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Color: White
Display Size1 inches
Warranty1 year limited
Battery Life8 hours
Technical Details
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- Provides yardages to the front, back and middle of green
- Rugged, waterproof devices also functions as everyday watch with time/alarm
- Combines a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with a lightweight, flexible sport watch
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Approach S1W is unlike any other golf GPS.
Combining a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with a lightweight, flexible black or white sport watch, S1W gives you distance information to the front, back and middle of greens for 17,500 preloaded U.S. and Canadian courses. You can measure individual shot distances, track how far you walk on the course, and then use the alarm to get you up in the morning. Approach S1W is golf’s first full-featured sports watch and golf GPS in one.
Lock In Yardages & Measure Distances
Approach S1W will have you dialed in like a pro by providing yardagesto the front, back and middle of the green. The sunlight viewable screen features large numbering for at-a-glance visibility. S1W also measures precise yardages for shots played from anywhere on the course. And for those that like to walk, there’s the S1W odometer to tell you how far you traveled – on the course, or off.
No Downloads, No Subscriptions
Unlike many golf GPS devices on the market, S1W comes preloaded with more than 17,500 U.S. and Canadian courses – and we’re adding more all the time. There’s no need for subscriptions, downloads or additional set up – S1W is ready to tee off out of the box.
Sleek Everyday Watch
S1W’s cool look belies the tough, rugged, waterproof design. Fitted for course playability, S1W also functions as an every day watch. There’s an alarm, rechargeable lithium ion battery and S1W sets its time and time zone automatically.
What's in the Box:
- Approach S1W
- Charging/data clip
- AC charging adapter
- Manual
Available Warranties for This Item
Color: White
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
202 of 206 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black
Three holes into my first round with the new watch (a Christmas present to myself), it dawned on me that this is cooler than I had imagined. I predict two years from now, this is the new rangefinder technology.
For the past several years, I have been a big proponent of the laser rangefinder, arguing with my gps rangefinder friends that the laser is more accurate to the pin. After my round today, I am not sure I will ever pull my laser out again. The convenience is unbelievable. I just look down at my wrist, and I have my distance to the front middle and back. I look in the cart at the pin sheet, and subtract or add for a perfect distance. No reaching in the glove box of the cart or fumbling around for a device.
Even cooler, and more used than I anticipated, is the function that lets me measure the distance of my shot. You just hold a button and select "measure my shot" then drive or walk to the ball, and it gives the distance. I started doing it with all my shots just to get a feel for how long I was hitting the ball with each club. Pretty cool.
Less cool, but neat -- you can also measure with an odometer how far you actually walk on the course. And other things, like how far away your mother in law's house is on Christmas day, important things like that.
The watch is very comfortable and readable with large, clean numbers. I am going to start wearing it as my regular watch.
The only con that I can tell is that there are no distances to hazards, etc. I suspect that will be in the next generation.
Only one round in, but I can tell this is going to be a keeper.
Update:
After about 4 months of pretty heavy usage, there are my thoughts.
I still think it is a great product, but I use my laser in conjunction to get precise yardage. I find myself looking at the watch as I pull up to the ball for club selection, grab the right club, then shoot it with the laser to confirm and get the exact distance to the pin. The distances were not perfect when I first used it. A few holes were off by as much as 10 yards. I wrote to Garmin about my course, and my guess is that they remapped the course using google earth or something like it. The distances are much better with the latest update. On the Garmin web page, look around, there is a link to send them comments about yardages on a particular course.
The battery charger is kind of a pain. It clips onto the watch, and with mine you have to jigger it to get it to start charging. It is not that I am not getting the leads in the right place -- that is easy to see. You have to wiggle it to get the charging bars to start. The charger definitely needs improvement, or I got a bad charger.
Also, the battery charge life is not great. I played 36 holes the other day, and it did not finish the day. I don't often play 36 so it is not a big deal, but be aware that it is really just a one round charge.
But I still love it. It is comfortable to wear, very easy to read, and fun to show off to other players. I would still buy it given what I know now.
Update a year later:
Couple of thoughts to add -- first, I am wrong about the battery connector. I have been jiggling the connector waiting for the bars to start, when I finally figured out it just takes 5 seconds or so for the bars to start regardless. So no jiggling required, just be patient.
Also, just hung up with customer support, I had a problem with the map update (my computer froze in the middle of the update and I couldn't get it to update after) and I just want to add that Garmin support is awesome. None of the usual tech support bs where they empathize with my problem every time I say something. You actually get people who know about the watch and the software and very quickly tell you how to fix it. The person I spoke with was knowledgeable - he sounded like one of the software developers. I have no idea if he was, but it was a quick and pleasant experience.
For the past several years, I have been a big proponent of the laser rangefinder, arguing with my gps rangefinder friends that the laser is more accurate to the pin. After my round today, I am not sure I will ever pull my laser out again. The convenience is unbelievable. I just look down at my wrist, and I have my distance to the front middle and back. I look in the cart at the pin sheet, and subtract or add for a perfect distance. No reaching in the glove box of the cart or fumbling around for a device.
Even cooler, and more used than I anticipated, is the function that lets me measure the distance of my shot. You just hold a button and select "measure my shot" then drive or walk to the ball, and it gives the distance. I started doing it with all my shots just to get a feel for how long I was hitting the ball with each club. Pretty cool.
Less cool, but neat -- you can also measure with an odometer how far you actually walk on the course. And other things, like how far away your mother in law's house is on Christmas day, important things like that.
