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This Garmin Approach G5 review covers a handheld device enabled with GPS used for golfing, and it has a ton of great aspects. You are able to totally eradicate any guess work of how far your shot is when you use the Garmin Approach G5.

Components of the Garmin Approach G 5

- This GPS component comes outfitted with a large 3-inch, waterproof display screen.

- It is a wonderful tool to have on a golf tour because of the pre-programmed fairways, hazards and greens of many US gold courses.

- There's no extra money incurred when downloading new golf course maps.

- If you're tired of using paper and pencil to keep score, the Digital Scorecard keeps track and saves the score of up to 4 players.

Customer Feedback for the Garmin Approach G5

With the Garmin Approach G5, you can get accurate listings for any golf course in the United States that you could possibly be playing on, letting you know what's coming up ahead. You'll have a sensitive GPS receiver to work with that can give you an accurate distance to the flag, no matter where you are.

Your Garmin Approach G 5 allows you to very easily, and accurately know the possible length of your shot. All it takes is one touch on the LCD touch screen, and you'll get the distance to that point from your position. To be even more accurate, the GPS takes hazards, greens, and fairways into consideration.

In order to determine what your yardage is, you simply have to move a flagstick that appears on the map. You will get accurate yardage, if you drag the flagstick to a point on the map were you could see it.

The Garmin Approach G 5 which only weighs 13.8 ounces, and whose dimensions are only 3.3*6.4*6.4 is a convenient instrument that is simple-to-carry. Garmin.com supplies you with updated maps and courses whenever you need them.

Customer Feedback of Garmin Approach

Customers have raved about the features the Garmin Approach G 5 had in store for them. Getting my shots estimated was simple because I could do it where I was and I didn't have to waste my time looking around for markers. The drag and drop feature for flags let me easily guess my targets-such a simple to use operation.

You may run into some problems right out of the box, as you'll need to download the courses you need into the Approach if it doesn't have them. However, he also states that once the newest maps were downloaded he did not have any difficulty using the device at a nearby golf course. There's nothing difficult about using the Garmin Approach G 5.

The Garmin Approach G 5 operates much like the rangefinders that other companies have released to do the same thing for golfers. He states that he was able to enjoy the simple use of the Garmin device, especially when it came to clearing a hazard or getting back onto the green. The Garmin Approach G 5 has one minor drawback in its ability to get a distance to the pin. This is a minor complaint, however.

Summary of Garmin Approach GPS Review

If you want to gain an edge in your golf game try the Garmin Approach. You will be amazed at what this tough, waterproof, touchscreen GPS can do for you, especially with the thousands of pre-loaded golf course maps that are included with it. You can take advantage of the high sensitivity GPS receiver available in the Approach to avoid hazards and find out how far you are to the green.