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Golf Buddy Platinum Review
The Golf Buddy Platinum II (2012) has been retired. Check out our current recommendations for today's best golf rangefinders..
New and improved in 2012! Take a look at our preview of Golf Buddy’s newest handheld GPS for golf. We’ll get our Golf Buddy Platinum Review up as soon as we find some customer feedback. Be careful not to get this model mixed up with its predecessor, the Golf Buddy World Platinum, or the other similarly named Golf Buddy World. We have no idea what they were thinking when they came up with these names, but we’ll help you sort it out.
Golf Buddy Platinum II (2012) User Rating:
3.35 out of 5 (26 reviews)
Score compiled from multiple sources.What’s New in the Golf Buddy Platinum
- Improved high contrast TFT-LCD screen (optimal under all conditions)
- Improved sensitive touch screen (for easier navigation)
- Nearly double the battery life (last up to 18 hours)
- Refined design
- It’s a tiny bit wider and a tiny bit heavier
Since many of the complaints about its predecessor, the Golf Buddy World Platinum, had to do with battery life and difficulty reading and maneuvering on the touchscreen, it seems Golf Buddy may be on their way to another successful golf GPS device.
Golf Buddy Platinum Features and Specifications
| Golf Buddy Platinum II (2012) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Download Fees | N/A | |
| Pre-loaded with Courses | Yes | |
| Full Hole Views | Yes | |
| Slope / Elevation | No | |
| Battery Life | up to 18 hrs. | |
| Battery | Li-poly rechargeable | |
| Size (Width x Height x Depth) | 4.3 in. x 2.46 in. x 1 in. | |
| Measure Shot Distance | Yes | |
| Screen Size | 3 in. | |
| Resolution | N/A | |
| Display Type | Color TFT LCD | |
| Weight | 5.65 oz. | |
| Rainproof | water resistant | |
| Touch Screen | Yes | |
| Touch Targeting | Yes | |
| Manual Pin Positioning | Yes | |
| Stat Tracker | Yes | |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes | |
| Computer Analysis Tools | N/A | |
| Ground Verified | No | |
| Alternate Targets | Yes | |
| Green Rotates to your shot angle | N/A | |
| USGA Compliant (local rule) | Yes | |
| Notes | Water and shock resistant case - improved high contrast TFT-LCD screen (optimal under all conditions) - Improved sensitive touch screen (for easier navigation) | |
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Golf Buddy World Platinum Review
The Golf Buddy World Platinum has been retired. Check out our current recommendations for today's best golf rangefinders..
Our Golf Buddy World Platinum Review is based on the analysis of pros, cons and ratings found in over 130 user reviews. Feel free to read the details below, but if you want a quick recommendation, we suggest you consider one of Golf Buddy’s similarly named products:
Golf Buddy World Platinum User Rating:
3.92 out of 5 (130 reviews)
Score compiled from multiple sources.- the Golf Buddy World is a very similar model that gets much better ratings and is ususally less expensive.
- the Golf Buddy World Platinum, released in 2012, is Golf Buddy’s effort to improve upon the Golf Buddy World Platinum.
Most Mentioned Pros (in order of mentions high to low):
- Easy to use
- Accurate
- No fees
- Good Customer Service
- Good value
- Easy to read
- Quality/durability
- Hole Layout View
- Scorecard for up to four players
- Stat tracking
- Shot Measuring
- Auto course recognition
- Auto hole advance
- Fast
- Easy computer updates to add new courses and update courses
- Preloaded with courses
- Graphics
- Worldwide courses available in database
- Alternate targets
- Lots of courses available
- Speeds up play
- Size
Most Mentioned Cons (in order of mentions high to low):
- Not enough courses in full layout view (see our comments above)
- battery life (2 rounds or less reported by several users)
- Needed to update on computer to get full layout view of some courses
- Problems with accuracy
- Limited alternate targets (Note: on courses with hole layout view, you can use touch targeting to anywhere)
- Difficulty using touchscreen
- Poor technical support
Golf Buddy World Platinum Features and Specifications
| Golf Buddy World Platinum | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Download Fees | No | |
| Pre-loaded with Courses | Yes | |
| Full Hole Views | Yes | |
| Slope / Elevation | No | |
| Battery Life | 10 hrs | |
| Battery | Li-poly rechargeable | |
| Size (Width x Height x Depth) | 4.3 in. x 2.4 in. x 1 in. | |
| Measure Shot Distance | Yes | |
| Screen Size | 3 in. | |
| Resolution | 240x400 | |
| Display Type | Color TFT LCD | |
| Weight | 5.15 oz. | |
| Rainproof | water resistant case | |
| Touch Screen | Yes | |
| Touch Targeting | Yes | |
| Manual Pin Positioning | Yes | |
| Stat Tracker | Yes | |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes | |
| Computer Analysis Tools | No | |
| Ground Verified | No | |
| Alternate Targets | Yes | |
| Green Rotates to your shot angle | Yes | |
| USGA Compliant (local rule) | Yes | |
| Notes | - | |
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Garmin S3 Golf Watch Review
The Garmin Approach S3 has been retired. Check out our current recommendations for today's best golf rangefinders..
