SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS Reviews
SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
List Price: $ 429.95
Price: $ 355.00
Rating: 
(out of 19 reviews)
- Ready-To-Play Preloaded Courses*: Store up to 30,000 pre-loaded, ground-verified course map
- Durable, sleek design with a large 3″ high resolution
- Dual Navigation: Golfer friendly, one-handed operation provides more precise positioning
- TruePoint GPS™ Precision Positioning Technology: High-performance GPS engine
- Omni-directional, high-performance GPS antenna locks quickly to more satellites
- Better accuracy without obscuring screen information with fingers and smudges
- Stays locked to optimize performance and accuracy in all terrains, even under tree foliage
- Store up to 50 full-featured courses through a SkyCaddie® Membership Plan
- Transflective TFT-LCD screen for brilliant images in the brightest sunlight
Limited Time Offer! Free Carry Case ( Value) With SGX GPS Digital SkyCaddie Purchase! SkyCaddie SGX…Play Smarter, Play Better, Play Faster & Have More Fun! SkyCaddie SGX, More Than The NeXt Generation Rangefinder, boasts a durable, new sleek design with a large 3 easy-to-read, transflective LCD screen that provides brilliant color images even in the brightest sunlight. Powered by a long lasting rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, the SGX is ready for up to 14 hours of continuous play. The SGX uses an innovative, dual navigation option, to provide easy one-handed operation and precision positioning without blocking critical screen information with fingers and smudges. With its new, intuitive user interface, errors generated with large fingers and the difficulty of using gloves on touch screens are totally eliminated. SkyGolf SGX GPS Digital SkyCaddie features: *Ready-To-Play Preloaded Courses: For the ultimate in convenience and reliability, the SkyCaddie SGX can store up to 30,000 pre-loaded, ground-verified course maps making it ready-to-play out of the box with Basic Green information. Plus store up to 50 full-featured courses through a SkyCaddie Membership Plan* TruePoint GPS Precision Positioning Technology: High performance GPS engine for ultra-fast satellite acquisition and unmatched accuracy and reliability Omni-Directional, High Performance GPS Antenna: Locks quickly to more satellites and stays locked to optimize performance and accuracy in all terrain, even under tree foliage Hazards, Carries and Lay-ups*: SkyCaddie records thousands of points on each golf course with sub-meter precision. Distances to hazards, carries and lay-ups are displayed automatically as you move down the course Interactive HoleVue With Zoom*: With HoleVue, you’ll know the distance to any point on a hole in order to play that hole with the fewest strokes. HoleVue includes a patented zoom function to dial into the exact area you need to see IntelliGreen Pro*: Built on pro
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Sky Caddie SG3.5V GPS Unit
List Price: $ 329.95
Price: $ 199.95
Rating: 
(out of 3 reviews)
- Designed for the traveling golfer.
- Powered by 3 AAA batteries
- Vibrant color display
- 20 course storage capacity
- Digital scorecard with my par scoring option.
The SG3.5 is part of the SkyCaddie family of products offering a large color LCD at a great value.The SkyCaddie SG3.5 gives you an eagle’s eye view of the hole to provide critical distances you need to play confidently and shoot lower scores. All the information you need is presented clearly on a brilliant color display, powered by three AAA batteries, and users who join the member community can access up to 30,000 course maps with advanced features like proprietary IntelliGreen, IntelliGreen Pro (Beta), QuickVue, HoleVue (Beta), and real-time distances to hazards, carries, and layups.
Key Features
- IntelliGreen: SkyGolf’s patented IntelliGreen technology provides you with an eagle’s view of each green from anywhere on the golf course. The graphic rotates to provide front carry, back yardages, and green depth from your approach angle.
- IntelliGreen Pro (Beta): IntelliGreen Pro (Beta) is a dynamically enhanced version of IntelliGreen that adds the ability to display major tiers, contours, false fronts, and mounds from your angle of approach to the green. With IntelliGreen Pro, you’ll always know what’s ahead, no matter where you are on the hole, even when you can’t see the green.
- SkyCaddie QuickVue, powered by TrueGround Mapping: SkyCaddie’s exclusive QuickVue provides a virtual preview of the safest path from the tee to green. At a single glance, golfers know the exact green shape with IntelliGreen, the total distance from tee to the green, the shape of the golf hole, the distance and direction to the perfect fairway position, and the distance remaining from that position for the approach shot to the green.
- Digital Scorecard: Keep track of your round with the SkyCaddie Digital Scorecard. Just enter your handicap into the preferences and pars for your handicap are automatically highlighted on the digital scorecard. Set up the MyPar screen and the SkyCaddie’s Digital Scorecard adjusts to your handicap.
