Garmin Approach G5

The Garmin Approach G5 might easily be the answer to all your golfing woes. If you’ve been contemplating buying a rangefinder or a golf GPS, then you certainly want to consider the Approach G5. Shipped to you already pre-loaded with thousands of courses, the Garmin Approach G5 has a ton of great features, not the least of which is its ability to use high-sensitivity GPS technology to measure individual shot distances, and also keep track of yardage to fairways, hazards, and greens.

Garmin Approach G5 Screen

The big, 3” touchscreen is probably one of the features of the Garmin Approach G5, which most recommends it to golfers. You can touch the screen anywhere to find out real distances from where you are to the place you touches. The screen is big enough so you can get a real view of the course you’re playing and also you can adjust the screen so you can see it in bright sunlight.

You can see exactly where you are in the Approach’s screen in living color detail. What’s so great about this is the Approach’s high sensitivity GPS receiver can pinpoint right where you are on the course, so you can virtually eliminate all guesswork from your game. You can plan your shots, and even look like a pro on courses you’ve never played on before. (Well, if not a pro, then at least you won’t look like you just picked up a golf club.)

Once you get close to the green, you can touch the pin on your Approach’s screen and drag it to the position you think the hole actually is. This way, as you get closer you can get even more reliable and accurate readouts of distances to the pin.

Not only does the Garmin Approach G5 do all of this, but it has a ton of other really handy features. For instance it can keep score for up to four players. It can also remember scores. If you play a course often, you can chart your progress as you master the game.

Garmin Approach G5 Database of Courses

Although the Garmin Approach G5 comes with thousands of courses already in the device, Garmin is rapidly adding more courses. When you buy the Approach, it comes with a bag clip and a USB cable, along with a quick start manual.

The Approach is not inexpensive. As of the writing of this article, it’s slightly less than $400, right about the same price as its major competitor, the Callaway uPro Golf GPS. If golfing is your thing, however, an extra $400 really is not that much. Especially when you compare the Approach to a new set of clubs, it seems reasonably priced.

Online Videos I could find:

I will only post the introduction video here, but I will post more videos as I find them around the Garmin Approach G5 in the same category.

Garmin Approach G5 Introduction Video

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