthy new features on the Garmin G7:
- “Plays Like” distance, that shows the distance to your target, adjusted for elevation change.
- Club recommendation based upon how far you hit your clubs.
- Pairs with your iPhone to show text and email messages and other notifications. Now you can keep your phone in the bag and still stay up to date.
- Big Numbers Mode – this is great for families with multiple users with different needs. Sometimes just having the distance to the front, center and back of the green in Big Numbers is all you need!
The Garmin G7 is the exact same size and weight as G6 and it has the same buttons, which should make it very easy for current users of the G6 to step up to the G7. It has all the same features as the Garmin G6, including full hole views, touch targeting to any point, advanced scorecard and stats, shot measuring and tracking.
Garmin Approach G7 Features and Specifications
| Garmin Approach G7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Download Fees | No | |
| Pre-loaded with Courses | Yes | |
| Full Hole Views | Yes | |
| Slope / Elevation | both | |
| Battery Life | up to 15 hrs. | |
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-Poly | |
| Size (Width x Height x Depth) | 3.7 in. x 2.1 in. x .8 in. | |
| Measure Shot Distance | Yes | |
| Screen Size | 1.4 x 2.2 | |
| Resolution | 160x240 px | |
| Display Type | Transreflec ColorTFT | |
| Weight | 3.37 oz. | |
| Rainproof | Yes IPX7 | |
| Touch Screen | Yes | |
| Touch Targeting | Yes | |
| Manual Pin Positioning | Yes | |
| Stat Tracker | Yes | |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes | |
| Computer Analysis Tools | Yes | |
| Ground Verified | N/A | |
| Alternate Targets | Yes | |
| Green Rotates to your shot angle | Yes | |
| USGA Compliant (local rule) | Yes, when Plays Like distance and Club Advice are turned off. | |
| Notes | "Plays Like" distance adjusts for elevation, recommends a club based on how far you hit the ball, displays texts, emails and notifications from your iPhone and has Big Number mode. | |
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don’t like preview mode but can’t get it off
Hi Paul. Preview Mode should only start if you don’t touch the screen for a few moments after selecting the course. Here is the Garmin G7 Manual if that helps at all: http://static.garmin.com/pumac/Approach_G7_OM.pdf. If you think it’s malfunctioning, contact Garmin at 1-800-800-1020 or see their contact page at: http://www.garmin.com/us/support/contact.
Hi: During my last move I lost the user manual for my G& range finder. Is there anyway you could send me a copy?
Jim
Hi Jim,
You can find it online here.
Thanks for the link. I also don’t like the preview mode-never use it – and don’t see the purpose of it.