If you're wondering what's the best golf GPS system, then welcome to the club (no pun intended). That's like asking what's the best golf course, or the best hamburger or beer. Although some are decidedly better than others, as far as choosing the best, you really have to know why you're buying a golf GPS in the first place. So, in this article, we're going to talk about what's the best golf GPS system, but we're not going to come out with one single GPS that's best. More like we're going to help you discover what golf GPS's can do and why you want one in the first place. Hope that sounds fair! If so, let's get to it.
One of the first things you need to do when you're deciding what's the best golf GPS system is figure out how much you're willing to pay. Golf global positioning system devices cost anywhere from a little more than 0 to 0. Obviously, you get more features and quality the more you're willing to pay. But exactly what are those features and how is your choice affected by them?
Let's leave out the pieces of junk. In this article, I'm only talking about quality merchandise, you know those built by Sonocaddie, SkyCaddie, Callaway, Garmin, Golf Buddy and a few more.
At the low end of the price spectrum your golf GPS device is more like a range finder than a real GPS, you know like the one you use in your car with maps and all that stuff. The lower end devices can tell you distances to the green. The better ones can tell you distances to the front, center, and back of the green, and can keep up with shot length. Three of my favorites at the lower end of the price continuum are the Sonocaddie V100 and the iGolf Neo. These are pretty comparable units, and right now they cost about 0 give or take.
Of course, this might not be your definition of what's the best Golf GPS System at all. If you need a little more functionality, you might want to consider the SkyCaddie SG2.5. Still no maps, but more sophisticated statistics functions and a little bigger screen. This will set you back about 0.
If you're spending that much money, however, and you have another 0 to spend, you really should consider going all the way and getting a "real" golf GPS. I'm not saying the others I've mentioned are not real. They are very good units, which you can use to figure out distances and track shot length. What I am saying is that golf GPS systems like the Garmin Approach, the Callaway uPro, the SkyCaddie SG5, and the Golf Guru have really sophisticated maps of the course you're playing. Some, like the SkyCaddie only show you the green. Other's like the Callaway uPro actually give you a bird's eye view of the whole fairway, then let you focus in on the green as you get closer.
If you were going to give a definitive answer to the question what's the best golf GPS system, then it would have to be one of these-Garmin Approach, Callaway uPro, or Golf Guru, or Golf Buddy. That is, if money doesn't matter, because these babies are going to set you back 0 to 0. Which is a lot of money...unless you're a real golfer like me, then money is never the issue!
So, the question of what's the best golf GPS system doesn't really have one answer. It's got several.
