Garmin S70 Golf GPS Watch - 2023 Forum Review

[Hobert]

Congratulations Testers! Looking forward to reading your reviews (and deciding whether to upgrade from my S10)!

[Brad F]

Hi guys,

 

I have this watch and I'm absolutely loving it so far.

I wonder if anyone can help though; after you've played 4/5 rounds it has learned your distances and makes club recommendations. 

Does it continue to track distances and change its recommendations after this initial learning period?  Say if your swing gets better and are hitting further or put a new wood in rhe bag which you are longer with.

 

I wasn't sure if it continues to track distance and update its recommendations over time or if learns initially and then stops?

 

Looking forward to hearing what others think of it!

[Josh Parker]

Congrats!  Interested in seeing the results.

[ccostel18]

Looking forward to the reviews. Congrats testers!

[cojobro77]

Congratulations testers!!!

[biggerwoody6]

Congrats testers. Looking forward to hearing about this one. As an Apple/Arccos user I’m always looking to see what data and options that I’m missing that could improve my game. 

[russtopherb]

Congrats all! Solid crew right there. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the watch.

[skraeling]

Told my mom to get my dad one of these for his birthday (his watch is oooollllllldddd).  I had the s62 and I loved it.  This seems even better.  Hoping for some early impressions.

[TylorJudd]

10 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Testers Announced!

It is commonplace now for golfers to have some sort of GPS or Shot tracking system while on the course. There are a lot of options available as well. From apps to enhanced rangefinders to clips and of course watches. 

All have their own unique potential benefits and potential drawbacks, but the Garmin Approach S70 aims to narrow that being a premium GPS Golf Smartwatch which you can use not only on the course, but in your day to day life as well. 

The Garmin Approach S70 has a variety of features including: Bright 1.4-inch amoled touch display, pre-installed with 43,000 golf courses worldwide, optimized playslike distance, an improved virtual caddie including green contour data as well as a variety of health and fitness features. 

Available in two sizes and three different colors there is an option that should suit any golfer. Claiming to have an impressive battery life that lasts up to 14 days in smartwatch mode and up to 15 hours in GPS mode. It also claims to be waterproof for those who like to play in the rain and has a 5 ATM water resistance rating. 

Please welcome and congratulate our testers!

@Josh Ross

@FallenSaber

@Parshooter36

@goaliewales14

Congratulations testers! This is an awesome opportunity!

[Emag315]

Congratulations Brogeys…if any of you testers are in the Atlanta/Kennesaw area I would love to play a round and see this up close. 

[Bjorns Boys]

Congrats to you lucky testers.   This is a good one, can't wait to read your thoughts

[Parshooter36]

Thanks everybody and especially to Garmin and MGS for this opportunity!  My watch came in yesterday and I have league tonight so the work starts now.

[JackBurtonsPorkchopExpress]

Congrats all. Excited to hear how this product performs. I still think it's amazing that our wrists can talk to outer space and triangulate our position on earth within seconds. 

[MadisonGolfbum]

Congrats testers!


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[JohnH1]

Congrats testers! I've been a Garmin user for over 15 years in my running career and use the Venu Sq for golf; it's simple but gives me yardages to the green and hazards. I'd like to upgrade to something with more features so I'll be looking forward to reading your results and observations.

[Putdit]

wow nice looking 

 

[Derek Lusk]

Congratulations Testers!! 

[Josh Ross]

4 hours ago, Brad F said:

Hi guys,

 

I have this watch and I'm absolutely loving it so far.

I wonder if anyone can help though; after you've played 4/5 rounds it has learned your distances and makes club recommendations. 

Does it continue to track distances and change its recommendations after this initial learning period?  Say if your swing gets better and are hitting further or put a new wood in rhe bag which you are longer with.

 

I wasn't sure if it continues to track distance and update its recommendations over time or if learns initially and then stops?

 

Looking forward to hearing what others think of it!

I'll be sure to check on this for you! Thanks for following along!

[Josh Ross]

3 hours ago, Emag315 said:

Congratulations Brogeys…if any of you testers are in the Atlanta/Kennesaw area I would love to play a round and see this up close. 

I'm in Ellijay. I'm sure I can work something out to get down that way and play, always looking for excuses to play away from home.

[jbern]

Congrats testers! I’ve been interested in getting a watch so I’ll be following along on this one! Have fun!

