Testers ANNOUNCED! SkyCaddie LX5 Watch

[BeardedYoda 0]

Trevor L - Redding Ca

Iphone - Hole19 premium

[MeanGene 3]

1. Gene Davis in Des Moines, IA
2. I need all the help I can get and two laser pin finders have gone belly-up in just a couple months after purchase. My golf friend has a GPS watch handheld, and he seems fairly happy.
3. So, I use his GPS, marker stakes, sprinkler head markers, and dead reckoning. It's not working well.

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[Pdk825 0]

Philip Keys

 Ontario, Ca

skycaddie sx500, garmin g80

 

[Cozimm 0]

Cody Zimmerman

St. Louis Mo

Yes I currently use a Garmin G80.

I use the G80 and yardage markers on the course. 

[Tgil92 5]

Tyler Gilbert / Detroit, Mi

I’ve used the SkyCaddie app, Arccos Caddie app, and currently use the SkyCaddie SX500.
Never used a GPS watch before, but would like to compare it with the handheld alternative. 

[HomrichMSU 0]

On 7/9/2020 at 2:36 PM, GolfSpy STUDque said:Specifically, it’s a situation where the original purpose of the item is no longer a defining selling point.

Steve Homrich - Chicago, IL

 Garmin S60

 use the S60 watch and bushnell range findeR

 

[Chad 4]

Chad Lambourne, Billings MT

Yes, rangefinder, gps watch and apps

i currently use a Bushnell v5 rangefinder

[Peter Dohr 0]

Peter Dohr-Evergreen, Colorado

I have used, and continue to use the 18Birdies GPS app. 

I am very interested to see how this product compares with said app, as well as other products!

[Dwent56 0]

1. Dan Wentworth - New York

2. No, I have never used a true GPS device

3. I currently use the 18 birdies app on my iPhone

[golfme82 0]

On 7/9/2020 at 2:36 PM, GolfSpy STUDque said:

There’s some irony when contemplating the market for watches in 2020.

Specifically, it’s a situation where the original purpose of the item is no longer a defining selling point.

Remember when the primary, if not the only, purpose of a watch was to keep time? Me neither.

It’s a reasonable assumption that time is anything but of the essence; golfers are far more interested in all of the golf-related stuff that this piece of wearable technology does.

The SkyCaddie LX5 GPS watch is built around the architecture of the SX500, which was named the “Best Handheld GPS” in MyGolfSpy’s annual Most Wanted testing.

It offers an abundance of bundled golf technology, and did I mention it also tells time. Ain’t that something?

TESTERS WANTED

This review opportunity is open to members residing in the United States. If you'd like to be considered, please reply to this thread with the following information:

1. Name and Location
2. Have you ever used a GPS device or watch? Which one(s)?
3. Current method of determining yardage

Tim Green

Wichita, KS

Tried lots of them over the years. Golf buddy handheld, various rangefinders (TGW brand, MG brand), Garmin approach s2 watch, iPhone apps, and Bushnell Wingman. I currently use the TGW rangefinder or Wingman. Would love to get back to a watch though as my S2 just quit working a couple weeks ago and it’s way out of warranty!

[Johnparisi7 0]

1. John Parisi- Brooklyn, NY
2. Yes, Callaway tour S laser
3. Previous experience, caddy, or range finder

[Rob T 0]

1. Rob T NY/NJ

2. Apple Watch with golf shot; Swing U; Garmin Approach S10 Handheld. 
 

3. Apple Watch. 

[Kedric 0]

On 7/9/2020 at 3:36 PM, GolfSpy STUDque said:

Kedric Chaney from Tennessee 

I use a garmin g80 approach handheld device 

I use my device or the stakes on the course for my yardage 

 

[Nate_022 0]

Nathan Fink - Redlands, Ca

using an iPhone app

using the app combined with pin location and yard sticks. 

[Josh Ross 1,187]

Josh - Ellijay, GA

Yes, I used to use a GolfBuddy Voice. Fairly accurate but no visuals.

I use a Bushnell rangefinder. This is great for finding that exact number to the pin but not do much for anything else.

This is such an awesome opportunity. As a bradycardia patient, I have to keep tabs on my heart rate often. Being able to have this not only while golfing but throughout the day would be life-changing! No more stopping to put the tracker on! Thanks and good luck to all!

[Lynxttu 0]

Matt McDaniel-Lubbock, TX

Bushnell Phantom and Bushnell Hybrid Rangefinder 

Currently still using Phantom (Waiting for my Shot Scope V3 to arrive)

[rsicho 0]

Robert Cho (Laguna Hills, CA)

I've used Garmin Approach S62 the latest.

I currently use Bushnell V5 Shift

 

[Slickslicer 0]

Kerwin Marais

Garmin

Johannesburg, South Africa 

Currently use Bushnell Pro 1M

Edited July 13, 2020 by Slickslicer

[Gopokes14 43]

Mike Milburn - Tulsa, Ok.

Garmin G8, S10 watch, in cart club car screen w gps

usually it’s the club car screen, Unless I’m walking or it’s cart path only

[Kbathia 0]

Kumar - London, UK 

Yes - Arccos sensors, Motocaddy, Apple Watch, Golfshot, 18Birdies

Motocaddy app & yardage book