- Mark Your Ball: How far did you hit that drive? 5-iron, 9-iron or wedge? The SkyCaddie can tell you with a simple touch of a button. Knowing how far you hit with every club in your bag will speed up club selection and let you manage your game better.
- Instant Distances to Greens and Hazards: With the SkyCaddie, you receive instant yardages to critical targets as you move down the fairway. Hazards behind you are automatically removed from the display, while those between you and the green are shown, providing hands-free operation. Knowing the distance needed to clear a hazard or bunker allows you to manage your game.
- Up to 40 targets per hole: In combination with high-quality professional course maps, available with an annual membership plan, the SkyCaddie can display up to 40 targets per hole. These ground-mapped SkyCourses include distances to hazards, fairway targets, and layups that would not be visible with a laser or from satellite maps.
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The SG3.5 has a slim, streamlined profile. |
What’s in the Box
- SkyCaddie SG3.5 device
- USB cable
- Heavy-duty belt clip
- Quick Start Guide
Technical Specifications
- Measures 2.2 by 5 by 0.8 inches (W x H x D)
- 3.8-ounce weight without batteries
- High-resolution 2.2-inch backlit color LCD
Membership Plans
SkyCaddie membership plans for the SG3.5 start at .95 a year, and offer:
- Unlimited access to reliable course information: SkyCaddie maintains the largest ground-verified course map library in the world, now approaching 30,000 courses. SkyCaddie walks the ground of every course, using survey-grade GPS equipment for precision mapping.
- Up-to-date course mapping: By working with local golf course professionals, SkyCaddie is notified when a course’s layout has changed, and updates maps accordingly, whether it’s a major renovation or just the removal of a critical tree target. In 2009 alone, SkyCaddie representatives surveyed and re-mapped over 1,000 courses a month.
- Powerful distance information presented in an understandable way: Proprietary features such as IntelliGreen, IntelliGreen Pro, and HoleVue show real-time distances to key areas on the hole from your angle of approach, so you can make better club selections and shots.
- Access to an evolving golf community: Sync your SkyCaddie to a new exclusive online community to upload scores and track key stats with charts and graphs to help visualize your game and connect with other golfers.
- Software updates for peak performance: By regularly syncing with the CaddieSync desktop software, your SkyCaddie will download software maintenance packages and the latest map updates for the courses you play.
- Personal online account: Manage and save the courses you play regularly in your Favorites list within CaddieSync. Your membership plan ensures your favorite courses are easily accessible when you’re ready to play.
- Constant access: Access your personal golf information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, anywhere in the world where there is a computer with Internet access.
Membership enrollment information is included with your purchase.
Warranty
SkyCaddie products include a limited 30-day manufacturer’s warranty against defects in materials and workmanship, and consumers who register their product within 30 days may purchase an optional upgrade to a 12-month limited warranty.
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Review by T. Kelso for SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
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I recently purchased the SGX and like most people had a problem trying to register the product. When I tried to sync on my computer with Windows 7 and 64 bit, I never did get it to sync, so I took it to office and was able to work on my XP machine. The have a temporary fix for Windows 7, but real fix will come shortly. As far as use and ease of use, this is the best GPS I have had and I have had a previous sky caddie and most recently a upro. What I like best is the clearity of the screen and how fast it reads the yardage. As with any product brand new on the market, there are normally a few bugs, but this product is worth the hassle. I would have given it 5 stars if it did not have the sync problems.
Review by Amateur curmudgeon for SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
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I waited for about a week from release to order the SGX skycaddie from Amazon. The negative review on synching with windows worried me. After reading the user comment I went ahead and ordered the unit figuring that, if it didn’t work I could always return it to Amazon.
I had no problems synching it, and it downloaded the courses I selected without any problems. It is very important to note that Quick Vue does not work with SGX, only Hole Vue does. I didn’t realize this and wondered why he courses I play did not show the hole view. It turns out only two of them were listed as having Hole Vue. If this is important you need to check on the skygolf website to make sure that your courses are mapped for Hole Vue. I believe this will get resolved soon as they get their mapping up to date.
On the course, I found the ranges accurate which are what this rangefinder is really about and is the reason I did not get any of the satellite mapped rangefinders.
The controls consist of three small keys, which might be a little too small for people with big fingers and also have a tad of a learning curve to get to use them properly. There is a button/joystick to navigate the cursor around. It does double duty as selection button when you press on it; this may cause problems for some but there is a workaround in the settings menu, where you can disable the select function from the joystick and just use the right key for that.
Two additional small buttons on either side of the joystick serve to take you out of golf menus and into your scorecard.
