Bushnell Golf GPS 368100 Yardage Pro

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Product Features

• Easy to Use Interface, Distance at a Glance, LCD screen with backlight
• Distance to Center, Front, & Back
• Store up to 10 courses
• Auto Shut off/ Sleep Mode After 30 Minutes, Rechargeable Li-Ion battery
• USB PC interface for downloads

Product Description

Product Description

Distance made simple! For the golfer who just wants to know the distance to the front, center and back of the green. It doesn't get any simpler. It's all there- at a single glance. We partnered with iGolf to offer the largest, most accurate golf course database in the world. The new Yardage Pro GPS, only from Bushnell. Downloading Golf Courses: Log on to www.bushnellgolf.com Over 12,000 Golf Courses to Choose From and Growing Igolf is the provider 1 Free Trial Course with Purchase $34.95 for a 1 Year Membership Membership Provides Unlimited Downloads World Wide After 1 Year Membership is Up, You Do Not Lose Your Data

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.6 x 4.1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001D6ZKTG
• Item model number: 368100
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,287 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Product - Terrible Software/Documentation, April 27, 2009

By	Terence P. Garvey "Golf Junkie" (New England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

6/26/09 update: After using the device for 3 rounds, the battery would no longer hold a charge long enough to get thru a full round. It quit on the 3rd hole twice in a row. It's possible that I overcharged the device. There is no indication of when the device is fully charged so it's a guessing game. But it should have overcharge protection. I sent the device back to Bushnell with $10 to cover the cost of shipping the repaired device or a replacement back to me. I did receive a postcard from Bushnell acknowledging receipt approximately two weeks after mailing it providing a service number and web site for checking repair status which does not exist on the Bushnell web site. The postcard also said it would take an addtional 3 to 4 weeks for the repair/replacement to be made. At this point, I'm starting to think I wasted the purchase price because even if I do get a replacement, there's no reason to believe it will be any better than the first unit. And I am especially disappointed with Bushnell. Their customer services is very poor and there are significant disconnects between their web site and their communications.
Original review:
I can see why folks aren't happy with this product. Bushnell may be great with optics but their software capabilities leave a lot to be desired. It took me more than 2 hours to figure out how to install the software and get it working after I had downloaded it from the Bushnell web site. The download gives you a .zip file and then it's all trial and error from there. The documentation that comes with the product isn't even close. And the software for down-loading golf course data still doesn't work the way it should on my PC. In fact I develop software for a living and I've never seen anything like this. To launch the software, I have to go into Windows Explorer and double-click on the .exe file there. I tried to set up a shortcut but it won't launch the software even though I copied the application path from Windows Explorer. Forget the icon the installation is supposed to create. Darndest thing I have ever seen. The good news is that once you have the application running, it is pretty easy to figure out how it works. And once you've paid the $35 one year membership fee you can download as many courses as will fit on your hard drive. Once they are on your HD, you can "Send" them to your GPS fairly easily and quickly. The documentation says the GPS holds up to 10 courses. That's true but there may be some problems getting to 10. For some reason I had to delete a course to get past 6 and then I added it back. I've played one round with the device so far and it worked flawlessly. It's a bit of a pain to have to manually advance to the next hole but you can do that at any time. I found myself doing it when I wanted to get the yardage to the green. This product does not possess all the bells and whistles of the more expensive units but for[..], it gives me what I need at this point. I highly recommend that you download as many courses as you could possibly play during the one year membership. I don't plan to renew my membership but you never know. It's hard to know what courses you could play. I do not know if the courses can be sent to other PCs. Good luck.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If You Can Get Past The Setup....You'll Like It., June 2, 2009

By	G. Divers (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'll add my $0.02 so that hopefully someone else will benefit. I bought this unit 2nd hand for about $70. Whoever owned it before had several courses set up and when I tried to download the software and add my own courses my computer would not recognize the unit. After several attempts, I called Bushnell customer service and they immediately said that the unit will not work on a computer running Windows Vista 64 bit. Seems like they should make that clear from the beginning. I moved to my wife's laptop running Windows XP and called customer service back and they got me up and running in about 10 minutes. I've used the unit probably about 5-6 times so far with only one issue. The course we play regularly it works great, but when I took to a new course the yardage seemed to be off so I quit using it after the first 2 holes. Not sure what the problem was. But I've used it 2 times since and everything has been fine. The unit interface could use some improvement but it's fairly easy to use once you get used to it. It's small enough that I can drop it in one of my leg pockets on my cargo shorts and not have it bother me when I swing. For the price I paid, it's worth it. However I don't think it's worth full price. Also you'll need to buy a $30 subscription to igolf.com to download courses after the initial trial.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible! Troublesome - expected more from Bushnell!!, January 26, 2009

By	Golf Chick (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

We have purchased two of these units in the last 3 months. The first one kept cutting out and having to be reset (annoying on the course) so we called the manufacturer and sent it back to be repaired or replaced. We haven't received it back yet, so don't know how that will go.

We thought this was one defective unit and my husband bought me one for Christmas. This one also cuts off and can't seem to find a GPS signal reliably. This is on the same course that the first one had no trouble finding a signal. I walked the entire course and never got a signal. In fact, the unit stopped trying to find the GPS (an icon flashes when it's looking and is solid when it's not). This was a waste. This time we're returning it for a refund and not messing around with it.

Update: Well after having the unit for 3 months, Bushnell said no refund, but they sent a new unit. We got it yesterday and out of the box it didn't work properly. Would not access a course we downloaded (paid membership, not trial). Tried troubleshooting it with no success. Supposedly this only happens if you're on a trial or have more than 10 courses loaded - we don't - just 2. This really was a waste of money.