Garmin Fenix 3

[PingPoncho]

How do you like Fenix 3 for golf?

 

Do you like the screen or is it to faded?

 

 

 

Any other comments on how it worked playing golf or otherwise would be appreciated.

 

Did you buy the sapphire version?

 

Did you buy the one with the heart rate monitor built in?

[k14]

I have had a Fenix 3 now for about 6 months. Having the golf features really attracted me to it. I do a bit of multi sport and already had a forerunner 910xt so upgraded from that to the Fenix.

 

For golf it is pretty good, there are a few drawbacks though. It only holds 1 course so when I go to a new course I have to sync it to my phone and download. The syncing process (downloading a course from phone to watch) can sometimes be problematic. The Bluetooth connection is buggy sometimes, I'm not sure if this is my phone (Nexus 6P) or watch. When playing I find it very helpful. Quick to pick up satellites and easy to read screen. I thought I might find it a bit bulky but don't notice it much. Battery life is great, usually 2-3 weeks, although I usually leave Bluetooth off 90% of the time (got annoyed by all the alerts saying "lost Bluetooth connection" then 5 seconds later "Bluetooth connected") so that saves battery. I haven't checked battery too closely but I'd say it goes down about 25-30% from a 4 hour round. I use it for scoring too, but doesn't seem that useful, it only tracks hole score so no GIR, putting or fairway stats etc.

 

Overall I'm really happy with the watch. I use it for basically all things it's designed for, activity tracker, multi sport and golf.

 

I bought the basic version, didn't want to pay the extra for sapphire and I hate having watch strap tight so optical hr was of no interest (I have a scoche rhythm for hr).

 

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[MKNguyenV2]

K14 has it right on the mark. I bought this watch because I'm a runner but I liked the ability for golfing. I never had an issue with the saved courses I just made sure to download the course before I got there and then on site the GPS picked it up pretty quickly. The golf widget/app on the watch is extremely limited. I only use it for distance to the front/mid/back of the green and for scoring. There is also a "measure shot" mode where it will measure your shot but it will not save the informaiton. Its nice to have the score saved on Garmin's website I just wished it had the GIR, Fairway, and Putting stats.