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Golf GPS - Powerful Technology, Substantial Benefits to your Game 2008-03-19
Golf GPS systems are a rather new technology that is helping lots players improve their game. A Golf GPS is one of the most sought after accessories on the market and we currently stock the full range of products from SkyCaddie, Bushnell, Golf-Plus and Garmin.
Golf GPS Systems give instantaneous yardages to crucial targets on the course. There is no pacing, adding, subtracting, aiming or guessing yardage anymore. The main objective of a golf GPS system is to present players with distances to all kinds of objects on a course, particularly to the green in play. Using state of the art global positioning satellites, instantaneous information is constantly tracked against a comprehensive map of the course. Yardage to the greens front, center, and back, water hazards, bunkers and fairway boundaries are calculated. As this technology has become more accepted amongst players, the number of golf GPS systems offered to them has also grown.
When courses are professionally mapped, the Golf GPS System can do amazing things. It can track up to 40 targets per hole. The Sky Caddie SG5 can give you the yardage to 3 targets at the same time (and with the benefits of a colour screen). Let's say there is a creek in front of the green. It can give you the distance to the creek and the distance to carry it, plus the yardage to the front of the green. Now you know how far your ball must carry to stay out of the hazard, choose your club and go.
Also when courses are professionally mapped you can see the shape of the green. If you miss the fairway with your drive, your Golf GPS System will show you the shape of the green from the angle you are approaching it. This is very valuable information.
There are thousands of courses that have been professionally mapped already by the key manufacturers and the number is growing daily. You can map out a course yourself, but you won't get everything that you do when the course is done professionally. However you can map the front, centre and the back of each green.
Different players want and need different information as they seek to improve their game. So when choosing a Golf GPS system, you need to know exactly what you are looking for, while also keeping price and ease of use in mind. The best golf GPS system is the one that gives the individual player the information they seek in a fast and convenient manner. Some players may be very secure with lots of bells and whistles while others will not. In my modest opinion the development of the Golf GPS System is a fantastic thing for us amateur players. One of the best equipment purchases you can make that will have an immediate impact on your game is a Golf GPS System.
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