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SkyCaddie SG5 Golf GPS (Black) | 
| Brand: Skycaddie
Category: Sports
List Price: $459.95
Buy New: $250.00(as of 9/9/10 12:14 PDT - Details)
You Save: $209.95 (46%)
New (17) Used (4) from $199.00
Rating:  60 reviews
Format: Cd
Color: Black
Operating System: N/A
Size: Each
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 3.2
MPN: 45SH024
Model: SG5
UPC: 854119000495
EAN: 0854119000495
ASIN: B0015UYEE2
Release Date: March 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Full-featured golf GPS with large, color LCD with automatic backlighting | | • | 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 | | • | Water resistant for use in all playing conditions | | • | Rechargeable battery provides up to 14 hours of continuous use |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Ideal for golfers who want top-of-the-line GPS assistance on the links, the SkyCaddie SG5 Golf GPS is integrated with the very best Swiss engineering to provide unmatched reliability. It features, a large color display with automatic backlighting to ensure easy readability indoors and outdoors, and a long-lasting rechargeable battery (with up to 14 hours of continuous use). 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. 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: 220 x 176 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: Rechargeable battery, up to 14 hours of continuous use
- Weight: 5.5 ounces
- Dimensions: 5.4 x 2.2 x 1.0 inches
What's in the Box?
SkyCaddie SG5, AC charger, USB cable, belt clip Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Can the SG5 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.
Product Description
New Reduced Price! SkyGolf SG5 GPS Digital SkyCaddies Now $299.95! FREE Travel Case, Car Charger & LCD Screen Guard ($70 Value) With Purchase! The SG5 is for golfers who want a SkyCaddie with advanced features, a large color display and a long-lasting rechargeable battery. SkyGolfs advanced GPS technology is integrated with the very best Swiss engineering to provide unmatched reliability. SkyGolf SG5 GPS Digital SkyCaddies feature: Brilliant, outdoor-readable color display with automatic backlight Patented IntelliGreen Technology graphically displays an eagle's view of the green from your line of approach* Rugged, water-resistant case Drop-in lithium-rechargeable battery LED battery charging indicator User-selectable color themes Easy to use, one-handed operation Instant distances to up to 40 targets per hole* Access to the world's largest course map library* Auto course selection Auto target advance* Auto hole advance Weighs 5.5 oz Size: 5.4 x 2.2 x .95 *Available only through an annual membership plan from SkyGolf's website NEW FEATURES: These features will be downloaded when the unit is registered QuickVue - Quick, virtual road map to help any golfer develop a smart plan of attack on every hole HoleVue - displays a graphical image of a hole using SkyGolfs reliable ground-mapping process IntelliGreen Pro displays distances to major tiers, contours, false fronts and mounds from your angle of approach to the green 20 course storage capacity Automatic depth of green from angle of approach Digital clock A digital scorecard My Par Scoring Option Auto Shot Distance Display What's In The Box: SkyCaddie SG5 USB cable Rechargeable lithium-ion battery AC battery charger Heavy-duty belt clip Quick Start Guide Minimum System Requirements* PC with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista (32- or 64-bit) Mac OS 10.4.0 (Tiger) or greater with Intel or PowerPC processor 256 MB of RAM (512 MB of RAM recommended) 4 MB of available har
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Never received this product August 10, 2010
Tim
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would love to do a review of this product but I never received it from Amazon so I had to order it from another online company.
 Have been using SG5 for two years - definitely some issues July 31, 2010
Stefan Pantu (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first bought the SkyCaddie SG5, it seemed good enough but over the last two years there have been many issues.
Most anoying is that no GPS will give you exact distance to any pin, just front, back and center. If you guess the wrong pin position, you could be one club off and congrats you have a really long put or chip for birdie.
Another issue with the SG5 is battery life: be prepared to recharge it every 2 rounds. If you forget to charge it, you are out of luck for your round, better bring a real caddie with you to measure distances.
Another anoyance: each unit can hold only 10 courses out of the box and 20 courses with a $19.95 "upgrade". If you travel, better bring your laptop to add new courses to the SG5.
Ready for another one? If you don't renew your annual subscription at $29.95+ , all the courses loaded into your SG5 are automatically ERASED. Your SG5 becomes an unusable piece of junk.
I have started using a Bushnell laser range finder and it does 90% of what the SG5 does, is much simpler in usage and design and the battery lasts forever (several months). You can shoot anything with it: a flag, a tree, a bunker, the front of a green. You get the EXACT distance to the flag, no guessing.
Bushnell sells a GPS, if they could combine a GPS and range finder into one unit, it would be game over for all the golf distance measurement manufacturers.
Annual Hold UP July 13, 2010
NHGolfer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this unit SG5 a year ago and have really enjoyed using it, especially when not near a yardage marker it certainly helps to speed up play...One big CAVEAT to potential buyers that was not clear when I bought it, it is the same as a cell phone, without an annual service plan it is a useless hunk of plastic sitting in your bag. Be prepared to re-up every year for at least $29.95 and if like me you live on the border of 2 states and want to use it in both it will be at least $49.95....What do they care which states??? Its just a download to them anyway...would much prefer a 6 course plan, 12 course plan etc. Mine expired and when I renewed they took my renewal date back to the date it expired, even though it wasnt usable like charging for a hotel room that wasnt used last week. On line technical service was unsympathetic..."Thats the rules"...I will be looking for an alternative for next golf season. I also asked for help in getting some scratches off the screen was told to send it back and for 89.95 they will take care of it...thanks Ill take the scratches!!!
service is terrible June 26, 2010
Logan D. Fitch (usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The SG5 worked well for a time, but when it failed, so did their customer service department. The customer service system is cumbersome, non-responsive and gives bad advice, I guess, just to get you off the line. I will never buy another product from them and I highly recommend others to seek another alternative
Terrible Customer Service from SkyGolf June 3, 2010
J. Cooper
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Given my experiences with SkyGolf, I can never recommend SkyGolf/SkyCaddie to anyone. SkyGolf's customer "service" is among the worst I have ever encountered. Its agents are unskilled in handling non-technical issues (the only type about which I have contacted SkyGolf). One agent in particular was rude and unprofessional throughout both of the calls I made to SkyGolf. The supervisor to whom that agent connected me was dismissively uncaring regarding the manner in which the agent had handled my contact with him.
I have had to wait as much as 45 minutes before "the next available agent" even initially answers my call and an additional, excessively lengthy time even after that initial answer. For example, when I asked to speak with a supervisor during my June 1, 2010 call to SkyGolf, the agent took ten minutes to connect me to her.
The SG5 I purchased in late 2008 required repairs ($75) in May 2010 - less than two years after I purchased it! The issue was with the unit not holding a charge, even after I replaced the battery with one from SkyGolf. The repair did not result from anything I had done to the unit. It was from a technical flaw from SkyGolf.
Based on my experience, then, I absolutely do not endorse SkyGolf as a company with whom to do business, given the abysmal customer "service" and lack of professionalism in that regard. In addition, I recommend that you not even consider purchasing their products, given their flaws and need for repair.
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