Great Deal: Garmin G3 £129 amazon, ending soon.

Brendygg

Great deal on this gps, 129£ in a black friday deal on amazon. half the price that they are retailing for on american golf. Offer ends soon though.

Click on black friday deal on RHS, then filter down to sports and leisure and it should be there.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003VS2NSA?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Treated myself to an early xmas present!

slave1

Brendygg wrote: »

Treated myself to an early xmas present!

+1

aubreym

£199.97 now

death1234567

Brendygg wrote: »

Treated myself to an early xmas present!

me too, great bargain. I hope its good, reviews of it are very positive and no subs or download charges.

slave1

Back on the schedule for 8PM tonight if anyone's interested....

soundsham

Anybody actually use one in Ireland

Brendygg

soundsham wrote: »

Anybody actually use one in Ireland

Friend of mine has the garmin s1 watch, worked perfect in Ballybunion a day I was out wit him.

There's a list of courses available on the garmin europe site.

slave1

Brendygg wrote: »

There's a list of courses available on the garmin europe site.

Linky

pcasso

slave1 wrote: »

Linky

Sorry, stupid question probably, but what do they mean by "tree cover"

soundsham

Not enough courses available for me unfortunately
Thanks for link

death1234567

pcasso wrote: »

Sorry, stupid question probably, but what do they mean by "tree cover"

"Tired of trees blocking your view? We’ve included Tree Line Coverage for most courses to help you see where trees line your fairways, further allowing you to adjust your shot" LINK

Just means they show you where the trees are on the hole. I guess you can touch the trees on the hole picture and see how far away they are or how far you need to hit it to carry the trees etc.

pcasso

death1234567 wrote: »

"Tired of trees blocking your view? We’ve included Tree Line Coverage for most courses to help you see where trees line your fairways, further allowing you to adjust your shot" LINK

Just means they show you where the trees are on the hole. I guess you can touch the trees on the hole picture and see how far away they are or how far you need to hit it to carry the trees etc.

Cheers, Makes sense I guess.

redzerdrog

slave1 wrote: »

Back on the schedule for 8PM tonight if anyone's interested....

will it be £129 or £199

slave1

£129 I'd day, Black Friday deals usually repeat at same cost

Ollieboy

soundsham wrote: »

Not enough courses available for me unfortunately
Thanks for link

I contact Garmin about the lack of course available in Ireland and they don't seem to have any plans to increase this, mainly concentrating on the big US and UK markets etc

I think it would be a waste to buy this product unless you're home course is covered on it.

death1234567

Ollieboy wrote: »

I think it would be a waste to buy this product unless you're home course is covered on it.

It is as well as most of the other courses I play. I agree though if you home course isn't on the list already I wouldn't buy it.

pcasso

Well I just bought one so it better be good.
Now to tell the better half she has bought me my Christmas present

redzerdrog

pcasso wrote: »

Well I just bought one so it better be good.
Now to tell the better half she has bought me my Christmas present

was it £129? have you a link?

i keep getting £199

pcasso

redzerdrog wrote: »

was it £129? have you a link?

i keep getting £199

It was £129 but it was only for an hour starting at eight this evening. I guess it must be back to £199 by now. Keep an eye out and it might go on sale again.

redzerdrog

pcasso wrote: »

It was £129 but it was only for an hour starting at eight this evening. I guess it must be back to £199 by now. Keep an eye out and it might go on sale again.

ah righr cheers i was at bloody football till 9:mad:

slave1

Well, did ye get yours yet, mind arrived this morning, neat little guy

stringy

I'd love to get a GPS but I'm still not able to hit my wedge exactly 107 yards or my 5 iron exactly 176 metres. I guess I'll have to stick with the distance markers on the course for now and be a few yards/metres off

Webbs

stringy wrote: »

I'd love to get a GPS but I'm still not able to hit my wedge exactly 107 yards or my 5 iron exactly 176 metres. I guess I'll have to stick with the distance markers on the course for now and be a few yards/metres off

Agree with you but (there is always a but) you would have the total confidence that you are 176meters out and that is within your 5iron range unlike a guess which may be 10meters or more out meaning your 5iron is no longer in range.
Of course as you split the fairway with every shot and then the course markers will be fine;)
Seriously though I will also use one to get a better idea of actually how far do I hit my various clubs.

slave1

My main reason for getting one is I'm going to get a Xmas pressie anyhow, so may as well make it something useful, will be nice to use on course I'm not familiar with or for seeing exactly how far I hit with my various clubs.

stringy

Webbs wrote: »

Agree with you but (there is always a but) you would have the total confidence that you are 176meters out and that is within your 5iron range unlike a guess which may be 10meters or more out meaning your 5iron is no longer in range.
Of course as you split the fairway with every shot and then the course markers will be fine;)
Seriously though I will also use one to get a better idea of actually how far do I hit my various clubs.

In fairness, they are dead handy when you are off the beaten track in places unknown, and also when you need to know lay up distances. If I played a lot of "foreign" courses, I'd get one, but I stick to the home course, as I am determined to get my value for my subs and can't justify playing and paying green fees elsewhere!

death1234567

slave1 wrote: »

for seeing exactly how far I hit with my various clubs.

Getting an accurate distance to the pin and the above are the main two reason I got it. Being able to get an accurate distance for each of my clubs should make a big difference to my game. No second guessing club selection.

Webbs

stringy wrote: »

In fairness, they are dead handy when you are off the beaten track in places unknown, and also when you need to know lay up distances. If I played a lot of "foreign" courses, I'd get one, but I stick to the home course, as I am determined to get my value for my subs and can't justify playing and paying green fees elsewhere!

I think though that even on your home course they (or lasers) would be a big advantage in getting to know your clubs and the yardages you hit.

Golf a lot of the time is a confidence thing and yardages of my clubs is something that I still struggle with leaving irons short or on front edge of greens,

I want to improve this and gaining confidence from a device knowing that hitting a 7iron for example wont put me over the back of the green will allow me to go for the green/pin.
Thats the reason I will get one, not so much for playing different courses though of course they will help there as well.

For the price it was offered and as my home course was on there it seemed like a great deal

redzerdrog

gutted i missed out on this offer:mad:

i really want one of these but cant justify paying €300+ for one

link_2007

redzerdrog wrote: »

gutted i missed out on this offer:mad:

i really want one of these but cant justify paying €300+ for one

If you keep an eye out you may get lucky with one being put on ebay/adverts after Christmas as an unwanted gift.

stringy

Webbs wrote: »

I think though that even on your home course they (or lasers) would be a big advantage in getting to know your clubs and the yardages you hit.

Golf a lot of the time is a confidence thing and yardages of my clubs is something that I still struggle with leaving irons short or on front edge of greens,

I know my yardages very well, well my "metreage", as I go by metres as the course is measured and marked in metres. I'm rarely short, I've been playing the course for over 15 years. GPS would benefit me when I'm a little wayward, but I can't justify spending on one just yet, I'd rather a new bag, rain gear or use the cash on a new set of irons!