centaur

I am really thinking about getting Skycaddie. I've read some reviews and most people seem to like it but then I come across one that says it only works for him half the time b/c he loses his signal quite often.

Again, I am not sure what the big difference is b/t the SG3, 4 and the new to come out in November, SG5? From what I've read, they basically seem exactly the same with the same descriptions.

DennisM

[quote=centaur]it only works for him half the time b/c he loses his signal quite often.QUOTE]
I have satellite tv and it loses the signal quite often here in Miami because we tend to have a lot of clouds. It doesn't have to be a storm, just an overcast day. I suppose Sky Caddy reacts the same way.

My problem with it around here is that so few courses have been mapped. I'm not sure why there hasn't been so much interest in it.

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centaur

[quote=DennisM]I think there is more interest in it now. I checked out the Skycaddie website and I found the courses that I normally play. I'm sure they will have be adding courses as they become available. But if it doesn't show up, you can map it yourself from what I understand. It doesn't sound very difficult to do either. Basically your saving certain points and the Skycaddie will give you info on those points. I'm guessing you can get really specific by saving many points for each fairway/green.

xiphos

I live on the Oregon coast and it is as cloudy as much as it is sunny here and I have never lost signal using the Skycaddie. The guy who uses the Golfbuddy has never said anything about it. I would not worry about losing signal.

As for satellite tv, I have both satellite interet and tv and as long as they are set up as accuratly as they can be they shouldnt loose signal that often.

The main differences between the different models with Skycaddie is screen size. The SG3 and SG4 have pretty much the same screen. The SG5 is larger and it is color.

The SG3 is the one you should get if you travel a lot, becuase it uses batteries.

The SG4 uses a rechargable battery, so if you are playing 36 holes two days in a row you may run into trouble with the battery life if you do not get a chance to charge it.

The SG5 is the one that I personally would get. It's screen looks prety awesome. The colors screen would be really nice.

As far as the Skycaddie being easy to use, I have never used anything that is that simple, except my I pod and Apple computer. The Skycaddie is really idiot proof. I would be confident in selling it to an old person, because I think they could handle it. There is nothing that you do really. The thing gets the signle, you choose the course, and it does everything from there. It will ask you if you are ready for the next hole, but that is easy. The only thing you activally switch on the Skycaddie is from the view that shows hazards to the view that shows the shape of the green.

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centaur

Thanks for the response. I was actually looking to get the SG5. I think it comes out early next month.

Fourputt

Ok... just what is this supposed to mean??? Senior citizens (or as Harvey Penick called them "seasoned" citizens) are idiots???? You might want to rephrase that (and change your thinking) or someone is going to beat you about the head with their cane...

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xiphos

Well, I worked at Radio Shack and dealing with some of the " seasoned" citizens was painfull. Just changing batteries or showing them how to press the power button on the raido was tough stuff.

But, ya when I say old person I mean like someone in their 70's that was allready "seasoned" before computers came out.

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centaur

Hey you guys play nice! But it depends on what age he is actually talking about b/c statistically, elderly are technologically challenged. Now don't kill the messanger here! And I know some are technologically advanced, but that is not the norm. I mean the advance in technology has exponentially grown since the 20's. Look how far we have advanced in the last 100 years. It's ridiculous. Basically it was a slow linear line and then sky rocketed with the electronic age and computers, even though computers were around long ago, but not for general use as is today. So many of the people in there 60s or older, didn't grow up with the things we have today. If you don't know how to use a computer these days, you're screwed when it comes to a job; well professionally that is. I will get some flack for this, but lets be honest with ourselves.

Fourputt

Just to put it in perspective... my mother is 85. She uses her computer daily for internet, email... she publishes her club newsletter every month. My 83 year old father-in-law also puts in time daily on the web and doing email. He also designed a spreadsheet (with a little help from my wife) to organize his Wednesday golf league. It sets up the weekly tournaments so that everyone gets teamed with everyone else at some point during the season. It also tracks the scores and the points earned throughout the season. There are some fairly tech savvy seniors out there... heck I'm nearly 61 myself, so.....

All that said, my dad is about as technologically helpless as anyone I've ever seen, but then if it doesn't have something to do with stocks or money management, he's pretty clueless about everything. He DOES know how to go online to check his investments... but he still uses a B&M stockbroker for trading.

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centaur

Just to be clear, the previous things I wrote above was not intended to offend anyone, but then again, I can see how it might. And yes, there are tech savvy senior citizens out there, but I personally am not aware of many. But more power to those who are. Actually, I am pretty impressed.