Garmin Approach G80

[royemans]

i’m just in doubt about picking up the Garmin G80, but so close to the PGA show......

Any rumours ???

 

[St Jimmy]

Played a couple virtual rounds into a net today. Not as much fun as the sim, but better than nothing.

[Mike_Honcho]

didn't read through all the posts....anyone pair this with their phone to play a round? does it strictly keep score? or can you club stats?

[Remi_FR]

After reading all the positive comments here, I decided to buy the G80! I really like the device and I'm exploring its capacities. There are two questions I had for the users.

My first one is about the Truswing mode. I didn't manage to get the G80 radar to work when they are connected. I was hoping distances would be recorded in Connect with the Truswing metrics for analysis and stats. I think I'm gonna write down distances on a paper and add them later to the shot notes but that's a pity I cannot get the device to do it as it doesn't seem too complicated. Would someone know how to activate such a feature?

I also wanted to ask users if there is a way to manually save shot locations and club used in the device like CT10 would do to track stats and review rounds in the app? That doesn't seem technologically impossible knowing what the device is able to do but I didn't find how.

I will probably send those questions to the Garmin support but my experience has not been great so far for golf products. I reported wrong data (175° club path) and shot view (LH shots going backwards) generated from my Truswing device after I bought it. After two months, with little (and delayed) to no answers the first issue was finally corrected, I hope the second one will be fixed too some day. EDIT: 1st issue actually not solved and was misleading me in my training, 15° difference with my pro's trackman. I've always liked Garmin products but I have the feeling the agent product expertise and customer support quality overall is not as good as it used to be although price remains premium.

Thanks!

[ZipinZ]

 

Happy New Year all .... made it back to Palm Springs in time for a party, here for 3.5 months, got my G80 when I was here last February & was one of the first (#25) to post some pic's & reviews. It's been a fun little toy that's helped my game, was out at the range the other day fired it up and started the Warm Up mode, needed some WD40 to get the rust off my swing, practice session went OK, G80 numbers were still close to what my Bushnell Lazer confirmed. Still lovin this gadget.

A few Pic's .... cheers

David

 

 

Renting a condo at the Desert Princess on Vista Chino, they have a decent practice range/facility.

 

After 1/2 bucket, pulled out my Ping G400.

 

Was hitting the ball high on club face, loosing distance T'd it down a bit, much better results.

 

The G80 confirmed what I was seeing.

 

Did the E-Bay BIN on the G80 Belt Carry Case, works great, don't even know you have it on your belt, just like a side arm & it's very accurate on GPS distance's.

 

 

 

[ZipinZ]

Had a good range session today, unfortunately forgot the camera, finally seeing some Tempo # in the 3.2, 3.4 area, was hitting the ball much better, little more lag in the swing, but the S/S & ball speed #'s were less, distance was about the same, not sure why the lower S/S all about 99-100 mph with driver.

D.

[ZipinZ]

Had a good practice session today, finally figured out something that worked to improve my tempo and make better ball contact on all my clubs.

A golf professional's average time for the backswing is 0.82 seconds, with an additional 0.27 seconds to make the down swing to impact. That's an ideal ratio of 3.1.

What worked for me was a smooth take away low & slow, a full shoulder turn, then power down with a good release & don't stop until your body is facing the target, this got me the results I was hoping for and the G80 confirmed it. Now I need to work on consistency and hopefully play better golf.

A few pics .... started with my wedge, then mid irons & long irons, 3 wood & driver.

Cheers

D.

 

 

[ZipinZ]

Working on my tempo has helped my ball striking, played Fantasy Springs, Eagle Falls, it was a Bty day, no wind 72F, had 2 bad holes, found the front 9 a bit more challenging than the back 9, shot 80, now need to work on my putting.

D.

 

 

[mattHFX]

Hey everyone, first time poster here. This thread has been very informative and I am strongly considering purchasing this unit. One aspect I haven't seen discussed much is whether or not the launch monitor shows accurate club speed if you don't hit a ball? I've recently purchased the super speed training sticks and would love to be able to use this to track club head speed during those training protocols but they don't involve hitting a ball. Does anyone have any insight if it will give consistent readings if swinging without hitting a ball? I am okay if it's off by +/- a certain amount as long as it's consistent, as that would still allow for tracking any speed gains as a result of the speed training program.