There are two larger buttons at the bottom corners:
The left one (with a ball logo) is used to mark your ball position to use the stroke distance measurement. You hit the button where you hit the ball from and when you get to the ball the display shows (in numbers that are too small and easy to miss) the distance to the spot you hit from. (Note that the manual is wrong and you should not hit the ball button again.)
The right one with a flag takes you to the green view.
You have a choice to have your unit keep your score for you. It will also track number of fairways hit and how you miss them, as well as number of putts per hole. It will keep 10 scorecards in memory and synch them to your account in SkyGolf, which is rather neat.
The biggest negative for me is the learning curve. It takes a while to learn all the features and how to use them.
All in all, I like the unit and recommend it. I may edit this after I have a chance to play with it some more.
Review by Eddie Haskell for SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
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The new SkyCaddie SGX started shipping the first week of April 2010 and I received mine directly from the company yesterday. It was released without a proper driver for Windows applications being available and as a result you are currently unable to sync the unit with the Sky Golf website. I found a work around process for Windows to accept the existing driver (F8 at start-up) by using a Google search, but it still didn’t solve the sync issue. The SkyCaddie customer service organization is slammed with complaints and I have been unable to talk to anyone even after being on hold for the better part of an hour. They give you an alternative of sending them an email with your questions however that process is also not currently functioning. Much to no one’s surprise, they were able however to process my credit card charge for the unit and membership fee.
My advice would be to wait to buy until they have resolved their software issues and you can get some feedback on how well the SGX units function, as I should have done. I find it extremely short-sighted that they started shipping the units before they were ready to support them. Maybe that’s why they elected to give you the first 30 days “limited use” without a membership fee.
Review by Payton for SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
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I have had other SkyGolf GPS range finders, and in each instance have had difficulty linking them with my computer for registration, updates, course downloads, membership payments, and the like. However, nothing compares to the mess SkyGolf has created with the SGX. It is nearly impossible to “sync” and when you finally get that done you will find many features don’t work. Not to fear – there is an update. But, I can’t get the device to “sync” with my computer so no access to the update. Finally, technical support is a joke. The product has so many flaws that people have clogged the phone lines trying to get the darn thing to work. Waits of 2 hours or more on hold are not unheard of — check their forums. Avoid this product or spend the rest of the summer in your house with your computer trying to get the darn thing to work.
Review by Appljaxx for SkyCaddie SGX Golf GPS
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I initially purchased the Callway Upro GPS thinking that it was a good deal because you don’t have to purchase a subscription. Then i realized that i had to purchase 150 bucks worth of credits to get the courses down to a reasonable rate. That is 5 years worth of state subscription or 3 years worth of nationwide. Considering the flimsy feel of the callaway i didn’t think it would last that long. i played 2 rounds with the callway and immediately noticed that the yardages were off by about 5 yards. I thought the markers on the course could be off to I stood in the middle of the green and it would tell me i was 5-7 yards away. same for front and back of the greens. Also, the screen is very small.
Onto the Skycaddie SGX. First off, it is very solidly built and comes with a very nice case and screen protectors. I couldn’t get the sync to work at first. I unplugged and and restarted a couple of times and then it synced and updated the firmware. After that it syncs the first time every time. It has a very large screen that is easy to read in the sunlight and the battery goes down about 30% per round. You can easily play 36 holes with no recharge. The GPS is very accurate, and the intelligreen feature rotates the green to show you distance to front back and middle from your angle of play. The course i played actually showed major dips and false fronts. The coolest feature is the score keeping and stat tracking. Input your score and when you sync your stats are uploaded on to a web page that you and your buddies can view. Very fun.
All in all, this is a great machine that will only get better as time goes on and skycaddie updates with new features. I would recommend over all other GPS on the market.
EDIT: 6/23/2010 I went to update GPS for read trip and bang!! Now it’s a brick. Sky caddie agreed to send me a new one at their expense. Really, maybe they should have tested this thing a little more before going gold. I still love it when it works, but it doesn’t work at all right now.
Review by A. Grant for Sky Caddie SG3.5V GPS Unit
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Used a competitor’s GPS for two years because of past comments on Sky Caddie’s durability. Bought this about a month ago. It is REALLY cool. Love the color display. Love the variety of formats to display data. Love the ability to adjust pin position. It is first rate.
Review by nhbfreestyle for Sky Caddie SG3.5V GPS Unit
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Got it as a gift for a bud. He loves it. Automatically advances each hole and batteries mean no worries about charging or losing charge. Just carry some extra batts and you’re g2g!
Review by Virginia Mom for Sky Caddie SG3.5V GPS Unit
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Don’t know anything about golf or this deivce but bought it for my hubby for Christmas and he LOVES it!