Which GPS

[travis13]

I am really wanting a GPS but I have never used one. I am looking at the SG2.5 SG5 and the uPro. Which of these do you like, and if you have any other suggestions please feel free to add. Thanks

[Lefty4par2]

You will hear ton's of opinions, but all I can say is this: From the largest buying group in the US for golf equipment (Golf Headquarters) overwhelmingly on the business owners message boards the SkyCaddie is hands down the top!

 

We have sold the uPro, OnPar, buddie, etc... and except for the people who just hate the idea of an annual fee (which skycaddie has since they are the only ones actually walking courses for accurate data) people don't buy them, or when they do.. the often bring them back. for any number of reasons.

 

You decide, but fact is you CANNOT go wrong with SkyCaddie, and you certain can with the others.

 

Not to mention, there are already lawsuites brewing. May sound crazy, but Augusta for example is suing one of the Satellite mapping based companies (the opposite being skycaddie who walks the courses) because they are mapping these golf courses without permission. I'm not saying it totally makes sense to me, but for sure lawsuits that don't make sense have held up before... you decide.

[finalist]

I just don't get what the Skycaddie offers to even keep it in the game. It has the reputation because it was the first out and was the only player in town for so long, but now it's been surpassed in so many ways. If you talk to the average joe they call all GPS devices "Skycaddies". Get the UPro and you'll own a much better system.

[Diesel]

uPro is a great product... i've had mine for about 2 months now, and as I've said before the ONLY bad things about it are the battery life could be better (2 rounds, maybe 2.5 tops), and no ability to map your own layup areas on the unit...

[1t2golf]

Get a uPro. Not perfect, but one of the better GPS units on the market. My first GPS unit was a SkyCaddie, which I had issues with starting with the first software upgrade. Customer service was not very helpful.

[Auditor_Kevin]

Not to mention, there are already lawsuites brewing. May sound crazy, but Augusta for example is suing one of the Satellite mapping based companies (the opposite being skycaddie who walks the courses) because they are mapping these golf courses without permission. I'm not saying it totally makes sense to me, but for sure lawsuits that don't make sense have held up before... you decide.

 

That's a preposterous lawsuit. It should be laughed out of court immediately. You don't own GPS coordinates.

 

I'm going to sue Rand McNalley for including my house in it's map of Illinois without my permission. Same thing.

[BlackDiamondPar5]

I am really wanting a GPS but I have never used one. I am looking at the SG2.5 SG5 and the uPro. Which of these do you like, and if you have any other suggestions please feel free to add. Thanks

 

There are lots of good choices out there, including devices you've never heard of, and it depends on features and how much you want to pay. So what are you looking for? Yardage info to hazards/targets and green profile without all the pretty pictures of the fairway? Or do you want color graphical layouts of each fairway? If you must have a color graphical layout of the fairway, I know a lot of people like the uPro. You'd also have to look at the Garmin Approach. Garmin is the king of GPS for land, sea and aviation, and I've used them all except the one for golf, but their products are also outstanding. Also the Sonnocaddie V300 seems to be very well respected in these forums and has a great looking display.

 

If you never want to have to interface your GPS with a computer to download courses, then perhaps the Golf Buddy Tour is a good choice since it comes preloaded with like 20k courses.

 

If you don't need (or want to pay for) graphical depictions of the entire fairway, then the SG2.5 or SG5 (since you mentioned them) is certainly an option. I have a friend with the SG5 and it's nice, but it's pricey. Also you will pay $60/year to maintain your downloaded maps with skycaddie for what others give away for free or 1/2 that price. I originally got a SG2.5 as a gift and returned it after doing my own research. After lots of reading on this site I ended up with the Greyscale Golf Guru. I highly recommend the Golf Guru for numerous reasons. Lots of courses and lots of detail, accuracy, ease of use, ability to modify or add detail to any premapped course, no annual fee, features that rival any other device and customer service that is absolutely superior. You can buy a refurb unit for $200 or new for $249. I bought a refurb that looks new. Check out their website www.gpsgolfguru.com and also read customer reviews on Amazon.

 

Hope that helps.

[highhandicapper]

If you're just starting to do research, I would recommend looking at a review site (either criticalgolf.com or maybe sandbox8.com) to get some general understanding of what the products offer. Then come back here and do a search for threads about the specific devices you've narrowed it down to.

[travis13]

After using an SG5 yesterday, it was an easy decision to get one. Great unit

[DBake]

I have a iGolf Neo that has been used 5 rounds. It is a great little unit to get started with.