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18 Jul, 2017
Garmin S1
Garmin S1 is a good, basic golf watch. I use it as my wristwatch as well, off the course.
I have 3 of them, and keep them charged. They will handle 18 holes and a few more with a full charge. I keep a charged spare in my bag. The weakness of the product is the wristband, which is incorporated into the body of the product, and can't be changed, so the whole device must be replaced every 3 years or so when the rubber wristband breaks. There are numerous suggestions on the web for how to fix this, but I have tried recently to use a needle and thread. Which has worked for a while. It is very reliable and helpful for courses that are not well marked and for errant drives in the next fairway, where course markings are not nearby.
Battery replacement can be a nightmare, but there are people on the web who will sell you a battery mounted in a bottom shell piece that can keep you from having to solder, so the product is maintainable, and inexpensive. And the yardage is right there on your arm, not in the cart. Accurate as any other GPS device that depends on satellite communications. +/- 5 yards or so. The more satellites in "view" the better the accuracy. Not sold as "new" by the manufacturer. But a good reconditioned unit has all new parts except the chip.