Customer Reviews

SkyCaddie SG2 Golf GPS (Black)

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

First, does it work? The qualified answer is yes. It does give adequate info to the green and if the course has been mapped it MAY give you info to hazards, etc. On mapped courses with 4 stars, some do not include the hazards, sand traps, etc. Of course to get this you must pay $29.95 per year. Also if you want the SG2 to work when you start play it is a good idea to turn it on at least 1/2 hour prior to tee time. Which brings up the next problem - battery life. When my unit was new, a fully charged battery would give about 6 hours of use. After having the SG2 9 months though, I was lucky to get 4 1/2 to 5 hours out of the battery. However it usualy did last a full round. Now after 14 months, a FULLY CHARGED battery last about 1 HOUR. Contacted SkyCaddie and was informed by their customer service that "THE BATTERY LIFE IS NORMALLY 9-12 MONTHS" (their words). The fix is to buy a new battery from them for $49.95. This makes the annual cost for owning an SG2 $80. I haven't even mentioned their rediculous web site or no Macintosh support, etc. My suggestion - don't waste your money. Buy the Bushnell.
NOTE: Since I wrote this review, decided I would buy a replacement battery (which can be only bought from SkyCaddie) for $49.95 - got to the checkout and discovered to ship this 2oz battery to CA, would be $16 via UPS Ground!!! This makes the annual cost for the SG2 $96.

I like my caddie and I'm generally pleased to have it.

However, I'm most concerned about the build quailty. I've had to return it shortly after purchase because the side button was somehow jamed not allowing the unit to cut off until the battery exausted.

When I received a new unit in a couple of weeks, the belt clip mechanism continues to unscrew and I find I've droppped the unit beside me or a couple of holes back in one case. It falls off reguarly and I fear it tumbling into a pond or off a bridge one day.

This same issue has been mentioned in a previous review. I called sky caddie and they promidded to send the "new mechanism"and some adhesive to fix the problem. Also the little rubber plug cover would never go back into the hole and has been ripped from the unit now. They say they'll replace that too.

Overall an nice tool but the build quality is suspect.

I am very disappointed in Sky Golf's policy on repair and warranty of my SG2. After six months the unit would not take a charge and Sky Golf would only offer a "refurbished" caddie at $169.00 or a replacement at $229.00. Since retail is around $259.00, Sky Golf is not making any real adjustment for a clearly defective unit. Buy at your own risk!

I have used this unit twice and have been more impressed each time.

First time was a loaner from my favorite golf shop and the second was the unit that I just purchased.

My reaction... WOW. Great tool for golfers at all skill levels. The information presented appears to be extremely accurate and is much more accurate than guessing or finding a marker and then interpolating distances. I found the IntelliGreen feature extremely useful. I was able to shoot at several greens unseen whereas before I would have laid up in a safe visible landing zone short of the green. The target lists were consistent with the features I was concerned about on most holes. If anything, I found the target list to contain too many items

I found registration and set up a bit tedious and would like to Sky Golf make it easier. Be sure to read the installation instructions in the manual very closely. Your internet browser MUST be set to allow cookies from Sky Golf. Otherwise you may spend all day and never get set up or be able to download courses.

The variety of plans for course downloads is adequate, but I wish they would include at least a 1 year subscription to the basic "PAR" Sky Player course download plan with the purchase of the unit.

Others have complained about quality and construction. I don't know what their standards are, but my unit seems well constructed and of very high quality material.

Bottom line, if you can afford it and you're looking for a great product to improve you knowledge of the golf courses you play... then this product is for you.

Sky Golf SkyCaddie SG2This product is simply junk. I've had two of them. Purchased at my golf club. The side mark button stopped functioning after 2 weeks of very light use, little of which involved the mark button. Noticed the failure when showing it off to a golf bud during a round. The club replaced it with a new one. That is when all hell broke out. The customer service at Sky Golf is just plain non functional.

On the first unit I had purchased a membership and warranty. After too many phone calls and emails to recall, I finally got them to transfer the membership from the 14 day old unit to the new replacement. Or so I thought. I was reduced to screaming into the phone to a lady that was more helpful than any of the other dolts. All they had to do was replace the ID/SN from the old one to the new one on my account and they failed miserably.

A month after the purchase I left for Saudi Arabia, where I spent 7 months. Upon my return I charged the unit and went out for a much needed round..no problem. I charged the contraption that night so that I could use it again the next day. Low and behold it doesn't work!!! I took it back the pro shop. They are trying to get the thing repaired and work through my ID/SN problem. I just want my money back at this point.

Don't buy this item. Sodomy is illegal in Texas, but apparently not where SkyCaddies are made.

Bought this for my husband for Father's Day! Delivered in no time! He loved it! I let him do the registration etc. because he has more patience than I.

It works very well. Bought the vice like attachment too so it could go in every golf cart we use including our own. I LOVE IT. I have trouble judging distances and this is our co-toy now!

The battery went dead too soon. We called Sky Golf and they are sending a free one out posthaste. We even bought the $19.95 warranty for one year. It's worth it!

After spending 280.00 for the SG2, buying the extended warranty ($20), and upgrading to the eagle membership ($50), I cannot even use the stupid thing because it is not Mac compatitble and I cannot download the courses that I have chosen! I'm sure it is a great product, but I give this a one-star rating mostly because of the customer service department--no phone number on their website and no response from their technical support department when you email them. What a waste of time and money!!!!

I have had this unit for a few months. The first thing that you notice is that it is not a heavy peice of equipment and the controls look fairly complex. However, once you get used to the system, the controls are fairly intuitive. Despite the fact that SkyGolf had some problems over the holidays (ei: Server issue which I learned of while sitting on the phone with one of their customer service guys named Carl) they did manage to get back up and running friday night when I was able to start downloading my information again. As for the bad press so far, some people are just too impatient for their own good.

I own this and the love it. Works great and is more accurate then the Bushnell, although costs a little more. I have not found a course that it does not have and I don't know if I could play without it now! Easy to use and worth the price.

I recently ordere a Sky Caddie GPS and three times the product which was supplied was defective. The first one couldn't access the satellites and had to be returned. The second one had three screws in the case missing and fell apart on use. The third one was alreadey used by someone else with a different name programmed and it failde also. I feel that the units were refurbished and not new as advertised, and I felt very disappointed with the Amazon quality control.