Smartwatches and golf

[stateofmind]

A couple things. I have a Gear S3 and play a lot of golf.

First thing, what golf app do you use that gives you fairly accurate yardage?

Second thing, and this is the biggest pain for me. I use my phone to play music while playing, hooked up to a bluetooth speaker. The issue that I have is that as soon as I leave my bag/phone to go putt, my watch drops connection with my phone and for whatever reason Pandora stops even though the bluetooth speaker is still connected. Is there a setting or an app that I can use to prevent this from happening so that I don't have to shut off my bluetooth on my watch in effect killing my opportunity to use a golf app on the watch.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I have a buddy that uses one (not sure which one). It alternates between being pretty handy and excruciatingly annoying as he insists on getting a yardage on nearly every shot, even when the thing is bugging out and losing connection randomly. He'll just stand there and wait.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I have a buddy that uses one (not sure which one). It alternates between being pretty handy and excruciatingly annoying as he insists on getting a yardage on nearly every shot, even when the thing is bugging out and losing connection randomly. He'll just stand there and wait.

Then shanks it into the rough?

 

[wheels686]

I've used the apps with my apple watch, ok for some of the time, but pretty frustrating overall on the apple watch.. I ended up buying a Bushnell laser ranger finder and am much happier with it. More accurate and much faster. There seemed to be lag on the watch. I still wear my watch when I golf but prefer the range finder for distance.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Then shanks it into the rough?

Only after 10 practice swings and changes clubs twice because the wind kicked up. God I hate slow golfers ....

 

[digZ]

I feel like most apps on my phone have been inaccurate to the tune of 5-10 yards which is a killer. I have a Garmin fenix 5 that I also use for biking that has been solid though. The most accurate is probably a laser range finder to be honest.

 

[BCClone]

Eyeball it. If its downhill or there is a valley inbetween or other things, the distance is just a small fraction of what to use.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I need an app that tells me the water depth at the location where my ball entered to see it's worth retrieving.

 

[3TrueFans]

Buy a rangefinder IMO, hands down the best thing I've ever bought for golfing.

But I think Golfpad has an app for Gear watches and I like that app.

 

[stateofmind]

I hate slow golfers as well, but I feel my gadgets speed me up. I don't have to look for yardage. Currently I have a bushnell on my bag, but it dies before we finish usually, and I bought my son a laser, but I usually forget to "borrow" it. But my phone and watch are always by me. I had a good app last year, but can't seem to remember what I used as I reset my watch since last season. I do love the golfpad phone app, but didn't know if it was worth $20/year especially if I can't listen to music without disconnecting my watch.

 

[STATE12]

Only after 10 practice swings and changes clubs twice because the wind kicked up. God I hate slow golfers ....

"Are you sure they're out of range??"

Group ahead 300 yards out, hasn't hit a drive over 250 in the last 3 years

 

[Cyclonepride]

Then shanks it into the rough?

Lol, exactly. Or chunks it 12' and then needs to get a new yardage.

 

[CyJack2299]

I use GolfLogix when I’m on a new course. It just uses the GPS on your phone. Costs like $30 a year I think. On my home course, I just eyeball it cause I’ve played it so much

 

[CtownCyclone]

A couple things. I have a Gear S3 and play a lot of golf.

First thing, what golf app do you use that gives you fairly accurate yardage?

Second thing, and this is the biggest pain for me. I use my phone to play music while playing, hooked up to a bluetooth speaker. The issue that I have is that as soon as I leave my bag/phone to go putt, my watch drops connection with my phone and for whatever reason Pandora stops even though the bluetooth speaker is still connected. Is there a setting or an app that I can use to prevent this from happening so that I don't have to shut off my bluetooth on my watch in effect killing my opportunity to use a golf app on the watch.

First thing that comes to mind with music while golfing:

 

[BoxsterCy]

With my lack of consistency the 100 and 150 yard markers are good enough. Unless I am drinking and pissed off and I mistake a 100 for a 150 and get "Dude, WTF did you hit there!"

 

[Blackhawk6515]

Grip it and rip it - John Daly

 

[cyfanatic13]

One of these years I'll get good enough that getting my yardage would actually help me in anyway. Probably not, but a guy can dream

 

[somecyguy]

I've got a Garmin S20 watch, which I like a lot. If it's a new course, I download the course to the app on my phone beforehand otherwise, the watch knows the course by my location. It takes a couple minutes to find the GPS satellites to start, but after that it is almost instant. I track my score in it too. It has more advanced stuff like club tracking and such, but I'm not good enough to take advantage of those things.

The only thing I miss is that it only reports front, middle, and back of green, so I don't get yardage info on fairway bunkers and such.

 

[stateofmind]

With my lack of consistency the 100 and 150 yard markers are good enough. Unless I am drinking and pissed off and I mistake a 100 for a 150 and get "Dude, WTF did you hit there!"

That works if you are near the fairway you are supposed to be playing. As a 14 handicap I tend to be in another fairway often. Unfortunately at Briarwood two-thirds of the holes have at least one side OB, so I'm very intrigued by the new distance and two-penalty rule.

 

[TruClone]

I use the Garmin Approach S1 GPS Golf Watch. I love it as it is on my wrist so I have instant yardage. Definitely speeds up play. Also has every course on it for free, no need to download courses.