A Review of the SkyCaddie SG5 Rangefinder GPS
I’m currently carrying the new SkyCaddie SG5 and loving it. It is the second most important item in my golf bag , after my golf clubs. It’s an outstanding piece of golf equipment. There is a new brilliant, outdoor-readable color display to the patented IntelliGreen technology, which enables golfers to measure the full depth of the green from any angle and shows distances for all targets and hazards on any of the 24,000+ pre-mapped courses done by SkyGolf* . Simply choose the color theme that best helps you plan your next shot .
Features:
- 20 course capacity
- IntelliGreen Pro: Adds the ability to display distances to the green’s features from a golfer’s angle of approach to the green
- Shows depth of green from angle of approach
- SkyCaddie HoleVue: Displays a graphical image of a hole using SkyGolf’s ground-mapping process, with zoom.
- SkyCaddie QuickVue: Quick, virtual road map to help any golfer develop a smart plan of attack on every hole. QuickVue is available on 24,000+ golf courses in the SkyGolf library
- Digital clock
- Scorecard
- My par scoring option
- Automatic shot distance display
- Rechargeable battery
- Easy, one-handed operation
- Automatic backlight
- Ruggedized , water-resistant case
- Includes travel case, car charger and screen protector
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Windows PC:
- PC with MS Windows 2000/ XP / Vista 32 and 64 bit
- 256 MB of RAM
- 4MB of available hard disk space, 512MB RAM recommended
- 2X CD-ROM drive (optional)
- Available USB port 1.1 or 2.0
- Internet access
- Microsoft Internet Explorer V 6.0 or higher
- High speed internet access recommended
Apple/Mac:
- MAC OS v10.3.8, v10.4, or v10.5
- Safari v2.0.4 or v3.0.4
How to set preferences for faiway targets:
- Switch SkyCaddie on
- proceed through SkyCaddie start up screens: start, next, demo
- Click Menu button : bottom left button looks like a piece of paper
- Scroll to Preferences
- Select Preferences: top left button
- Scroll to Target Views
- Press Select: top left button
- Target Views: Standard, Graphical, Expanded, Big Number
- Highlight each Target View that does not have a check market and hit select
- Press Exit three times and back to IntelliGreen view: top right button
- Select Target this pulls up your fairway targets: top right button
- Select view to display the different target options: top left button
- Expanded is a great course management target setting. It tells you how far it is to the target in the fairway and how far you have remaining to the center of the green.
- Select green to pull back the IntelliGreen: top right button
Annual Membership Purchase Policy ($29.95-$59.95/yr required for use of the SkyCaddie SG5):
*Professional-mapped courses available only through an optional annual Membership Plan; Users may map green targets without a plan.
Look for it wherever discount golf clubs are sold. Typical retail price at this time is $299.99.
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