GolfBuddy Voice GPS Review

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GolfBuddy Voice GPS can be a very good investment if you want to take things a little bit more seriously than just to hit the ball as far as you can get and actually improve your game. The audio distance information feature that actually speaks the distance out loud is a very nice touch (and the reason why the unit is called Voice GPS) as it makes it unnecessary to look at the screen to see the distance measured.

As it comes pre-loaded with more than 33,000 worldwide courses, chances are you will find your favorite golf courses already loaded even if you happen to travel a lot and play in different courses all the time. In terms of performance and reliability (as you will read in more detail below), it is definitely up to par with most of the Golf GPS and rangefinder devices we reviewed so far.

Features

• Easy to carry with its compact construction
• Comes pre-loaded with 33,000 courses
• Storage capacity up to 40,000 courses (which means you can store 7,000 additional courses)
• Measures the shot distance
• Auto-hole recognition
• Indicates the distance to hazards
• A dynamic green view by rotating the shape of the green according to your own angle of approach
• Records locations of interest for future games or practices
• Digital Scorecard
• Game stats display
• Long battery life – up to 9 hours

Performance and Details

Accurate Distance Measurement

GolfBuddy Voice GPS may not look like much at first sight, but it provides distance measuring performance and accuracy on par with other GPS units or even more robust and costly rangefinders. Our checks (in addition to many users who reported similar experiences), have shown that this little GPS device is very good at measuring the yardage to the target.

The Voice Factor

One of the good things about the GolfBuddy Voice GPS is… wait for it… yes, the voice part. Whenever you need to measure the distance to a target (like the front or the back of the green), all you need to do is to press a button; it will calculate and tell you the distance. No need to look into the screen at all. And the best part is that while the voice is loud enough to be easily heard, it’s not too loud to be distracting during the game.

The Form Factor

Another factor that makes this GolfBuddy model very attractive for golfers is the size and portability. The Voice GPS can easily be clipped onto your belt or even hat (not to mention it fits your pocket). Being able to carry it around on your belt and remembering it was there only when you need to use it is definitely a plus in our opinion as it eliminates an annoying distraction that some of the other Golf GPS devices on the market may cause.

Additional Features

In addition to its core functionality, GolfBuddy offers two more functions. One is the ability to rotate the shape of the green according to your approach angle, and the other is the ability to measure the distance between two points (called shot distance measurement). Although the first function is not very impressive (due to the somewhat low quality of the interface, the latter is actually very impressive and useful.

You can easily determine how far you have hit by simply pressing the button on the side (and then then main button), make the hit and walk to the ball. When you get to the ball, you press the main button again and voila, you have just measured how far you hit the ball. This can be a very useful piece of information in the long run as you start to understand the distance you can cover with each shot (and figure out how hard you need to hit to get to the target).

Verdict

 

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