The watch is very comfortable and readable with large, clean numbers. I am going to start wearing it as my regular watch.
The only con that I can tell is that there are no distances to hazards, etc. I suspect that will be in the next generation.
Only one round in, but I can tell this is going to be a keeper.
Update:
After about 4 months of pretty heavy usage, there are my thoughts.
I still think it is a great product, but I use my laser in conjunction to get precise yardage. I find myself looking at the watch as I pull up to the ball for club selection, grab the right club, then shoot it with the laser to confirm and get the exact distance to the pin. The distances were not perfect when I first used it. A few holes were off by as much as 10 yards. I wrote to Garmin about my course, and my guess is that they remapped the course using google earth or something like it. The distances are much better with the latest update. On the Garmin web page, look around, there is a link to send them comments about yardages on a particular course.
The battery charger is kind of a pain. It clips onto the watch, and with mine you have to jigger it to get it to start charging. It is not that I am not getting the leads in the right place -- that is easy to see. You have to wiggle it to get the charging bars to start. The charger definitely needs improvement, or I got a bad charger.
Also, the battery charge life is not great. I played 36 holes the other day, and it did not finish the day. I don't often play 36 so it is not a big deal, but be aware that it is really just a one round charge.
But I still love it. It is comfortable to wear, very easy to read, and fun to show off to other players. I would still buy it given what I know now.
Update a year later:
Couple of thoughts to add -- first, I am wrong about the battery connector. I have been jiggling the connector waiting for the bars to start, when I finally figured out it just takes 5 seconds or so for the bars to start regardless. So no jiggling required, just be patient.
Also, just hung up with customer support, I had a problem with the map update (my computer froze in the middle of the update and I couldn't get it to update after) and I just want to add that Garmin support is awesome. None of the usual tech support bs where they empathize with my problem every time I say something. You actually get people who know about the watch and the software and very quickly tell you how to fix it. The person I spoke with was knowledgeable - he sounded like one of the software developers. I have no idea if he was, but it was a quick and pleasant experience.
98 of 106 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love the watch and find it works wonderfully. The interface is poor - too much button pushing - but it works and there are few reasons to push any buttons on the course. You can measure your drive or move from the hazard backward to your ball - that takes button pushing.
It finds all the golf courses without all that computer loading.
The major defect and it's major is that the batteries won't last for 36 holes. It's a one round device and you better remember to recharge it or you won't have a device for the next round.
It finds all the golf courses without all that computer loading.
The major defect and it's major is that the batteries won't last for 36 holes. It's a one round device and you better remember to recharge it or you won't have a device for the next round.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:Black|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this product. I've had the Skycaddie and the Garmin larger units and
I didn't realize how much of a pleasure it would be not to have to go around
to the side of the cart to look at the yardage. Also, the readout on the watch
is a lot easier to see than the screens of the larger units. The guy
complaining about the differences in yardage must be a very accurate golfer.
For me, a few yards difference is not going to matter. Although I question
whether sprinkler heads are that accurate. I have checked the SR watch
against the hand held and usually they are the same or within a yard or two.
The downside is you don't get the detail eg, distances to hazards or
specific spots on the course that you can get with the
handheld Garmin. Another negative is that the other guys in
my foursome are always criticizing me for checking my watch
for the time.
I didn't realize how much of a pleasure it would be not to have to go around
to the side of the cart to look at the yardage. Also, the readout on the watch
is a lot easier to see than the screens of the larger units. The guy
complaining about the differences in yardage must be a very accurate golfer.
For me, a few yards difference is not going to matter. Although I question
whether sprinkler heads are that accurate. I have checked the SR watch
against the hand held and usually they are the same or within a yard or two.
The downside is you don't get the detail eg, distances to hazards or
specific spots on the course that you can get with the
handheld Garmin. Another negative is that the other guys in
my foursome are always criticizing me for checking my watch
for the time.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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The Garmin Approach S1 watch is one of the best rangefinders ever. First of all it is on your arm and that makes it easy to view the distance of every shot. Read more
Published 2 minutes ago by roger colbert
The Best
I love this watch, love it. If you think you won't be able to get used to having a watch on while playing golf...think again. It's lightweight and unobtrusive. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Boogs79
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Purchased the Garmin golf GPS watch for my wife. She loves it. It is simple to use, accurate, and most of all, right there on her wrist. I highly recommend.
Published 9 days ago by TED RYAN
Super
Watch works as advertised. Super easy and the distances are right on. I used it on 6 different courses and it worked on all of them.
Published 9 days ago by Lawrence
Very pleased
I became interested in this product when two other ladies at the club had them. I have compared information and we are always on the same distance. Easy to learn to use. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Barbara
IRON GURU'S DREAM
if you know the distance you hit your irons then this is all you need. enough said.
i'm no pro but alls i need is a rough guestimate for club selection and this just works!
i'm no pro but alls i need is a rough guestimate for club selection and this just works!
Published 11 days ago by Feli
Great GPS
I bought this GPS for my husband for his birthday, and he loves it. It's so nice to not have to download courses--they're all set to go.
Published 11 days ago by Sharon L. Linjala
Great product, great price
Easy to use right out of the box. I love the simplicity and accuracy and it only takes a quick look at the watch to find the distance. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Jam-n-Lee
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The watch itself is very simple to use. I found that the Garmin website to be very difficult to use. I wanted to find a list of courses but could not. -SM
Published 16 days ago by SM
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Excellent GPS watch for the price. I've used it on several golf courses and and am very happy with the performance.
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