SkyCaddie SG3 Golf GPS (Black)

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List Price: $329.95

Our Price: $299.95

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Features:

Full-featured golf GPS with water-resistant shell for play in all conditions

Includes IntelliGreen technology with full depth and shape of the green from any angle of approach

Plot greens yourself, or subscribe to one of three SkyCourse memberships for access to up to 16,000 courses

Programmable memory module to store thousands of targets, auto-hole advance, large grayscale LCD

2 AA batteries provide up to 12 hours of continuous use

Product Description

Ideal for traveling golfers, the full-featured SkyCaddie SG3 Golf GPS has a durable, water-resistant shell for playing in all conditions and is powered by 2 AA batteries--which eliminates the need for carrying chargers and cables while traveling. It's also equipped with the patented IntelliGreen technology, enabling golfers to measure the full depth and shape of the green from any angle of approach, both on or off the fairway. Part of SkyCaddie's exclusive, professional 4-Star SkyCourses, IntelliGreen graphics provide an eagle's eye view of the green with an indicator representing a direct line-of-play from wherever you are on the course.

The SkyCaddie SG3 offers a high-performance GPS receiver with a satellite-based augmentation system for accuracy. Other features include a programmable memory module to store thousands of targets, auto-hole advance, large grayscale LCD display, built-in atomic time, and up to 12 hours of continuous use from two AA batteries.

With an annual SkyPlayer Club Membership Plan (not included with purchase of device), you can easily download thousands of our professionally enabled SkyCourses. Three different levels of memberships are available, based on how many courses you want to store and play. If you do not want a membership and your course is not already available, you can record the front, center and back of each green with your SkyCaddie's quick set-up module, which takes about 10 seconds.

Specifications:

Display: 160 x 120 pixels
Fairway targets: Yes
IntelliGreen: Yes
Accuracy: <2.5 yards
Course memory: 10 courses
Water resistant: Yes
Conforms to USGA/R&A ruling
Compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista (requires USB port and Internet access)
Power: 2 AA batteries, up to 12 hours of continuous use
Weight: 5.8 ounces
Dimensions: 4.7 x 2.2 x 1.3 inches

What's in the Box?
SkyCaddie SG3, 2 alkaline AA batteries, USB cable, belt clip, user guide, installation CD

Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Can the SG3 give me the distance to the pin?
A: The SkyCaddie, using the IntelliGreen graphics found on our professionally recorded SkyCourses, provides more information than just the distance to the pin. Once the line of play is selected on the graphical green outline, it provides the minimum carry to get on the green, the maximum limit you have to the back of the green, plus you can adjust to obtain the third distance of the approximate flag location. All three distances are provided simultaneously from any direction as you approach the green. You can then frame your shot in a much larger target area and select the best club. You will hit more greens and have shorter putts than a single number can provide.

About SkyGolf
SkyGolf is a solutions integrator that leverages the convergence of proven technologies, including GPS, Internet, mobile handsets, and proprietary content to provide an instant answer to the oldest question in golf: "How far?" While respecting the game's traditions and history, SkyGolf is committed to using its advanced technology responsibly to improve pace-of-play, enhance golfers' enjoyment of the game and ultimately increase participation for the good of the game.

The SkyCaddie, developed by SkyGolf, is used on over 14,000 golf courses in 45 countries around the world. Weighing less than 5 ounces, the SkyCaddie utilizes the same global positioning system used by the U.S. military, but in a high portable handheld device, about the size of a cell phone, to compute distances to any point on a golf course. SkyGolf uses professional, high-performance GPS engines, satellite-based accuracy augmentation, plus proprietary accuracy enhancements to provide golfers with the distances needed to play smarter, faster and have more fun.

The proven reliability and accuracy of the SkyCaddie handheld, combined with the precision of SkyGolf's vast course library, gives golfers the trust and confidence they need to play their best golf.

Spotlight Customer Reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary:

Very Useful, not perfect

Comment:

I have had the SG3 for 5 months now and generally are very pleased with it. I have not had a single interface issue and have used it on 3 different PC's. I've downloaded about 25 different courses in 5 states and all have worked well.

