SkyCaddie Golf Watch Review

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Our SkyCaddie Golf Watch review will be available soon, but here’s our preview of SkyCaddie’s first entry into the golf watch market.

The most interesting thing about the four new devices SkyCaddie is launching in its new Sport Series, is what they call Core Golfer Technology. As far as we can tell, this is the GPS receiver that makes Sport Series devices less expensive and not quite as good as SkyCaddie units with TruePoint Positioning Technology. TruePoint touts “ultra-fast satellite acquisition and unmatched accuracy and reliability” and is available in the SkyCaddie SGX and SGXw.

Let’s get this out of the way… like all SkyCaddie GPS devices, their golf watch will require a paid membership plan. Ugh. Apparently this paid membership model works for SkyCaddie, but we just don’t see the advantage to golfers. The base price may be okay, but add in the membership fees and it’s not even in the ballpark.

The competition among golf GPS watches is tough and at this point, we recommend doing some comparisons with other top-rated golf watches that don’t have any membership fees.

• Front, middle and back of green distances
• Big numbers for middle of green distance
• Digital Scorecard
• Shot measuring
• Odometer
• Lap Counter
• Calorie Counter
• Clock
• Timer
• Alarm
• Pace of Play Clock
• Waterproof
• Preloaded with over 30,000 golf courses – after 30 days, membership is required.

SkyCaddie Watch
Course Download Fees	Yes
Pre-loaded with Courses	Yes
Full Hole Views	Yes
Slope / Elevation	No
Battery Life	10 hrs / 1 Year
Battery	Rechargeable
Size (Width x Height x Depth)	2.75 in. x 2 in. x .6 in.
Measure Shot Distance	Yes
Screen Size	N/A
Resolution	N/A
Display Type	N/A
Weight	1.6 oz.
Rainproof	Water resistant to 30
Touch Screen	No
Touch Targeting	No
Manual Pin Positioning	No
Stat Tracker	No
Digital Scorecard	Yes
Computer Analysis Tools	No
Ground Verified	Yes
Alternate Targets	No
Green Rotates to your shot angle	Yes
USGA Compliant (local rule)	Yes
Notes	Includes odometer, lap counter, calorie counter, timer, alarm and pace of play clock.
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