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Date: 14 Oct 2006 16:40:25
From: Phoxie
Subject: Golf and GPS
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GPS is great to have on the golf course
I've wanted a GPS device for golf since January and finely got a great deal
a HP iPAQ hw6500 on eBay. I'm currently using Intelligolf and it's great
for tracking scores and tracking how far my clubs go as well as always
knowing the distance to the flag or how far it is to carry a hazard.
I'm wondering if any other golfers are using GPS when the golf and what
programs they're using.
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Date: 14 Oct 2006 10:03:55
From: long&left
Subject: Re: Golf and GPS
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Phoxie wrote:
> GPS is great to have on the golf course
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> I've wanted a GPS device for golf since January and finely got a great deal
> a HP iPAQ hw6500 on eBay. I'm currently using Intelligolf and it's great
> for tracking scores and tracking how far my clubs go as well as always
> knowing the distance to the flag or how far it is to carry a hazard.
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> I'm wondering if any other golfers are using GPS when the golf and what
> programs they're using.
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there have been a couple of threads here in the last 6 months about the
pluses and minuses of the various GPS devices. I use SkyCaddie
Dave
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Date: 14 Oct 2006 16:45:47
From: jaybird
Subject: Re: Golf and GPS
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> there have been a couple of threads here in the last 6 months about the
> pluses and minuses of the various GPS devices. I use SkyCaddie
> Dave
I have been using Sky Caddie also and find that it does a good job of
providing accurate distance information to the pin as well as hazards.
I particularly appreciate the measurements to water and the remaining
distance to the green. It also is great for measuring the distance of
your shots. I appreciate the technology.
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Date: 15 Oct 2006 00:20:05
From: Dave Lee
Subject: Re: Golf and GPS
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"jaybird" <jddvs@comcast.net > wrote in message
news:1160869546.966345.235160@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
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> > there have been a couple of threads here in the last 6 months about the
> > pluses and minuses of the various GPS devices. I use SkyCaddie
> > Dave
>
> I have been using Sky Caddie also and find that it does a good job of
> providing accurate distance information to the pin as well as hazards.
> I particularly appreciate the measurements to water and the remaining
> distance to the green. It also is great for measuring the distance of
> your shots. I appreciate the technology.
>
I've got a question for SkyCaddie users. I use the iGolf GPS Caddie which I
chose over SkyCaddie because of total cost of ownership and the fact the the
iGolf device supports more user defined points than does SkyCaddie.
However, I have noticed that the iGolf device has the somewhat irritating
tendency to occasionally just "drift out there" by 10-20 yards for maybe 15
seconds or so before kind of 'fixing itself' and once again giving the
correct yardage. There are both WAAS and Stabilization settings, and maybe
there is some combination that will fix this. But I haven't found it. Does
the SkyCaddie do this?
This doesn't make the iGolf device unusuable in my mind, but it does make
you need to kind of pay attention more than I would prefer.
Thanks.
dave
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Date: 14 Oct 2006 17:45:33
From: long&left
Subject: Re: Golf and GPS
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Dave Lee wrote:
> "jaybird" <jddvs@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1160869546.966345.235160@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>> there have been a couple of threads here in the last 6 months about the
>>> pluses and minuses of the various GPS devices. I use SkyCaddie
>>> Dave
>> I have been using Sky Caddie also and find that it does a good job of
>> providing accurate distance information to the pin as well as hazards.
>> I particularly appreciate the measurements to water and the remaining
>> distance to the green. It also is great for measuring the distance of
>> your shots. I appreciate the technology.
>>
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> I've got a question for SkyCaddie users. I use the iGolf GPS Caddie which I
> chose over SkyCaddie because of total cost of ownership and the fact the the
> iGolf device supports more user defined points than does SkyCaddie.
>
> However, I have noticed that the iGolf device has the somewhat irritating
> tendency to occasionally just "drift out there" by 10-20 yards for maybe 15
> seconds or so before kind of 'fixing itself' and once again giving the
> correct yardage. There are both WAAS and Stabilization settings, and maybe
> there is some combination that will fix this. But I haven't found it. Does
> the SkyCaddie do this?
>
> This doesn't make the iGolf device unusuable in my mind, but it does make
> you need to kind of pay attention more than I would prefer.
>
> Thanks.
>
> dave
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hi Dave, my SkyCaddie had never "wandered" that I've noticed. What I do
enjoy is when my playing partner, who is to flupping cheap to buy a GPS
device, asks me for a yardage, then after mishitting his shot complains
to me about its inaccuracy :)
Dave
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Date: 16 Oct 2006 17:05:03
From: Shintaro
Subject: Re: Golf and GPS
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Phoxie wrote:
> GPS is great to have on the golf course
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>
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> I've wanted a GPS device for golf since January and finely got a great deal
> a HP iPAQ hw6500 on eBay. I'm currently using Intelligolf and it's great
> for tracking scores and tracking how far my clubs go as well as always
> knowing the distance to the flag or how far it is to carry a hazard.
>
>
>
> I'm wondering if any other golfers are using GPS when the golf and what
> programs they're using.
>
>
I have the same config with a Holux Bluetooth GPS receiver to connect to
my PPC phone (O2 Exec - http://www.gsmarena.com/o2_xda_exec-1279.php)
running Intelligolf. Thing is I enjoy the gadgets as much as the game, I
already own a Bushnell rangefinder. ;P
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