[Mr. Mushball]

Congrats @Josh Ross, @FallenSaber, @Parshooter36 and @goaliewales14!

Have fun with this test, can't wait for the reviews and feedback to come in.

[Emag315]

1 hour ago, Josh Ross said:

I'm in Ellijay. I'm sure I can work something out to get down that way and play, always looking for excuses to play away from home.

Man...I just played Sequoyah National near Harrah's Cherokee. Heading to Memphis this weekend but, We can Definitely work something out. I have the Garmin Z82 range finder and want to see how the 2 work together. 

[Stephen C Wilson]

Have fun all of you. We can't wait to hear what you have to say about the new GPS watch.

Stephen

 

[Shrek74]

13 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

A very highly anticipated test. Very much looking forward to this one!

Big time ditto! I have a Galaxy 5 Golf Edition and am looking forward to hearing about the S70 and what it's capable of both as a GPS watch and an everyday watch.

[Stymes]

Congratulations testers! Looking forward to your reviews and feedback. Play well!

[PrismFlopper]

This is gonna be an interesting review to watch for. Been try to compare my apple watch to phone on various apps and they all seem to be off

[Glenmore5]

Congrats..look forward to all your thoughts

[goaliewales14]

11 hours ago, Brad F said:

I wonder if anyone can help though; after you've played 4/5 rounds it has learned your distances and makes club recommendations. 

Does it continue to track distances and change its recommendations after this initial learning period?  Say if your swing gets better and are hitting further or put a new wood in rhe bag which you are longer with.

 

I wasn't sure if it continues to track distance and update its recommendations over time or if learns initially and then stops?

I could be wrong as I haven't gotten fully into it, but I believe you'd need to get the Approach CT10 to put into your grips like Arccos for all of that to work the best.  

[Shrek74]

On 8/7/2023 at 10:14 PM, FallenSaber said:

Introduction:

Hi all fellow spies! I am very excited about this opportunity! I'm a relatively new spy but have been playing golf off and on for the past 15ish years. I picked up golf while I was in college and worked at Sports Authority. I had about a 7 year gap where I did not play much golf, if at all but I'm getting back into it. Grint has me at a 20-2 handicap and looking to get down to at least 15.

My name is Joe Higgins and I'm 37 years old, married with 2 little boys (4 and 2) and live in San Diego. My family is everything to me. I'm a Gold Star brother, the single most defining event in my life. My brother USMC LCpl James W. Higgins Jr. was killed in action on July 27 2006.

Now my golf life, my first set of clubs was a crap Ram set. Can't tell you much beyond that. I miss my first good driver, the Nike Sumo 2. Being young and dumb, I had my 3 most unforgettable drives with that monster. 360/350/350. I still remember each of those drives. Estimates since carts and phones didn't have GPS back then but i have witnesses. Now, I feel like I crushed it if I hit 260. I play mostly early back 9s on the weekends so that I'm back home with my kids either before or right after they wake up. My 4 year old will sleep til 9 if you let him. I am also spoiled as being a San Diego resident, my home course is Torrey Pines.

Finally, why Garmin, why this challenge? I use to sell luxury watches for a living but I have yet to dip into the smart watch world. I've been very interested in smart watches, specifically Garmins. If you want a luxury timepiece, buy a Rolex because thats all they do and they're one of the best at it. Want a GPS device, buy a Garmin because thats what they do. If I made the jump, I wanted a watch that was high quality and met my needs. I wanted a watch that would help improve my golf game but would also be a complete athletic watch and track other activities. I run races while carrying the flag in memory of my brother and the 10 other Marines who were killed during his deployment. I believe the Garmin S70 will be an effective watch to track my golf game and hopefully improve it while also tracking my other activities and my overall health. I'm very excited to put this watch through its paces when it comes to golf, running, biking, and overall health. I am really intrigued by the virtual caddy and as a 20 handicap, want to see if it can help me play smarter.

If you are interested in following my journey, I will also be posting my golf and running adventures to the following Instagram accounts.

@beer_and_sports52 

@running.for.the.fallen

Congrats on being selected to test this watch.

Thank you to your brother for his service and ultimate sacrifice for this country and those he was fighting for.

Thank you and your family for your service and sacrifice to our nation. 

[Awolmartinez]

Congratufreakinlations!  What an absolutely awesome win for the 4 of you!  I'm looking forward to your reviews.