White Garmin Approach S1

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Now available in WHITE! Garmin S1 Approach golf watch is one of the highest rated GPS golf rangefinders on the market, which makes it an excellent candidate for additional colors. Besides that, we’ve noticed that the White Garmin Approach S1 is often on sale for quite a bit less than the original black golf watch.

Garmin Approach S1 Watch User Rating: 4.48 Stars 4.48 out of 5 (1285 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.

You may want to read our complete Garmin S1 Review, but this GPS golf watch is the highest rated GPS device we’ve found, with the exception of the Bushnell Hybrid laser rangefinder. It doesn’t offer a huge amount of features, but does offer the ultimate in convenience. The Garmin Approach S1 gives yardage to the front, middle and back of every green. It automatically goes from hole to hole, so there is very little user input required. It’s designed for golfers who want information quickly and no unnecessary distractions.

Most Mentioned Pros (in order of mentions high to low):
  • Convenience
  • Easy to use
  • Accurate
  • Preloaded with over 14,000 golf courses
  • Comfortable
  • lightweight
  • No fees
  • Ability to measure your shot distance easily
  • Can be used as regular watch
  • auto course recognition
  • GPS odometer tells you how far you’ve walked
  • Easy to read
  • Good battery life
  • Lots of courses
  • Attractive looks
  • Automatically forwards to the next hole
  • Adjustable band
  • Speeds up play
  • Nice size
Most Mentioned Cons (in order of mentions high to low):
  • Takes some care to hook up to charger
  • No digital scorecard
Garmin Approach S1 Features and Specifications
Garmin Approach S1 Watch
Course Download Fees No
Pre-loaded with Courses Yes
Full Hole Views Yes
Slope / Elevation No
Battery Life 3 wks / 8 hrs GPS
Battery Li-ion
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 2.7 in. x 1.8 in. x .6 in.
Measure Shot Distance Yes
Screen Size 1x1
Resolution 64x32 px
Display Type monochrome LCD
Weight 1.8 oz.
Rainproof Yes IPX7
Touch Screen No
Touch Targeting No
Manual Pin Positioning No
Stat Tracker No
Digital Scorecard No
Computer Analysis Tools No
Ground Verified No
Alternate Targets No
Green Rotates to your shot angle N/A
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
Notes Available in Black & White, Time, Date, Waterproof IPX7 (30 min. immersed at a depth of 1 meter)
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Leupold GX-1 Review

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This model is no longer available. Check out the latest version!

When we did our Leupold GX-1 Review, we definitely considered it one of the best values in a laser rangefinder, but we’re retiring that opinion as newer models perform better for about the same amount of money.

Take a look our Laser Reviews and Scores page or use our Personalized Laser Selection Quiz for a customized recommendation.

Leupold GX-1 User Rating: 4.61 Stars 4.61 out of 5 (104 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.

We summarized the Leupold GX-1’s most mentioned pros and cons from dozens of user reviews and here is what we found…

Most Mentioned Pros (in order of mentions high to low):
  • Accuracy
  • Easy to use
  • Compact size
  • Quick to acquire target
  • Quality/durability
  • Lightweight
  • Improves game
  • Ability to get yardage to any visible target
  • Scan Mode
  • 6x magnification
  • Battery life
  • Included case with bag clip
  • Useful on driving range
  • Price
  • Easy to Read
  • Water Resistant
  • Ability to select reticle configuration
  • Ability to get yardages with one hand
  • Works in fog
  • Customer Service
  • No downloads or fees
Most Mentioned Cons (in order of mentions high to low):
  • Three mentions of a defective product. Of course this would be covered by warranty.
  • Difficulty getting a reading
  • Difficulty hitting the right target
  • One mention of difficulty reading the display
Leupold GX1 Features and Specifications
Leupold GX-1
Slope No
Vibration N
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 4 in. x 2.75 in. x 1.5 in.
Weight 6.8 oz.
Battery CR2 Lithium
Battery Life 10,000 Actuations
Display LCD
Rainproof Yes
Magnification 6x
Maximum Range 350+
Minimum Range N/A
Notes -
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
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Callaway uPro MX Review

Update 08-06-2011…
Callaway has issued a voluntary recall of the recently released uPro MX. Our Callaway uPro MX Review advice is as follows: If you own it and love it, keep on using it. if you own it and are unhappy with it, go to the uPro MX website and click the UPRO MX REFUND OFFER button.

If you don’t own it, consider taking a look at the Garmin Approach G6 for a full-featured GPS with great reviews. If you just want to read the saga of expectation, disappointment and more letdown, keep reading…

Update 07-11-2011…
Honestly, you can see by what we have written previously, that we had high hopes that our Callaway uPro MX Review would reveal a game changer in the GPS golf industry. But as of today, we are not ready to recommend this product. The problems with the Callaway launch of the product are explained below and in another post on this website, but there continue to be customer complaints about numerous issues. We’re hoping Callaway will soon turn this device into the unit we all expected, but for now, you may want to look at our Golf Buddy World Review for a full-featured golf GPS that scores well with users.

Update 6/30/2011…
Finally…. we should be able to put together our Callaway uPro MX Review in the very near future. We’ve been waiting, along with all of the early purchasers of the uPro MX, for six weeks for the Callaway uPro MX website to be operational. At last, it is. If you don’t know what’s been happening, keep reading.

