GPS Sky Caddie

Fairway Jim

Can you use the GPS Sky Caddie during club competitions, have used a friends one during a practice round. Fantastic for knowing the precise yardage. My opinion is that they would speed up play.

PhilipMarlowe

Generally no, but they can be allowed if the club in question makes a specific local rule allowing them.

Fairway Jim

Thanks Licksy, have you used the sky caddie, whats your feedback

heavyballs

i know they use them on the Euro pro tour in the uk,saw it on sky

PhilipMarlowe

I played with kingshankly early this year and he had one (or something similar). I thought it was a nifty thing but the fact that they aren't generally allowed and also the fact that they are specifically disallowed in inter-club competitions makes me ignore them for the moment...
I don't tend to play much 'away' golf and when I do I like to get a printed strokesaver... particularly the better quality ones, so you can see how far the hazards are from the tee etc... I like the 'old-school' feel to it even though it's not actually old-school to use a map I imagine!
If the GPS things were legal I'd certainly have one.

golfbgud

I've got ab SGS5 which I bought in the US. Good tool and can be used under local rules. You will need to pay an annual sub for the course maps......