Customer Reviews

Golf Buddy Pro GPS Range Finder

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I bought the unit, took it home, charged it up, turned it on, it works.
The following day I went to the golf course, turned it on. The unit found the golf course I Was going to play, but with another golf course info. Played with it trying to get the correct info, got frustrated and turned it off.
When I got home, I turned on the computer, went to the Golf Buddy website. Followed the instructions, plugged in the Golf Buddy and registered the unit.
The next day I went to the same golf course, and turned on the unit. The unit found the golf course and the correct tees, hooray!!!! I recommend registering the unit first.
The Golf Buddy works as stated. No monthly or yearly fees, and all my golfing friends want to use it, I have to take it away from them so I can use it. I Highly recommend this Unit.
Have used it at 3 golf courses in San Jose and 3 in Temecula, and it works great.

I did a lot of research on all the golf GPS units on the market and chose the GolfBuddy Pro because of its huge 20,000 course capacity, automatic course and hole recognition, ease of use, reasonable price, and lack of a subscription fee. They currently have about 12,000 courses mapped in the U.S. and another 4,000 outside the U.S. They don't have as many courses mapped as SkyCaddie or iGolf, but I've noticed they have been adding courses quickly. Most of the courses I had been looking for were already mapped and most of the ones that weren't were added within 3 wks. The GolfBuddy takes about 2 minutes to lock onto the satellites and 1-2 minutes to bring up the course and hole automatically. I turn it on when I approach the clubhouse and it's ready to go on the first hole. Once I discovered that it takes about 5 seconds for the distance to stabilize after you stop walking, the unit's accuracy has been quite good. I tested the accuracy against the 150 yd marker on 8 holes and found it to be within 3 yds on 6 of those holes and within 5 yds on all 8. Most holes already have all the important targets mapped, but it's easy to add your own targets if needed (e.g. distance to doglegs). I love the shot distance feature, which requires the push of just one button. It's really useful to know how far I hit each club.

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Let me start out by saying that I did a lot of on-line research; talked to numerous golfing friends and talked to the guys in the stores before I bought the Golf Buddy. I decided on the Golf Buddy primarily because I didnt want to pay a yearly maintenance fee and all of the courses I wanted to play were already in their database. I've used the device 3 times so far (on 3 different courses) and its definitely worked as advertised. The first time I used it I was out of state and actually played a course where the carts had GPS built into them. The GB tracked within 1-3 yards of the cart GPS throughout the round. On one of the other rounds I played with a guy who had one of the iGolf GPS devices and we checked the distances with each other throughout the round. The units were always within 1-2 yards of each other. The screen was easy to see and battery life is excellent. I played two rounds and still had about 1/3 of the battery life left before I charged it again. From a durability perspective the unit has been dropped twice so far...once on concrete (ouch!) but kept right on working.

My buying experience went perfectly. The unit arrived on time, packaging was good and it worked right out of the box.

Cons: Size of the units. Even with the belt clip the unit is too thick for my taste so I carry it in my golf bag. This is probably just a personal preference.

I purchased this product for a golf trip to New Mexico. It worked like a charm as you don't need to download courses. Show up on the course and it finds your location immediately. The only negative is the moving of the curser on the green to show pin location. Takes too long to move!

golf buddy pro works well. I like the feature that it just finds the course you are playing automatically, doesn't require the course to be downloaded by the owner prior to use and doesn't require an annual fee to use any of the courses that it offers. Would recommend this product to anyine.

I took this range finder on my local course and found that it was off 12-15 yards on most holes. I compared it to the yard markers on the sprinkler heads which were the most accurate markings on the course according to the pro shop. On most holes it was showing 12-15 yards longer but on a couple holes it was 8-10 yards short. This of course makes a big difference in club selection. The next day I drove the course with my neighbor who had a different brand GPS range finder. I compared my Golf Buddy Pro to his and found that his was close to the course markers but mine were off as I have described.

The Golf Buddy Pro did do a nice job of automatically finding the couple courses that I played and moved from hole to hole great. I still like the size of it and the graphic read outs. The idea of no monthly or yearly fees was attractive but it has to be accurate to be useable.

what a buy! No course downloads via the computer. no fees! it started as soon as I charged it and faced it to the sky and linked with the satellite. Took at least 5 strokes off my score on the first usage. I would have used one club, but with the golfbuddy it changed by choice and it was right on the money. Can't wait to get back on the course for another try. Really speeds up play. Great product!

I purchased the Golf Buddy pro and it did what it was supposed to do. The only negatives were that it lost itself several times during the round and the toggle switch would not function properly. I returned this unit and then purchased another one exactly like it and I have not had any problems whatsoever. The first unit was obviously defective. This is a good product for getting yardages on a golf course and it will help make club selection easier.

This is a great device to aid you in deciding what club to use. It determines distances, by GPS, to center, front and back of greens, front and back of hazards, etc. You can also keep score with it. It automatically recognizes the course you are playing (even the hole you are on), as it has 20,000 courses loaded worldwide. The best part is, there are no annual subscription fees. You can also check what courses are loaded by going to their website[...]. I highly recommend this product.

I received this Golf Buddy Pro for my birthday approx. 1-1/2 years ago. I used it for 1 year perfectly...no problems. One day I turned it on and nothing! No power, no signal, nothing. I ordered a $50 replacement battery, because that must be what's wrong...right? Still nothing! Now I'm not only out the $275 for the unit, but also $50 for a battery. I've since downloaded an app to my iPhone that has more options and works much better. It was only $29.99 and has thousands of courses and no fees. Besides a great GPS unit, it also tracks my score and much more. It's user friendly and the customer/service response is wonderful. I notified them that my usual Tuesday golf course had reversed their nines and within 2-3 days I heard back from them that they had switched everything. Wonderful response time. I don't think I will consider going back to another style GPS. UPDATE - My husband took my Golf Buddy Pro to his I.T. Dept., and although they don't know "what" they did, it's working again (knock on wood). I still use my iPhone GPS app but my husband now uses the Golf Buddy Pro. I'm just glad it's working...no matter who uses it. I like the screen, how easy it is to use and the fact that there's no fees. Good unit when it doesn't stop working.