 

Many thanks, Matt.

[mullarkey]

Doesn't read the speed without a ball for me unfortunately, would be a nice feature

[sma]

https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/golf/f/approach-g80/165190/approach-g80---2-61-beta-release

 

Release notes show "Added support for displaying swing speed and tempo swing metrics for practice swings in Tempo Training and Warmup radar modes."

 

 

[Cruisin1966]

[ZipinZ]

Weekly Leaderboard Score Tracking:

It's been 1 year since I purchased my G80, the gadget tracks my scores & establishes a handicap, on a weekly basis I get these notices by golf course played.

Escena is in Palm Springs, played 3 times that week, not all that consistent, this was the result.

Jan 20th, shot 44/42=86

Jan 22nd, shot 39/38=77

Jan 25 38/42=80

D.

 

[dacatalyst41]

I need to buy one of these ASAP.

[abovetherimcd]

Hows it going everyone? Just bought the G80, and was wondering, can you utilize bluetooth to connect the device to another monitor or sync it to your phone? Reason I ask, is i don't want to have to bend down everytime and squint in with the sunlight to see the shot.

 

Thanks!

Chaz

[erock9174]

Anyone compare this to a Trackman or GC2/Quad etc?

[noodle3872]

Plenty of reviews on YouTube against TM and the like.

[St Jimmy]

The G80 has been saving grace for me during this lockout. I've been playing virtual rounds in my garage every day.

Not as good as a real sim, but I'm taking full swings and keeping sharp.

[Cruisin1966]

Waiting on my net and mat to arrive so I can use my G80 in that exact manner.

[ZipinZ]

Hope this doesn't happen to you, when I lived in Edmonton, put 1 through the cheep net, ripped through the seam & smashed the small glass window in the overhead garage door, had to go out on street & fetch my ProV-1.

D.

 

[Cruisin1966]

Ha ha Dave, good warning. No windows in the garage door, so I'm good there. I'll drape a tarp behind it just in case. ;-)

[Stoo]

Does anyone know if Garmin intend to add club selection for the G80? I’ve just bought one and was really disappointed to see that there’s no way of collating the data from any shots hit because a club can’t be assigned. Seems like a huge oversight for a device in this price margin. I was hoping that I’d be able to save average data for each club so that I could see changes to data through swing changes and then have it used for suggested clubs on the course. It has great potential but this really lets the device down in my opinion.

[ZipinZ]

 

Garmin TruSwing Swing Sensor is an optional function of the G80 you need to buy the sensor shown below, based on the review it still needs some work/improvements.To see the results in all their glory you need to download the Garmin Connect Mobile app to your iOS or Android device and then pair the TruSwing using Bluetooth.

 

Link .... https://www.golfalot.com/equipment-reviews/garmin-truswing-swing-sensor-review-3611.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HiTrajLoSpin]

I asked this question 10 months ago on the Garmin Approach G80 forum:

"After measuring a shot distance with the Approach G80, would it be possible to assign that measurement to a designated club? That option is available on the Approach G8, but not for the Approach G80."

To date, there has been no response from Garmin. It's annoying/puzzling as to why that simple option isn't available on such an advanced device (compared with the G8) like the G80.

 

[Jafa3]

My Garmin g80 is expected to arrive Thursday. This thread sold me on it. Although I was leaning towards the Mevo or swingcaddie, the versatility of the Garmin tipped the scales for me. Thanks for a great thread.

[Jetierney13]

I have been using this as a GPS over my rangefinder recently and I have to say I am very pleased with the results and accuracy of it!

[OKStateTristan]

I also think I am going with the Garmin after watching quite a few videos and reading the thread on here. I was going to pull the trigger on the Mevo and I am glad that I did a little more research first!

[Jafa3]

I just got mine but haven't had time to try it yet. Hopefully tomorrow.

[ZipinZ]

As previously posted, had mine for over a year, it's just sitting there looking at me wanting to get back out on the course .... but that's not going to happen just yet, were still under lock down, the Gooberment say Golf is non-essential & all our courses in Alberta are still closed, wish I was back in Palm Springs, at least they opened up their courses.

For those buying a G80 gadget, I'm sure you'll enjoy it & it will help improve your game.

Cheers

David

 

 

 

[NJGolfer0624]

Enjoying this unit during this time when the courses aren’t open. That changes Saturday :)