The Callaway uPro MX is very likely the best value in GPS golf rangefinders… or at least it will be very soon. Our complete Callaway uPro MX Review Summary will be available after this product launch debacle is over and customers are able to give reviews about the product itself, instead of the launch. If you haven’t heard, Callaway first delayed shipping the uPro MX for about 10 days and as it turns out, they should have delayed even longer. The device works fine out of the box in Basic Mode and Go Mode and realistically, if that’s all it had to offer, it would still be at a competitive price point. But what makes the Callaway uPro MX so attractive is that for a one-time fee of about $60, you get Pro Mode on an unlimited number of courses. With Pro Mode, this is one of, if not the most, full featured golf GPS device on the market and there are no recurring subscriptions. You can also purchase one Pro Mode course at a time or smaller bundles. It’s pretty exciting for those who’ve been paying annual fees to use their rangefinders. The only problem… the Callaway website for downloading Pro Mode courses isn’t working yet. They are working like crazy to get it up and running, but some users have been waiting for two weeks and many are understandably frustrated. Callaway is trying to make it up to customers by offering five free Pro Mode courses to all new upro mx users who register within two weeks after the site goes live. For golfers who don’t need the unlimited plan, this is a great time to order. If, on the other hand, you’re ready to order a full-featured GPS golf rangefinder that’s user tested and ready to go, we suggest you take a look at our Golf Buddy World Review. It’s definitely more expensive, but there are no fees and the reviews are good.

When you compare price and features, there is nothing close to the Callaway uPro MX. It is a full-featured compact, sleek-looking GPS golf rangefinder with a price point low enough to entice even the budget-conscious golfer. For less than $200, it comes with 25,000 golf courses pre-loaded and NO ANNUAL FEES! It offers hole views, alternate targets, a multi-gesture touch screen and more. There are three modes for using this device: Basic Mode and Go Mode are included in the price and ready to go out of the box. There is a fee for downloading courses in Pro Mode, which offers just about every feature you can think of putting on a golf GPS. The good news is that the fees are not annual – you can buy an individual course, a bundle of 25 courses or an unlimited package for a one-time fee. We’ll be anxious to see how this approach goes over with users.

Callaway uPro MX Top Features:

  • 25,000 pre-loaded golf courses – ready to go out of the box
  • No annual fees
  • Full-color multi-gesture touch screen – 2.2″ LCD
  • Optical Finger Navigation system – easily navigate with the swipe of a finger
  • Only weighs 3 ounces
  • Virtual Green View can be downloaded to show the green and the surrounding area in vivid detail, including exact putting distances
  • SmartView can also be downloaded offering displays the ideal view for the upcoming shot based on the golfer’s position on the course. It also provides two other views which are available at the press of a button
  • ProMode is available for an extra fee and grants access to some of the device’s more advanced technology features, including hi-resolution aerial photography

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Bushnell PinPro Review

Our Bushnell PinPro Review is based on the small number of user reviews we could find on the web, along with our brief trial of this laser golf rangefinder. It reminded us of the Laser Link Red Hot in functionality, with its Red Dot sighting system. The PinPro features a single hand pistol grip that can lock onto a reflective prism from up to 330 yards. It can also lock onto a non-reflective target (such as trees) within 400 yards, but you have to bring it up to your eye to sight a non-reflective object and we found that it took two hands to hold it steady. Of the very few user reviews we found, a couple mentioned that they had trouble getting accurate readings.

Our opinion is that unless you find this device deeply discounted, there are better choices that are easier to use. It does work, but is not as easy to use as many others.

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Laser Link Red Hot Review

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For our Laser Link Red Hot Review, we looked at user reviews and professional reviews from all over the web. In all honesty, we’re searching for reasons why anyone might prefer a Laser Link Red Hot to Callaway LR550 or a Bushnell Tour V2. There are very few user reviews available for the Red Hot, which we think is understandable, since we can’t imagine this is the best choice for most golfers.

Laser Link Red Hot User Rating: 4.13 Stars 4.13 out of 5 (12 reviews)

Score compiled from multiple sources.

Previous versions of Laser Link could only be used on golf courses that had flagsticks equipped with prisms. Given the price of these units, it was hard to imagine why anyone would have chosen a Laser Link over other traditional laser rangefinders. With laser rangefinders from Bushnell and Callaway, you look through a binocular or monocular type of eyepiece, aim it at any target you can see, push a button and within seconds, have the exact yardage to your target. That includes the face of a bunker, a tree at the corner of the fairway and the flagstick. With the old Laser Link Models, the only distance you can get is to the flag and that was only on golf courses that had a prism on the flagsticks. To be fair, there are players who mostly play only their home golf course and who have difficulty holding a traditional laser steady enough. For them, the older Laser Link models might have been an okay choice.

Back to the Red Hot Laser Link… this newest model from Laser Link, while still utilizing the prism system, can also get yardages to any visible target like a traditional laser golf rangefinder. So how does it stack up against the Callaway and Bushnell laser rangefinders? Well, for starters, the shape is very different and it’s bigger. For some users who struggle to keep a steady hand, the advantage probably goes to the Red Hot. Reviewers indicate there is an advantage when the prism is present, but we believe this to be true of all laser rangefinders. As of this writing, the Callaway LR550, the Bushnell Tour V2 and even the newly released Callaway Diablo Rangefinder are all smaller and less expensive than the Laser Link Red Hot. So in our opinion, Laser Link might be a better option for anyone who struggles with holding the smaller models steady, but for most golfers, we suggest trying the Callaway, Bushnell or Leupold laser rangefinders.

Laser Link Red Hot Features and Specifications
Laser Link Red Hot
Slope No
Vibration N
Size (Width x Height x Depth) 6 in. x 2.19 in. x 3.13 in.
Weight 8 oz.
Battery 9V
Battery Life N/A
Display LCD
Rainproof N/A
Magnification 0
Maximum Range 800*
Minimum Range 5
Notes -
USGA Compliant (local rule) Yes
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