Golf Forums - Golf GPS : Which one ?

The one I use is the Garmin Approach S1 Watch - which gives distances to front, middle and back of the green.   It's very easy to see and use.....and I find it very useful.

Yes, many courses do have 150 yard markers - usually to middle of green (sometimes front - which is confusing), but the watch will tell me exactly how far - wherever I am.   Standing on the tee of a par 3, I know the distance wherever the tee box is and wherever the pin is placed, so I can decide which club to use.......whether I hit the right shot is another matter!

On a longer hole, if I am not within range of the green, I can decide to 'lay up' to about 100yds - again the watch helps here, but not many courses have yardage posts to assist with this.

Jack - you question how many of us hit exact yardages?   Well, the watch has a 'measure shot' mode - so on the rare occasion that I do hit that perfect drive/4-iron, etc, I'm able to measure how far the ball's gone by walking to it and checking my watch - check my yardages......you MUST agree that can be a good thing!   And it will also tell me the time!

The technology is there and will only improve...we all have a choice to use it.  I've often been asked distances by playing partners without GPS units.....maybe you'll ask one day?!!