Golfbuddy GPS

aster99 · 06-05-2011 9:04pm #1

Any golfbuddy users out there?

Just wondering what is the verdict. I'm in the market for buying a gps in the next couple weeks. Know a couple lads with skycaddie, they find it good. But I was looking at golfbuddy as there is no annual fees.
Just wondering if anyone here has feedback. On their website there seems to be most Irish courses available

soundsham · 06-05-2011 10:25pm

Super device
Couldn't fault it have it a year never let me down on any course

aster99 · 06-05-2011 10:29pm

That's great to hear.

Was just reading an online review which said golf buddy is calculated using google maps and is not mapped by foot so there could be issues over accuracy

soundsham · 07-05-2011 6:11am

You play at blarney if I'm right
I've used it there, muskerry lee valley fota off the top of my head as well as many others ....it's perfect

aster99 · 07-05-2011 7:52am

That's great, ya blarney is my club. And those others you mentioned would be courses I play regular enough. So I'm glad to hear it works well at all those with no issues.

Which model device have you?

soundsham · 07-05-2011 12:57pm

Tour model

aster99 · 07-05-2011 4:33pm

Thanks. Think that's the one I'll go for. Mcguirks have it online for €249 not sure yet if there is better price anywhere else

PGL · 07-05-2011 5:22pm

aster99 wrote: »

Was just reading an online review which said golf buddy is calculated using google maps and is not mapped by foot so there could be issues over accuracy

that ain't true. golf buddy is mapped by foot. any of the iphone golf apps you can download use google maps, and so I would imagine are not as accurate as golf buddy which is supposed to have an accuracy of +/- 1 yard.

my advice is to go with golf buddy all the way

aster99 · 07-05-2011 5:35pm

Super, that online review I saw was not accurate so.

I see in their online list of courses that many of the Irish courses have been recently added or uddated which is good to see

CaptainPendulum · 13-05-2011 8:51am

Bought a Golf Buddy Platinum a few weeks ago and it's spot on

aster99 · 13-05-2011 8:58am

Still haven't bought it, planning on the tour model. Best price I've seen is still €249

eddiebutt · 16-05-2011 9:08pm

I bought Golf Buddy World on EBay used it tonight in Blarney, spot on, great bit of kit it cost me 316euro it's 430euro in Cork for the platinum the World is the same but screen is a bit smaller which means it fits in you pocket. I eagled the par 5 9th 134 yards with an 8 iron into the wind. If I didn't have the Golf Buddy I know I would have used a 9 iron. If you can afford it get it, it's a great help

Diageo1 · 16-05-2011 9:59pm

Little bit of a self plug here,

Selling 2nd hand sky caddy, can let it go for about €140 if interested, ad is on adverts.
Used for a year but use a bushnell now.
On the issue of GPS devices, find them great for the home course but on away courses where you do not know where the pin is front or back bushnell is the job!

Irishvillian · 16-05-2011 10:49pm

eddiebutt wrote: »

I bought Golf Buddy World on EBay used it tonight in Blarney, spot on, great bit of kit it cost me 316euro it's 430euro in Cork for the platinum the World is the same but screen is a bit smaller which means it fits in you pocket. I eagled the par 5 9th 134 yards with an 8 iron into the wind. If I didn't have the Golf Buddy I know I would have used a 9 iron. If you can afford it get it, it's a great help

Hi am thinking of getting the Golf Buddy World,how did you find the full hole layouts any problems,cheers.

baldy5 · 11-09-2011 3:32pm

Does anyone know how to identify the rechargeable battery used in the GolfBuddy Plus? The only identifying marks on mine are Lithium-Polymer and 3.7v along with someone's product code number.

whocares86 · 12-09-2011 12:48pm

thinking of investing in a golf buddy at xmas for the start of the 2012 year and i was just wondering does the rain affect it, if it lashing rain and the golf bussy is clipped onto the bag or trolly will it get damaged

Jul3s · 12-09-2011 2:51pm

whocares86 wrote: »

thinking of investing in a golf buddy at xmas for the start of the 2012 year and i was just wondering does the rain affect it, if it lashing rain and the golf bussy is clipped onto the bag or trolly will it get damaged

No it's not waterproof, so you'll have to look after it in the same way you would with your moblie phone.

Myksyk · 12-09-2011 4:02pm

whocares86 wrote: »

thinking of investing in a golf buddy at xmas for the start of the 2012 year and i was just wondering does the rain affect it, if it lashing rain and the golf bussy is clipped onto the bag or trolly will it get damaged

It's water resistant as opposed to water proof but that still means the rain isn't really a problem ( but dropping it into water might be). I had it out in torrential rain yesterday with no problems.

the_syco · 13-09-2011 8:16am

Just make sure the plastic bits are still intact, such as the part that keeps the water out of the USB port.

I think another "feature" of the Golf Buddy is that it updates the courses if requested to do so (someone comes out), and you can then download the updated map. Handy if someone updates the course layout.

JessieDunne · 05-10-2011 7:40am

I have a GolfBuddy Tour and have had it for 3 years now. I still get 4 - 5 rounds of golf between charges. I update courses on a regular basis and have all Ireland and UK courses loaded at the same time.
I simply click it to the bag when I'm playing and I play in all weather conditions and have had no problem with rain whatsoever.
I'd say accuracy is 3 to 4 yards but show me an amateur golfer who needs better accuracy than that ?
Highly recommended - not least because you never have to pay for course updates or anything else after you've bought the device.

soundsham · 05-10-2011 9:23am

JessieDunne wrote: »

I have a GolfBuddy Tour and have had it for 3 years now. I still get 4 - 5 rounds of golf between charges. I update courses on a regular basis and have all Ireland and UK courses loaded at the same time.
I simply click it to the bag when I'm playing and I play in all weather conditions and have had no problem with rain whatsoever.
I'd say accuracy is 3 to 4 yards but show me an amateur golfer who needs better accuracy than that ?
Highly recommended - not least because you never have to pay for course updates or anything else after you've bought the device.

+1

ozymandias10 · 05-10-2011 3:32pm

have a golf buddy world ..excellent bnit of kit......one thing though...mount Juliet is not on it...anyone know the reason for this

Johnny_Fontane · 05-10-2011 4:37pm

you need to update your golfbuddy......mount juliet is there alright but only since 9/9/11.

they do add's the whole time on it. My own course originally only had distance to pin, but now has full course map.

soundsham · 05-10-2011 7:46pm

Ya updated mine recently too after checking some courses in Spain that were not available before this year
All worked great on the trip

redzerdrog · 06-10-2011 11:07am

A quick question afaik there is 5 differant models of the golf buddy. platinum, world, tour, pro and plus.

But which of these would be the best value for money?
Where is the cheapest place in Ireland or online to get one of these?

whocares86 · 06-10-2011 11:16pm

just wondering what does a a world platinum golf buddy retail in a pro shop , have a voucher i must use over the next few months

Myksyk · 07-10-2011 7:36am

About €425 but you can get them cheaper shopping around.

PAULWATSON · 07-10-2011 8:16am

had one "pal" who tried this. Turned out his 290 yard "boomers" were 225 yard puffs. He soon forgot about gps.

Go to the range at a tournament, watch lee, daz or rors smashing driver. These fellas average 290, and they are "baiting" the cover off the thing.

When I get a yardage of 150 from the pin I just can't "pull" a club at all. I don't know if I should knock the teeth out of a sand wedge, fat a 4 iron, sky a three wood or just revert to a "stock" 7 iron.

Normally my nexy GPS is 130 yards to the hole, progress.

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