Approach S60 Premium Golf Watch Review

• An authentic golf watch with unrivalled style and features. An authentic Premium golf watch with unrivalled style and features. The Approach® S60 golf watch gives you the relevant information you need for a perfect and fast approach – displayed on a large, 1.2-inch sunlight readable colour touchscreen – with great style that goes beyond the course. Great Golf Style With a purpose-built lightweight design and superior style, the Approach S60 is a premium lifestyle watch as well as a high-functioning golf watch. Authentic golf features and watch lens artwork contribute to the classic golf style, while the high-end ceramic bezel ensure durability on and off the course. Never Was So Easy Advanced, easy-to-use features such as Auto course detection and auto hole transition give you exactly what data you need to play your best, right when you need it. And with the colour 1.2” display with large number mode and new intuitive user interface it’s now easier than ever to up your game. Keep Track. And Keep Score With additional sensor technology to improve detection accuracy, AutoShot game tracking automatically detects shots1 along the fairway and records shot locations and distances for post-game analysis on Garmin Connect™. Along the course the Auto Measure Shot feature automatically provides you with yardages for each detected shot. Know Your Course Approach S60 comes preloaded with maps for more than 40,000 golf courses around the world, and it offers automatic downloads2 of updates for those you play the most often when synced with Garmin Connect. Get precise distances to each location on the course, as well as PlaysLike Distance, which adjusts yardages to account for uphill and downhill shots so you can select the best club for the situation. And with Touch Targeting, you can touch any point on the map for precise measurement to that exact spot – including fairway, sand traps, water hazards and more. Reach The Pin Green View gives you each green’s true shape from wherever you are on the course, and it allows you to manually drag-and-drop the pin into the correct location for the day for greater accuracy. PinPointer even tells you the direction to the pin when you have a blind shot. Always The Champion Compete with other golfers at over 40,000 courses or see how you fare against your friends with the Garmin Golf App. Each course has its own weekly leaderboard for anyone to participate in, or set up your own tournament and invite players to compete. With Approach S60 you can see your scores pushed to the leaderboard live as you complete your round. Personal Timepiece, Smart Touches Sync the Approach S60 to your compatible smartphone3 to get smart notifications for incoming calls, texts, emails and other alerts. Connect in more ways, too, including the Garmin Golf app, which allows you to compete on leaderboards with friends on any one of over 40,000 courses. Download custom watch faces, apps and widgets from the Connect IQ™ store. And customize your watch face with any photo from your mobile device with the Face It™ app. Stay Active On and Off the Course With up to 10 hours of battery life while golfing – or up to 10 days in watch mode – your Approach S60 is sure to keep up with you. In fact, use for more than just golfing with preloaded activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming and more. And with activity-tracking features, including the move bar, vibration alerts, calories and steps, the Approach S60 will help you stay fit, day in and day out. Key Features of the Approach S60; Sleek GPS golf watch that reflects your passion for golf on and off the course Large, 1.2″ sunlight readable colour touchscreen display presents an all intuitive and streamlined user interface Show precise yardages to greens, hazards and doglegs, on full-colour course maps Convenient QuickFit™ bands for fast style changes without tools More than 40,000 preloaded courses from around the world Enhanced AutoShot game tracking automatically tracks shots1 along the fairway and records shot distances for post game analysis Add another level of fun and competition to your game by downloading the free Garmin Golf app to your phone. Each round can take on a tournament feel on any of over 40,000 courses worldwide. Players can compete in weekly leaderboards, set up tournament events, live chat, post results and more. Key Features: Weekly Leaderboards – Compete against your friends and fellow golfers on the same course, plus view other players rank, score, handicap and more. Create Tournaments – Set up your own tournament event and invite multiple friends to compete. Live Chat – During a tournament event, players can make comments or live chat with each other while on the course. Scorecards – Keep score using the app and easily share with others View Upcoming Events – Stay up-to-date by viewing upcoming events Course Coverage – Use the Garmin Golf app on over 40,000 golf courses around the world; each course contains its own weekly leader board that anyone can participate in. Compatibility: Garmin Golf app is available for anyone to use — simply download the free app to your phone to start using on the golf course. Golf Wearables: Approach® S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S20, X40, S60 Golf Handhelds: Approach G6, G7, G8, G10, G30. If you have a compatible Garmin device, your scorecard will upload when you sync to the app through Garmin Connect™ or Garmin Express™. If you do not have a compatible Garmin device, you will need to enter your score manually. Please note: The following compatible devices must use Garmin Express to sync to app: Approach S2, S3, G6, and G10; all other compatible devices can use Garmin Connect. Get live scoring when using the new Approach S60 golf watch! View live scoring on the weekly leaderboard throughout the entire round.
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The first of these tips is for you to try and really understand what it is you are looking for from a Golf GPS & Rangefinders product. There are obviously a massive amount of options to choose from so we’d always suggest doing your research at the start to help you to really understand what sort of product you need. Once you have a bit of an idea of the various options available we really recommend you write yourself a list of “must have features”. This list should include any elements that you consider absolutely essential, e.g. it must have XYZ feature or be from a brand like Garmin or be priced at under £215.38. This list will really come in useful when you come to narrowing down your search. Don’t be tempted to stray away from the list though or you can quickly end up spending much more than you had planned because you’re suckered into some sales copy which makes you feel like you need a feature of a more expensive product, when in reality you don’t.

Our next tip is to check out the overall features and benefits of Approach S60 Premium Golf Watch, if you decide that the key features match your list that you made above, you’re in a good place. Spend a bit of time really getting to grips with what all the different features mean so that you can confidently determine how one Golf GPS & Rangefinders product differs from another.