The Skycaddie SG5 GPS – Very Impressive

If you’ve been keeping an eye out for a gadget to improve your golfing game, then the Swiss engineered Skycaddie SG5 Golf GPS is an impressive one that you should check out. For all the amazing features that this Golf GPS offers, it is a wonder that it comes for as cheap as $270.

The Skycaddie SG5 GPS has a large display that is easy to read when you’re moving around the golf course – even with one hand on  your club. The LCD screen has a to quality display that makes it easy to identify the different contours of the green. It also features a great backlight with automatic shutoff so you won’t waste your batteries up when you don’t need the light on. Speaking of batteries the Skycaddie SG5 GPS has a rechargeable battery that will last up to 14 hours of continuour operation.

The intelligreen technology that has been used on the Skycaddie SG5 GPS is one that will knock your boots off. It allows you to view the contours of the course clearly on the LCD screen as you move about the green. This technology comes in handy when you need yo judge distances and will take the guess work out of your golf. The Skycaddie SG5 GPS has accuracy of two and a half yards and up.

You can choose to manually enter courses into the Skycaddie SG5 GPS  or you can download them. This will however require you to pay for a membership subscription to Skycourse. They offer two different subscriptions and you have the ability to download up to 16,000 different course onto your Skycaddie SG5 GPS.

The Skycaddie SG5 GPS is not a bad looking unit either. It weighs 5.5 ounces and will fit easily onto your belt or go in your golfing bag. Its sleek design is also waterproof so that you can play in all kinds of weather conditions. With the Skycaddie SG5 GPS you’ll be playing rain, hail or shine.