I have noticed that the accuracy is not alawys very good. I played yesterday and it was 10 yards different from my partner's skycaddie 2 on one tee box. I walked to a yardage marker and paced it off - mine had changed 8 yards and now was about accurate.

Overall, it has been helpful and is accurate abot 90% of the time. As long as you validate the info (even grossly by seeing where you are in relation to 150 and 100 yard markers) you'll be ok.

The recharable batteries work great, I swap two pairs and I get 36 holes per pair before I need a recharge. When it says low battery, i hit the ok button and keep going.

I also think Skhawke has far and away the most courses.

Customer Rating:

Summary: SKYCADDIE SG3
Comment: I love the product, but wish it would locate your yardage a little faster. Since I already owned rechargable AA batteries, I bought the SG3 instead of the SG4. In retrospect, I wish I had ordered the SG4. The instructions for connecting the programming cable are not very clear. For the most part the initial setup of the unit was relative easy. I would buy it again.

Customer Rating:

Summary:

WOW!

Comment:

I bought Skycaddie about one and half year ago and I was very excited. The working product really is a great help for your game. The additional cost of the service did not worry me as I would expect SkyGolf to generate revenue somehow and after all the memebership costs only fraction of what a good game of golf cost you.

However I am really, really pissed off with the execution of the whole thing.
The software reminds me something hacker would write in his garage shack. It is pain to use (download takes ages, it freezes your PC screen, it has primitive user interface).
The hardware itself is bulky and designed without any considerations for golfing use. It is nearly impossible to use while walking and limited use on the carts.
Most of all, the product is unreliable. I had mine 15 months when the unit decided that it will not capture satelites at all (to become an useless $300 pieace of s***t). I found that my friend's unit lasted even less (about 9 months). I think that SkyGolf knows it, that is why they give you only 3 months hardware warranty.

Bottom line is, the product may sound attractive but I am going to spend my money elsewhere next time.

Customer Rating:

Summary:

Buy another brand - updates and connections difficult

Comment:

I purchased the SkyCaddie SG3 for a Christmas gift December 2006. In order to use this product it has to be registered and you have to use the proprietary 'SkyCaddie Desktop'. It was a nightmare from the beginning. The website had just been updated and was not operating correctly (what fool updates a mandatory interface just before the biggest selling season of the year?)There were no phone numbers on the website requiring that all support questions be submitted via email.

We finally did find a phone number and spent hours on hold and talking to the support person trying to get the thing to work. Well, we managed that and things went well until we needed to add a golf course. A slightly better experience but still not a simple transaction as is claimed by the company.

Well, now it is time to renew the membership and once again there are recently updated drivers created for this device. We spent over 49 minutes on the phone with tech support trying to find out why the gadget is not being recognized by the computer. He couldn't solve it so said that he would transfer me to 'Advanced tech support". He hung up.

I called back and spent another 20 minutes waiting to talk to someone who said that the unit must be bad. Now we have to pay for service on the thing. We are ready to throw this thing away. Unfortunately, I paid over $300 for it so we cannot afford to do that.

The maker of this system seems paranoid about protecting their product. It isn't enough to get $329 for the unit. They charge an annual fee on top of a myriad of other charges for what I feel should be included at this price. I have read reviews on other devices that do not require the frequent unit programming (such as the annual subscription fee and costs for courses outside of your area, and extra courses if you travel a lot etc).

Save yourself the hassle and money - look elsewhere.

Customer Rating:

Summary:

a bad decision

Comment:

I was so happy to get my Sky Caddie for Mother's Day this year. Due to travel plans and family plans, I only recently got a chance to use it on our course. I loved using it for the f1rst nine holes...just about at the 11th hole, it reads 'low battery'. I change the batteries at 14 and finish to 18. Two days later, I think there is some power in the new batteries but by the 5th hole, it poops out on me again. It is truly a total waste when you have to stop every 9 or so holes and replace the batteries. A totally worthless product. Now I don't know what todo. It is an expensive tool and very costly to use, not to mention inconvenient.