Our Garmin S3 Golf Watch Review summarizes pros and cons mentioned in user reviews from around the web. From a features standpoint, we believe this is the most exciting and best golf watch on the market.
Garmin Approach S3 User Rating:
4.34 out of 5 (522 reviews)
Score compiled from multiple sources.It’s preloaded with 30,000 courses, has a touchscreen, includes distances to doglegs and layups, allows for manual pin positioning, has a scorecard, shot tracking and more. Although the price of the Garmin S3 is quite a bit higher than other golf watches, the feature set and enthusiasm of reviewers lead us to believe it might be well worth it.
Take a look at what they are saying. Please note that positive comments outweighed negative comments by about 40%.
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Most Mentioned Pros
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Most Mentioned Cons
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Garmin S3 Golf Watch Specifications
| Garmin Approach S3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Download Fees | No | |
| Pre-loaded with Courses | Yes | |
| Full Hole Views | Yes | |
| Slope / Elevation | No | |
| Battery Life | 8 hrs GPS / 4 wks | |
| Battery | Lithium-ion recharge | |
| Size (Width x Height x Depth) | 2.7 in. x 1.8 in. x .6 in. | |
| Measure Shot Distance | Yes | |
| Screen Size | 1" x 1" | |
| Resolution | 128x128 | |
| Display Type | monochrome LCD | |
| Weight | 2.06 oz. | |
| Rainproof | IPX7 | |
| Touch Screen | Yes | |
| Touch Targeting | No | |
| Manual Pin Positioning | Yes | |
| Stat Tracker | No | |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes | |
| Computer Analysis Tools | No* | |
| Ground Verified | No | |
| Alternate Targets | Yes | |
| Green Rotates to your shot angle | N/A | |
| USGA Compliant (local rule) | Yes | |
| Notes | Stroke or Stableford scoring. Can save, review and print scorecards from your computer. Can download new courses & updates. IPX7 Waterproof - Immersion for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter | |
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MOTOACTV Golf Watch Review
The MOTOACTV Golf Watch has been retired. Check out our current recommendations for today's best golf rangefinders..
The new Motorola Golf Watch is jam-packed with features and we’re looking forward to seeing how users respond in our upcoming MOTOACTV Golf Watch Review. This latest entry into the GPS Golf Watch competition goes well beyond providing distances to the front, middle and back of the green, which is all that is offered on the very popular Garmin S1 Golf Watch.
MOTOACTV Golf Watch User Rating:
3.92 out of 5 (48 reviews)
Score compiled from multiple sources.Here are the most notable features of the MOTOACTV Golf Watch:
- Distances to front, middle, back of greens
- Distances to hazards
- Preloaded with 20,000 golf courses
- Scorecard feature – tracks your relationship to par
- Track data like total steps taken, distance covered and calories burned on the course
- Tracks key stats (putts, greens in regulation etc.)
- Tracks the clubs you hit and can be customized to show only the clubs in your bag
- Wirelessly uploads your rounds
- Online, you can see a virtual representation of your round using a satellite view of the course and get the details of every shot you played
- Keeps scorecards online for reference
- Allows sharing the details with friends
Compare the MOTOACTV Golf Watch with the Garmin S1 and the Expresso WR62.
Our only question… Is it too much? Simplicity may be the biggest contributing factor the high ratings of the Garmin S1. Often, the more features there are, the more problems to be had. We’ll let you know when the user reviews start coming in.
MOTOACTV Golf Edition Features and Specifications
| MOTOACTV Golf Watch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Download Fees | No | |
| Pre-loaded with Courses | Yes | |
| Full Hole Views | Yes | |
| Slope / Elevation | No | |
| Battery Life | 9 hrs w/ GPS on | |
| Battery | Li-ion recharge | |
| Size (Width x Height x Depth) | 1.8 in. x 1.8 in. x .38 in. | |
| Measure Shot Distance | Yes | |
| Screen Size | 1.6 | |
| Resolution | 176x220 | |
| Display Type | Color (QCIF+) | |
| Weight | 1.23 oz. | |
| Rainproof | rain resistant | |
| Touch Screen | Yes | |
| Touch Targeting | N/A | |
| Manual Pin Positioning | N/A | |
| Stat Tracker | Yes | |
| Digital Scorecard | Yes | |
| Computer Analysis Tools | Yes | |
| Ground Verified | No | |
| Alternate Targets | Yes | |
| Green Rotates to your shot angle | N/A | |
| USGA Compliant (local rule) | Yes | |
| Notes | Syncs wirelessly to MOTOACTV.com and provides virtual representation of your round using satellite course view. Can display texts and calls from your smartphone. Tracks heart rate*, pace, distance and calories burned. | |
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