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Garmin Vivoactive hr/3, Fenix 5 for golf

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  • 16-11-2017 12:22pm
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    ABitofsense
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    Just wondering has anyone used any of the Garmin multi-sport watches for golf? Particularly the Vivoactive hr/3 and the fenix 5. I have a old Garmin G5 approach which i will be replacing with one of these). There isnt many reviews on the Golf app for these watches.


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    searay
    Registered Users Posts: 436 ✭✭searay


    ABitofsense wrote: »
    Just wondering has anyone used any of the Garmin multi-sport watches for golf? Particularly the Vivoactive hr/3 and the fenix 5. I have a old Garmin G5 approach which i will be replacing with one of these). There isnt many reviews on the Golf app for these watches.

    I've just bought a Garmin vivioactive 3 but haven't used it on the course yet. It'll be interesting to see how it compares to my Golf Buddy GPS. I'm not playing until next weekend but will let you know then how it compares.


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    searay
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    I used the garmin vivioactive 3 alongside my golf buddy world for nine holes today. Hadn't bought the garmin for golf but it does the job. It gives distances to the centre of greens, without any hazards marked.

    The distances were pretty much the same on 6 holes with the biggest difference on the other holes being around 4 metres. I think that's just down to where they've defined the centre of the green.

    I can't say which one was actually right but the margin of error from 150 metres is reasonable.

    I had to have my phone with me to find the course but it was fine once I was playing. If you intend to use it primarily for other sports it's a good option.

    If you only intend to use it for golf buy a gps with hazards included.


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